Category: CityNews Winnipeg

Manitoba RCMP says two people are in custody after a pair of drug busts at the Winnipeg Richardson International Airport in December. Mounties say on Dec. 19, 32-year-old Kenneth Ross of Gods Lake Narrows was taken into custody when attempting to board a flight to Gods River. Police searched Ross, and were able to find…

Vancouver’s own Mountain Equipment Company (MEC) is being sold again, less than five years after being offloaded to an American private investment firm. The post MEC to be sold for a second time in less than 5 years: source appeared first on CityNews Winnipeg.

Crown prosecutors in Manitoba are raising the red flag.  The Manitoba Association of Crown Attorneys is calling on the government to meet with Crown lawyers to improve working conditions, saying right now, the strain of rising crime, more complicated cases and lacking staff, is becoming too much.  “This government has failed to take meaningful action…

The Public Utilities Board is calling on Manitoba Public Insurance to examine how they diagnose, access, and manage brain injuries, stemming from allegations from a Manitoba man that the Crown corporation mishandled his injury claim.  In a report released Tuesday, the provincial regulator recommended MPI appoint an independent external doctor that focuses on brain injuries.…

A Manitoba police chief believed to have died in a house fire is being remembered as a dedicated leader and an advocate for the safety and well-being of First Nations communities. The Manitoba First Nations Police Service said in a statement Wednesday evening it is believed Chief Doug Palson died in a fire at his…

A Winnipeg firefighter’s vacation to Los Angeles took an unexpected turn when the Eaton fire broke out, and they decided to jump in and help. “It was pretty scary, and it got to a point where we couldn’t stand the smoke and the winds were crazy and we just said a prayer and said hope…

Two Manitoba school boards have been affected by a data breach involving software to store student information. The Louis Riel School Division and Portage la Prairie School Division are among school boards across North America affected by a “cyber incident” targeting PowerSchool, a third-party application used to store school-based staff information. “We are currently investigating…

Police have charged a man with sexually assaulting two children at an unlicensed daycare in Winnipeg. They say the man was charged in September with three counts of sexual assault and two counts of sexual interference. The man was an adult at the time of his arrest, but police are not releasing his name because…

The Manitoba government says a review is being launched into the death of a man who waited eight hours in a Winnipeg emergency department, but it’s not clear how much of the review will be made public. Health Minister Uzoma Asagwara says a critical incident review will look at what happened after the man was brought by ambulance to the Health Sciences Centre early Tuesday morning. Hospital officials have said the middle-aged man was triaged as low-acuity, was checked on again, and his…

A standoff continues between a land developer and demonstrators fighting to conserve an area known as the Lemay Forest. On one side, the landowner is moving forward with clearing trees to make way for development. While the other wants to preserve the area that they say is a significant cultural site. “You can cut your…

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…