WINNIPEG — Dane Bourget never thought his life would spiral into addiction. But when his roommate brought methamphetamine into their home, it started a decade−long journey in and out of treatment centres throughout Manitoba. “I tried it one time and then, before you know it, it’s been years,” said the 36−year−old. “I often say I…
UPDATED at 10:11AM – Manitoba Officer Shot – 3 Suspects Captured -1 Remains at Large
UPDATED at 10:11AM – During a press conference in Winnipeg at 10:10AM Thursday morning, RCMP said officers were responding to a break and enter call last evening when the officer was shot and seriously injured. The RCMP officer shot remains in hospital in stable condition at this time. Police said when the officers responding to…
RCMP Say Death of 3-Year-Old Boy Considered a Homicide
WINNIPEG — RCMP say the death of a toddler in a remote fly−in Manitoba community is now being investigated as a homicide. Mounties say the Little Grand Rapids detachment received a report of an unresponsive three−year−old boy on Aug. 23. The boy had been brought from his home to the community nursing station and was…
More Allegations of Racism Linked to Manitoba Hydro Site
WINNIPEG — A report into working conditions at a Manitoba Hydro site details allegations of racism, sexual harassment and prison−like living conditions. “I feel alone and segregated, and too scared to ask for help,” one participant said in the report called Keeyask Workplace Culture Assessment: A Review of Discrimination and Harassment. About 180 workers at…
Dogged Determination: Police in Manitoba Save Puppies
RIVERS, Man. — Police in southern Manitoba had to get down and dirty when they were called this week about five puppies trapped in a tunnel. Officers from the police service in Rivers, about 40 kilometres northwest of Brandon, found four males and one female in an underground burrow that had been dug out by…
RCMP are Searching the Winnipeg River for a 38-Year-Old Swimmer
LAC DU BONNET – RCMP in Lac du Bonnet are searching for a missing 38-year-old man who was swimming on the Winnipeg River. On Monday August 27th RCMP received a report of a man who had gone swimming to retrieve a boat blown away from the shoreline of Strawberry Island on the Winnipeg River in…
Overspending Needs Attention in Fall Elections
WINNIPEG – Manitoba’s largest municipal governments have overspent $1.17 billion since 2008, finds the Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB)’s latest Manitoba Municipal Spending Watch report. This overspending amounts to $4,696 for a family of four. This new research studies municipal real operating spending from 2008 to 2015 for Manitoba’s 27 largest municipalities. Findings show…
Escape Clause, Sky Promise Win Big at Northlands
While the sold out buffet at the Terrace Dining Room continued to draw a packed house at Assiniboia Downs, the big races just happened to be on TV in the clubhouse this weekend. Chef Gerry Tummillo’s popular race-night dinners are now sold out for the rest of the season, but there is still nothing better…
Manitoba Bison Football Ranked 4th in Canada West
EDMONTON – The University of Manitoba Bison Football team is ranked 4th for the upcoming 2018 Season. The UBC Thunderbirds were picked to take home the Hardy Cup, as the Canada West football pre-season coaches poll was released Monday. UBC, who has played in the last three Hardy Cups, received first-place votes from the conference’s…
Police Request Help Identifying Suspect in a Winnipeg Robbery
WINNIPEG – Police are asking for the public’s assistance identifying a man wanted in connection with a robbery in Winnipeg July 17th. Police said the robbery occurred at a business in the 1800 block of Pembina Highway on the 17th of July. A man entered the building during business hours and stole a computer and…