WINNIPEG — Angela Durand sits outside her camper which is decorated to look just like the yellow submarine in the well−known song by The Beatles. In a lawn chair beside the blue−and−yellow 1968 camper painted with pictures of John, Paul, George and Ringo — a little yellow propeller attached to the back — Durand strums…
Winnipeg Police Respond to 5 Gun Calls in Just 24 Hours
WINNIPEG – Police in Winnipeg responded to 5 separate calls involving guns in the city over a 24-hour period between August 14th and 15th. Here are the five incidents police are investigating: 1. On August 14th at 1:15 a.m., 2 women robbed a grocery store in the West Alexander neighbourhood. One of the women pulled…
Stakes Weekend at the Downs
As Langara prepares to win Friday night’s $25,000 Phil Kives Stakes, race fans in Winnipeg prepare for a four-stakes weekend that also includes the broadcast of the Breeder’s Stakes from Woodbine on Saturday afternoon. It all starts Friday with the Phil Kives Stakes for three-year-olds-and- upwards over one mile and the Don Schnell-trained Langara, the…
Team Manitoba Captures Five Golds at North American Regatta
WINNIPEG – Members of the Winnipeg Rowing Club return with five 1st Place finishes at the 136th Royal Canadian Henley Regatta in St. Catharines. The winners were: Senior Women’s Single – Michelle Truax Senior Women’s Pair – Rianne Boekhorst & Michelle Truax Championship Women’s Pair – Rianne Boekhorst & Michelle Truax U19 Double – Abby…
Traffic Stop in Portage Leads to Drugs, Weapons & Recovery of Several Stolen Items
PORTAGE LA PRAIRIE – A large amount of drugs and weapons were found in a vehicle that RCMP in Portage la Prairie stoped Thursday afternoon, but that lead to even more. Thursday around 12:20 AM, RCMP conducted a traffic stop on 8th Street NW in the city. The traffic stop led to a search of…
Driver Clocked at 182 KM/H Had Two Children in Vehicle
WINNIPEG – A 33-year-old driver clocked doing 182 km/h not only put himself in danger, but two young children. Mounties said the 33-year-old had his infant child in a proper car seat but his 2-year-old was only in a booster. The driver was charged with “Sec 186(9) – Drive a motor vehicle when a child…
Winnipeg Man Who Left Mother to Die has Sentence Appealed by Crown
WINNIPEG — Crown prosecutors are appealing the sentence of a man who left his 89−year−old mother on the floor of their home for several weeks until she died. Ronald Siwicki, 66, was sentenced in July to three months in jail for criminal negligence causing the death of his mother Elizabeth. One month was deducted as…
Two Men Found With Contraband Cigarettes Could Pay a Tax Penalty of $418,096.50
WINNIPEG – Provincial Tax Investigators working with several other agencies across Canada seized 470,500 contraband cigarettes and 2,000 cigars. August 5th around 6:30 PM RCMP conducted a traffic stop on two vehicles travelling on PR 207. The officers searched of the vehicles and the tobacco products were seized because the cigarettes were not marked for…
Crime Spree Ends With Arrests of Johnson & Struve
WINNIPEG – Police have arrested a man and woman who have been on a crime spree that started on April 6th of this year. Police said they learned of the first crime on April 6, 2018, at around 6:00 PM. A 60-year-old woman reported that she was driving near St. Mary’s Road and Morier Avenue…
James Edward Caton is Wanted – Police Say Do Not Approach
WINNIPEG – The Winnipeg Police Domestic Violence Unit is seeking the public’s assistance in locating James Edward Caton. Caton, a 46-year-old man from Winnipeg, is wanted on 11 outstanding warrants for his arrest in relation to various domestic incidents. Police believe that Caton is in the city. Police are warning not to confront him, instead…