SHOAL LAKE – RCMP in Shoal Lake are warning people of a telephone scam in the community after receiving several reports. Police say their office phone number appears on the call display. The caller states “we have your husband in custody and he needs money for lawyer”. Mounties remind the public they doe not solicit…
UPDATED – Missing Boy Found Safe
UPDATE – Manitoba RCMP confirmed, Friday morning, that the missing boy has been found safe. MANITOBA – RCMP in Treherne are asking for the public’s assistance locating a missing 14-year-old boy. Kaeleb Lodwick, 14, was last seen at his home in Treherne earlier in the evening on Wednesday. Kaeleb is described as Caucasian, 5’7”, 200…
Report Finds Hundreds of Civil Servants in Manitoba Experienced Harassment
WINNIPEG — A study into sexual harassment in the Manitoba government shows hundreds of civil servants have experienced it while working and most did not report it. The report focused on what was heard during consultations with more than 3,000 employees about a culture of sexual harassment in government. The most frequent types of harassment…
4-Year-Old Struck by Van, Police Searching for Driver
WINNIPEG – Winnipeg Police are looking for the driver of a van that struck a four-year-old pedestrian on Wednesday night. Police say the four-year-old child was taken to the hospital in stable condition. The driver briefly stopped, but then fled the scene of the collision. Police located the van, abandoned, a short distance away. The…
41-Year-Old Drug Dealer Charged
WINNIPEG – Tuesday morning police charged a 41-year-old Winnipeg man after executing a search warrant at a home on Kimwood Bay Police said they noticed a man leaving the home, that was subject to the search warrant, and get into a vehicle. Police quickly stopped the vehicle near Grassie Blvd and Plessis Road and took…
Wanted & Considered Dangerous
THOMPSON – RCMP are asking for the public’s help in locating Howard Lobster, but they are also urging people not to approach him as he is considered dangerous. Lobster, 26-years-old is wanted for assault and theft under $5,000. Mounties believe tat he could possibly be in Thompson or Portage La Prairie. Police say Lobster has…
Province Awards $380 Million Replacement of Public Safety Communications Service to Bell Mobility
WINNIPEG – The province awarded $380 Million project for the replacement of the province’s public safety communications service to Bell Mobility. “Ensuring the safety of Manitobans is our duty,” said Pallister in a news releaase. “During an emergency, it’s essential that we have reliable communications service across the province including in rural and remote areas.…
Province Extends Heat Advisory
WINNIPEG – Officials extended a heat advisory for the province of Manitoba Wednesday afternoon. A prolonged period of above-normal temperatures is forecast for the Prairies including Manitoba. The high temperatures were felt throughout much of Manitoba on Wednesday, with Environment and Climate Change Canada forecasting even hotter temperatures for the rest of this week and…
Emergency Reports Not Received Before Deadly Tornado
ALONSA, Man. — Pamela Sul was at her home in rural Manitoba watching television as the sky darkened and an emergency alert went across the screen. The chief administrative officer for the Rural Municipality of Alonsa saw the tornado warning and quickly packed up to leave. Her husband was out on a tractor and heard…
Klein Offers Leadership to Charleswood and Tuxedo
Kevin Klein has announced that he will seek election to City Council in the Charleswood Tuxedo ward to fill the vacancy left by Marty Marantz who is stepping down to run federally. Kevin is a long time resident of the area and a former president of minor hockey in South Winnipeg, where he also coached…