Category: CityNews Winnipeg

Parents and advocates say a new online registry giving them background information on teachers, alongside a new teacher complaint process, will help create safer environments in and out of Manitoba classrooms.  Anyone licensed to teach in the province is now searchable by name through the registry, with the standing of their teaching certificate also available…

The cost of insurance in Manitoba is going up, but the Public Utilities Board is also calling on the Crown Corporation to examine potential shortfalls within its operation.  Concerns were outlined in a recent Public Utilities Board (PUB) decision which concluded general rates would increase 5.7 per cent, with rates for extended insurance climbing by…

Results are in for Winnipeg Police Service and RCMP’s Festive Season Checkstop program, a program designed to help crack down on impaired driving during the holiday season. Winnipeg Police Service’s holiday check stop program resulted in an increase of impaired driving charges. The program included a greater police presence on roads across the province, and…

A man with a lengthy history of violent offences over the course of more than three decades, including being convicted for the manslaughter of a two-year-old child, has been released from prison and is expected to live in Winnipeg. Marcel Hank Charlette, 52, was released from Headingley Correctional Centre Tuesday. The Manitoba Integrated High Risk…

The resignation of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has sent shockwaves across the country, and with the logistics of how the federal government will move forward still being determined, those here in Manitoba are asking: “How will this affect us?” “It is the leaders of the provinces and the territories that are going to continue to…

A judge has ruled the owner of a private property in south Winnipeg can continue cutting trees and developing the land. Monday’s decision by Court of King’s Bench Justice Sarah Inness extends an injunction preventing people from restricting access and trespassing on the property known as Lemay Forest. Members of the Coalition to Save Lemay…

Winnipeg police say a 26-year-old man has been charged with voyeurism after allegedly taking photos of a young girl in a changing room. WPS says officers responded to a multi-use fitness facility in the Grant Park area just before 5 p.m. on Saturday after receiving a report of a sexual assault. Police say a 10-year-old…

A new disciplinary process and online registry for Manitoba teachers is now in effect. The public registry, revealed by the NDP government Monday, allows anyone to search by name and see whether a teacher has had their certificate suspended or cancelled. The registry was first promised by the former Progressive Conservative government and is similar to registries…

Winnipeg police say a 33-year-old woman has been charged with second-degree murder in connection with the fatal assault of a northern Manitoba Cree Nation man last month. The Winnipeg Police Service says 50-year-old Byron Frederick Moose, of O-Pipon-Na-Piwin Cree Nation, died of his injuries in hospital after the alleged assault on Dugas Street along the…

Winnipeg police have made arrests in connection with two separate stabbings over the weekend. On Saturday afternoon, officers were called to a North End home on McPhillips Street where they found a woman in her 40s with “significant injuries.” She was taken to hospital in unstable condition and later upgraded to stable condition. A suspect…

On January 5, at approximately 4:30 a.m., a break in was observed by security at a construction site in the 3900 block of Portage Avenue. Police were called to the scene. General patrol located a ford F350 truck with a Saskatchewan license plate on Portage near the Perimeter Highway, and attempted to stop the vehicle.…

Veteran right guard Pat Neufeld and the Winnipeg Blue Bombers have agreed to terms on a one-year extension.  Neufeld was scheduled to become a free agent in February. The six-foot-six Regina native will return for his 11th season with the Blue Bombers and 14th in the Canadian Football League, including his days with Saskatchewan (2011-13). A three-time…

FERGUS FALLS — The two men found guilty of human smuggling in the case of a family from India who froze to death while trying to walk across the Canada-U.S. border in Manitoba in 2022 are seeking acquittal, or new trials. The two men, Steve Shand of Florida and Harshkumar Patel, an Indian national arrested…

Police are investigating an attempted robbery of an armoured truck at a Winnipeg bank. They say the two security guards who were involved were uninjured and nothing was stolen, but officers are seeking three suspects. Police say a security guard was walking back to the truck from a bank on Thursday night when he was grabbed from…

The Winnipeg Fire Paramedic Service (WFPS) responded to two separate structure fires on Friday night and Saturday morning, both of which are under investigation. Mountain Avenue fireThe first fire was reported at around 7:47 p.m. on Friday, WFPS crews responded to reports of a fire in a vacant, three-storey apartment building in the 300 block…

Snoopy and the Red Baron’s layover in Winnipeg is almost over as it’s set to fly away on Sunday. Over the past few weeks, the travelling exhibition has been an exciting way for families in Winnipeg to learn about the history of the World War I Flying Ace. “Snoopy and the Red Baron Exhibit visitor“I’ve…

A new year comes with a new look for an increasing number of RCMP detachments across the province, as the Mounties continue their national roll-out of body-worn cameras. With as many as a third of officers in Manitoba expected to be donning the equipment by the end of March. Early indicators have shown the technology’s…

Winnipeg police seized multiple weapons and over $8,000 in crack cocaine in a drug bust, leading to six people facing multiple charges. The post 6 people facing charges in Winnipeg drug bust appeared first on CityNews Winnipeg.

With the plunging Canadian dollar, how do residents and American tourists feel about the exchange rate between the two countries? The post Are Americans benefiting off weak Canadian dollar? appeared first on CityNews Winnipeg.

A pair of men from Saskatoon are facing charges in connection to an armed robbery on New Year’s Day, Winnipeg police say. The post 2 Saskatoon men charged for armed robbery in Winnipeg appeared first on CityNews Winnipeg.