BATHURST, N.B. — A middle school science teacher with alleged Hells Angels ties has been charged with cocaine trafficking, shedding light on northern New Brunswick’s difficult struggle with outlaw motorcycle gangs and illicit drugs. Julie Michaud, who is also a French teacher at Place−des−Jeunes School in Bathurst, was one of nine people scooped up in…
Testing of New Public Emergency Alert System
OTTAWA — Millions of cellphones, tablets and other portable devices will sound off across the country next week to test Canada’s new public emergency alert system. The country’s broadcast and telecom regulator says the tests will be carried out next Monday in Ontario and Quebec and on Wednesday in the rest of the country. Test…
Police Arrest 37-Year-Old Following Three Robberies Within Hours
WINNIPEG – Police have arrested and charged 37-year-old Nolan Ray Coutu, an alleged thief who clearly doesn’t give up. At 2:40 AM Tuesday police responded to a robbery at a business in the 2500 block of Portage Avenue. A man approached a female employee and demanded that she open the till. At the same time,…
RCMP Seize Starving Horse, Owners Charged
WINNIPEG – RCMP are now providing information about a horse spotted in a field on highway 256 South that was clearly in distress. During the evening of April 6th Melita RCMP were responding to a call when they passed the horse in the field. The responding officer took one look at the horse and knew…
Temporary Ban on Open Fires
WINNIPEG – We have seen a number of grass fires in and around Winnipeg the last seven days keeping our Fire Department extremly busy. The Winnipeg Fire Paramedic Service reminds people of the temporary ban on issuing open-air burn permits in order to prevent the accidental spread of fire, as per The City of Winnipeg…
Mother of Accused in “Disbelief” After 3 Killed by Alleged Drunk Driver
NELSON HOUSE — The mother of a man charged with impaired driving after three boys were killed in a northern Manitoba community says her heart and soul are broken. “(I am) still in disbelief,” Valdine Linklater said Tuesday. Todd Norman Linklater, 27, is facing numerous charges, including impaired driving causing death and failing to remain…
Body Found in Wall of Calgary Mall Washroom
CALGARY — A man’s body was extracted from inside a wall of a women’s washroom in a busy downtown Calgary mall on Monday, but police said they did not suspect foul play. The discovery was made about 9:30 a.m. by a maintenance worker who was called in to fix a toilet that wouldn’t flush on…
Province Funding 60 New Paramedics
BRANDON – The Provincial Government announced the funding for 60 new, full-time paramedic positions at various locations around Manitoba. “The investment in 60 new full-time paramedic positions will ensure highly skilled professionals are available for emergency dispatch and response at all times of the day, any day of the week, reducing the reliance on on-call…
This Man Who Robbed a 12-Year-Old Boy, Do you Recognize Him?
WINNIPEG – Police have released photo’s of a man wanted in connection with the robbery of a 12-year-old boy. The boy was on his way home, February 11th, from a store on Euclid Avenue, in the North Point Douglas area. The suspect grabbed the boy from behind, choked him, punched him in the upper body…
Funeral Home Owner Charged With Fraud
WINNIPEG – After a lengthy investigation, Police have arrested and charged Mike Knysh, a licensed Funeral Director/Embalmer from October 4, 1995 until December of 2015, for multiple fraud related charges. Knysh owned and operated Knysh Funeral Chapel located at 661 Fife Street, which was licensed with the Funeral Board of Manitoba from 1998 to 2012…