WINNIPEG – Winnipeg Police and Winnipeg Crime Stoppers have just released their Wanted List for this month. Click here for a better look at these suspects and information on why they’re wanted. Please contact Crime Stoppers at 204-786-8477 if you know where any of these people are.
More Eligible For Vaccine
WINNIPEG – The Government of Manitoba has expanded its COVID-19 vaccination eligibility criteria slightly. The list now includes health care workers who have direct patient contact and work: – in critical care units – in long-term care facilities and were born on or before December 31, 1964 – in acute care facilities and were born…
Another Bad Poll For Pallister
WINNIPEG – Manitoba’s Brian Pallister is near the bottom of another poll on how the premiers are doing when it comes to handling COVID-19. The Leger survey gives Pallister a 31 per cent approval rating. Only Alberta’s Jason Kenney is lower at 30 per cent. The other premier with less than 50 per cent support…
Murderous Year In Review
WINNIPEG – With just a few day left to the year, Winnipeg is one homicide away from reaching the record 44 that shook the city in 2019. The Winnipeg Police Service says the city moved in the same direction for much of 2020, with its 43rd homicide taking place on Christmas Eve. Murder victims this…
Special Health Care Meal
WINNIPEG – 140 intensive care workers at Health Sciences Centre enjoyed a meal from Silver Heights Restaurant yesterday. It was paid for by the Community Health Students’ Association at the University of Manitoba. $3,000 was raised so these frontline workers could enjoy a hot and healthy meal over the holidays. The restaurant enjoyed being part…
Local Light Shows
WINNIPEG – This week can be boring, especially in the middle of a pandemic, so if you’re looking for something to do, there are several local light shows you might want to check out. There are many maps available online with directions to the best private Christmas displays around town. Click here for our Linden…
Crash Ends Pursuit
WINNIPEG – A collision at Portage and Sherbrook ended a high speed police chase early Sunday morning. A pickup with no license plates kept officers busy for about 45 minutes, as it travelled at times into oncoming traffic. Air1, the police helicopter, even got involved in the pursuit which also went outside the city to…
2 Early Morning Fires
WINNIPEG – Two early morning fires are under investigation. The first, in a commercial building in the 1500 block of Regent Avenue West, came in about 2 a.m. Then, just as crews were finishing up there, firefighters were called to a home in the 400 block of Dumoulin Street. No damage estimates yet and no…
9 Deaths, 107 Cases
WINNIPEG – The province is reporting nine deaths today from COVID-19. Seven of them are in Winnipeg. There have also been 107 new cases of the virus, including 43 in Winnipeg. 4,442 cases are active, 19,156 people have recovered, for a total of 24,252 cases so far. 343 Manitobans are in hospital right now, 37…
Racial Stabbing Arrest
WINNIPEG – Police in Brandon have arrested their final suspect in a racially charged stabbing back in September. The 36 year old man was picked up late Saturday night and he now faces assault and public incitement of hatred charges. The stabbing occurred at a skatepark in the western Manitoba city. A video shows four…