WINNIPEG – A byelection for the provincial constituency of St. Boniface will be held on Tuesday, July 17th. The Premier made the byelection announcement Tuesday. This is the second byelection called under legislation introduced in 2016 to ensure byelections to fill a vacancy in the legislature would be called within 180 days. The vacancy in…
Body of 4-Year-Old who Drowned Found by Community Members
SHAMATTAWA, MB – On June 14th RCMP ended their search for a 4-year-old boy who had drowned on June 12th after community members discovered the body of the boy. The young boy had been swimming with other children in Gods River in Shamattawa, when he began struggling and went under the water. Community members and…
Winnipeg Cookie Company Gets Custom Order from Kardashian
WINNIPEG — A Manitoba cookie company is receiving praise from Khloe Kardashian for custom creations featuring her daughter True. The famous Kardashian posted a photo of the custom−order cookies made by Winnipeg’s Scientific Sweets on Instagram. “I have never seen cuter cookies in all my life,” Kardashian proclaimed in a video showcasing the cookies on…
Police in Winkler, Morden & RCMP Charge 7 Drug Dealers with “Project Denver”
MORDEN – Police in Morden, Winkler and the RCMP Federal Serious and Organized Crime Unit joined forces to target drug trafficking and other criminal activity in their communities. The investigation was called “Project Denver”. At the conclusion of the project, ten suspects were arrested, eight search warrants were executed, and police seized over eleven ounces…
New Flood Outlets to be Built in Manitoba
WINNIPEG — The federal and Manitoba governments have reached a deal to build two outlet channels to prevent heavy flooding around Lake Manitoba and Lake St. Martin. Premier Brian Pallister says the two levels of government will jointly spend up to $540 million to build the channels, which will each measure 23 kilometres in length.…
Liberal MLA Wants Ban on Talking About Wab Kinew’s Criminal Past
WINNIPEG — A Manitoba politician wants to ban members of the Tory government from discussing Opposition NDP Leader Wab Kinew’s criminal convictions and other brushes with the law inside the legislature. Liberal legislature member Judy Klassen recently asked the Speaker to stop members of the Tory government from bringing up Kinew’s past during debates in…
Alberta Man Trading Drugs & Alcohol for Sexual Favours from Minors
WINNIPEG – A 64-year-old man from Alberta was charged after police discovered he was trading alcohol and drugs for sexual services with a number of minors. Opaskwayak Cree Nation and The Pas RCMP began investigating the man for what they believed was trafficking methamphetamine. Police said a traffic stop of the suspect resulted in methamphetamine…
39-Year-Old Man Had Loaded Gun Holstered on His Hip
WINNIPEG – A traffic stop on Sunday near Watt Street and Talbot Avenue lead to multiple charges and the discovery of a loaded .32 caliber. Police said a male passenger of the vehicle was found to be in possession of a loaded .32 caliber handgun which was holstered to his hip. When police searched the…
Regulators Says Company Has Duty to Fix Northern Manitoba Rail Line
WINNIPEG — Federal regulators have ruled that the owners of a broken rail line to Churchill were wrong not to repair the track that kept the northern Manitoba community connected to the outside world. The Canadian Transportation Agency said in a ruling released Friday the Hudson Bay Railway Co., owned by Denver−based Omnitrax, has a…
Winnipeg Riding Among Top Ten Worst for Child Poverty Rates
OTTAWA — A national anti−poverty group has broken down the child poverty rates in each of the 338 federal ridings. Below are the 10 ridings with the highest, and lowest child poverty rates in the country as calculated by Campaign 2000, which advocates for an end to child poverty in Canada, as well as the…