WINNIPEG — A Manitoba legislature member who was booted from the governing Progressive Conservative caucus over inappropriate remarks said Thursday he is not a sexual harasser, but later admitted some of his comments could be construed as harassment. Cliff Graydon, 72, described himself as a product of a bygone era as he answered questions for…
RCMP Make Arrests in Child Pornography Cases
In January 2017 Manitoba RCMP were alerted by the National Child Exploitation Coordinator Centre of a child pornography image that had been uploaded to the social media app KIK. The owner of the IP address was located in Churchill, Manitoba An investigation was immediately launched and during the course of the investigation, a search warrant…
Manitoba Archives Commemorates End of World War I
The 100th anniversary of the end of World War I will be commemorated with a number of special events and an open house put on by the provincial government. When the Armistice was signed on Nov. 11, 1918, it ended four years of fighting that saw more than 650,000 Canadians and Newfoundlanders serving. Over 170,000…
Husband & Wife Charged for Sexual Exploitation of Teenaged Male
PORTAGE LA PRAIRIE – A husband and wife in Lavenham have been charged for sexually exploiting a 16-year-old boy. Police said on October 18th of this year they received a report that on multiple occasions, a 16-year-old male had been sexually exploited. The RCMP Internet Child Exploitation Unit began investigating, and a search warrant was…
Fatal Vehicle Collision Involves Child
A four year-old child has died as a result of a fatal vehicle collision in the RM of McCreary. On November 6 at about 3:25pm., a four year-old girl was on her driveway when she was struck by a vehicle. She was taken to hospital but succumbed to her injuries. It does not appear that…
Consumer Beware: Check History of American Vehicles Prior to Purchase
With recent flooding on the east coast of the United States, in particular the states of Florida and the Carolinas, Manitoba Public Insurance is advising anyone looking to purchase a vehicle from the United States to carefully check the status of the vehicle before they close the deal. Failing to do so could result in…
Missing Manitoba Woman Since 2016
WINNIPEG – Every year a number of Manitoban’s go missing. Fortunately many are safely found. However, there are a number that are still missing. Manitoba Post will feature these individuals each Tuesday with the hopes that someone knows something. Zhimin (Maggie) Liu from Winnipeg was last seen on October 30, 2016 . Her last known…
26-Year-Old Dies at Stony Mountain, 2 Charged With First Degree Murder
WINNIPEG – Police are investigating the homicide of a 26-year-old inmate at Stony Mountain over the weekend. RCMP said on November 2 at 8:25PM they received a report of an unresponsive male located in his cell at Stony Mountain. Police were told that a 26-year-old male inmate suffered life-threatening injuries and was later pronounced dead…
Manitoba Woman Missing Since 2009
WINNIPEG – RCMP area once again asking for the public’s help in locating Jennifer Catcheway who went missing ten years ago. Police say Jennifer didn’t return home for her 18th birthday celebration and no one’s heard from her since. Jennifer was last seen in Grand Rapids, Manitoba on June 19 in 2008. It is believed…
Brandon Launches Upgraded ‘Open Government’ Web Portal
BRANDON – The City of Brandon has launched an upgraded Open Government web portal that aims to take citizen access to government information to the next level. A revamp of the City of Brandon’s Open Government website (first launched in 2012) now provides a centralized online home for its open data catalogue and its existing…