Tag: CityNews Winnipeg

The town of Snow Lake remains under a mandatory evacuation order. The community is in danger from two wildfires, one to the northeast near Osborne Lake and over 7,000 hectares, and the second one to the southwest near Cook Lake and 15 thousand hectares. Garden Hill First Nation also remains under evacuation order due to…

Winnipeg police say a 36-year-old man has been charged for allegedly pointing a gun at another driver. WPS says around 2 p.m. on Saturday, officers responded to a report that a man was being followed by a former acquaintance near the Pembina Highway and Crescent Drive. The report indicated that while the man was driving…

It was quite the turnout for the second annual 10k walk hosted by Khalsa Aid Winnipeg, raising funds for Seven Oaks General Hospital Foundation, and the Children’s Hospital Foundation of Manitoba. “It’s [not just] the Sikh community that’s going to come out and support this walk today, so it’s everyone coming together to do something…

Winnipeg police say a 25-year-old man has been charged for allegedly assaulting a firefighter and damaging a fire truck that was responding to a fire. WPS says around 1:20 a.m. on July 11, WFPS responded to a pickup truck fire along Princess Street. While firefighters were approaching the fire, a man who was armed with…

A Manitoba woman is searching for answers a year after her horse was seized by the province from Barefoot Ranch. Tamsen Richards officially adopted Chrome in 2022 after meeting him at the Teulon-area rescue, where the formerly abused horse was becoming comfortable, and they developed a special bond. “I just instantly fell in love. He’s…

Winnipeg’s film industry has seen dozens of productions this year alone, but few are bigger than November 1963, a feature film starring John Travolta, which is shooting in town until the end of July, chronicling the days leading up to the assassination of John F. Kennedy. “This was really the height of organized crime’s power,…

Winnipeg police say the Independent Investigation Unit of Manitoba is investigating an armed and barricaded incident Thursday evening. WPS says around 7:23 p.m. on July 10, officers responded to an apartment complex along Bertrand Street after receiving a report that a man was armed with an edged weapon. As police arrived at the scene, they…

Winnipeg police say they are expanding their testing of their AI-powered voice agent for the non-emergency line starting next week. WPS says over the last few months, they’ve been testing and monitoring an AI voice agent, which will replace the existing automated phone system, which relies on pre-recorded prompts. The new AI voice agent will…

Manitoba’s police watchdog is looking into a use-of-force incident regarding an arrest made by Brandon police. The Independent Investigation Unit of Manitoba (IIU), says they were notified of the incident — which happened on June 10 — on Wednesday. It is believed that around 1:15 p.m. on June 10, BPS officers responded to a report…

Manitoba RCMP says they are looking into an arson incident in Swan River that happened Thursday morning. Mounties responded to a report of a structure fire outside a business along Main Street in Swan River around 5:20 a.m. When they arrived at the scene, they found a large amount of smoke coming from the building.…

Evacuees continued to arrive in Winnipeg by the busload Friday as a renewed round of wildfires put thousands out of their homes – some for a second time – while thick smoke shrouded much of Manitoba. More than 3,000 residents were being airlifted out of Garden Hill First Nation, 480 kilometres north of Winnipeg, ahead of…

Health officials say a salmonella outbreak linked to deli meats sold at grocery stores and in prepared sandwiches has expanded. The Public Health Agency of Canada says 84 people have gotten sick since April, and there have now been nine hospitalizations. That’s about a dozen more illnesses and two more hospitalizations since the agency’s last…

An overpass is back in consideration for safety upgrades at a Manitoba intersection where a bus crash killed 17 people. Premier Wab Kinew says the province will take time to examine all options and show that residents near the intersection of highways 1 and 5 are being heard. A bus collided with a semi-trailer in June 2023 at…

The wife of a Winnipeg senior who went missing at the end of 2023 is calling on Canadians to sign a petition to change how information about silver alerts is distributed to the public. Brenda Moberg’s husband, 81-year-old Earl Moberg, was an avid walker who lived with dementia. On Dec. 12, just two weeks before…

Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew again declared a provincewide state of emergency Thursday, as renewed wildfires forced thousands out of their homes, some for the second time in weeks. Kinew said the order, the second since late May, is critical to rally resources. “We’re going to be asking Manitobans to be helping out in a number…

Manitoba’s police watchdog says it’s investigating after an officer fatally shot a dog on a First Nation southwest of Winnipeg last month. The Independent Investigation Unit of Manitoba (IIU) says a Manitoba First Nations Police Service (MFNPS) officer shot the dog on the morning of June 11 in Swan Lake, an Anishinabe community about 175…

The Manitoba government is backing away from a proposed change to an intersection where 17 people died in a bus crash. Premier Wab Kinew says after hearing from the community, the government will not proceed with a plan to reconstruct the intersection into an RCUT, or restricted crossing U-turn. The intersection of highways 1 and 5, near the Town of Carberry, was the site of a crash between a bus and a semi-trailer in June 2023.…

One of two student pilots killed in a mid-air crash south of Steinbach, Man., has been identified as a man from India. The consulate general of India in Toronto, in a social media post, identifies the man as Sreehari Sukesh. The consulate office says it’s in contact with the man’s family, the pilot training school…

Police say a man in his 80s died in hospital after the SUV he was driving rolled over in a parking garage in southwest Winnipeg. A woman in her 80s, the passenger of the vehicle, was taken to hospital in stable condition with non-life-threatening injuries. Both needed to be extracted from the vehicle by members…

Manitoba health officials are warning the public of a new confirmed case of measles in Brandon. Anyone who was at the following location within the times noted is asked to monitor themselves for symptoms of measles — which is listed below — until the dates provided. Exposure Sites Exposure Date and Time Monitor Symptoms Until:…