WINNIPEG — A newborn who was seen in a social media video being taken away from her mother by authorities in a Winnipeg hospital is to be returned to her family. A court has given custody to a member of the mother’s family. The video of the infant’s apprehension by social workers and police was…
Is Manitoba Housing Ground Zero of Winnipeg Meth Epidemic?
Months after insisting they had no further answers to give me, Manitoba Housing was cajoled into coughing up a significant chart detailing where the agency has provided sharp containers for meth (and other) Intravenous drug users. As well, sometime after they first stonewalled my inquiries last October, mobile security units were issued portable receptacles to…
Riley Family Duck Pond Closed For the Season
WINNIPEG – The Riley Family Duck Pond at Assiniboine Park is officially closed for the skating season. With the recent change in temperatures, the warmer weather is causing the ice to melt and the duck pond is no longer safe for skating. This year’s skating season kicked off with the opening of the Riley Family…
Osborne Street Pedestrian in Critical Condition After Being Struck by Car
WINNIPEG – Another vehicle-pedestrian collision has resulted in a male victim in critical condition in hospital. The accident occurred at the intersection of Osborne Street and Morley Avenue at 3:00 pm. yesterday. Members of the Traffic Division continue to investigate. Anyone who may have witnessed the collision or can provide further information is asked to…
Danger: Thin Ice on Winnipeg Waterways
WINNIPEG – With warmer weather finally arriving, residents are advised that thin ice conditions are becoming present on Winnipeg waterways, including drainage ditches, culverts, streams, creeks, retention ponds, and rivers. Last year, the Winnipeg Fire Paramedic Service (WFPS) responded to over 150 water and ice rescue calls. In an effort to reduce these types of…
Garden City Alumni Demand Seven Oaks School Trustees Debook Fundraiser Featuring Linda Sarsour
The Jewish community was joined by friends across the multicultural spectrum in Winnipeg, expressing shock that a school division is renting space to an event showcasing controversial Islamist-American pro- BDS activist, Linda Sarsour of Brooklyn, NY. Tickets for a 100th anniversary fundraiser – booked for next month into the Seven Oaks Performing Arts Centre on…
Four Year-Old Child Struck and Killed While Crossing Street
WINNIPEG – On March 18 at noon two pedestrians were struck crossing the street at Isabel Street and Alexander Avenue. The adult woman and four year-old child were taken to the hospital in critical condition. The four year-old child has since died as a result of her injuries. Members of the Traffic Division continue to…
Accident on Perimeter Claims Life of 37 Year-Old Winnipeg Man
WINNIPEG – A two vehicle collision at the intersection of the Perimeter Highway and Waverley Street has claimed the life of a 37 year-old Winnipeg man. RCMP responded to the collision that occurred on March 15 at 8:55 am. They determined that a car, being driven by the 37-year-old man from Winnipeg, was heading westbound…
OPINION: Reason Cops Were Called to Asper Campus Might Deepen Split In Winnipeg Jewish Community
The CEO of the Jewish Federation of Winnipeg was unaware Lex Rofeberg is a leader of the radical US anti-Israel group IfNotNow until I revealed it in a Manitoba Post column. In fact, Elane Goldstine admitted in our half hour chat last Friday that before I started investigating the situation, “I did not know anything…
Tina Fontaine Asked for Help Before She Died
SAGKEENG FIRST NATION, Man. — An Indigenous teenager in Manitoba reached out for help multiple times in the weeks before she was found dead in a river but was told there were no beds available, says a report into her death. The report by children’s advocate Daphne Penrose said 15−year−old Tina Fontaine was essentially left…