Tag: CityNews Winnipeg

Every year, thousands of Canadians fall victim to investment scams, losing hundreds of millions of dollars. “It’s really rampant,” said Armin Zamani, who is a self-declared tech nerd and uses his skills on his own time to put a dent in the problem. It starts as soon as he gets a suspicious email or text…

Winnipeg police say a 23-year-old man has been charged in connection with a string of thefts between May and October. WPS says just before 11 a.m. on Nov. 10, officers responded to a house along Furby Street for an unrelated matter and found a man in medical distress. While the man was being provided medical…

Across Winnipeg and the country, Canadians paused this morning to remember those who served and sacrificed for our freedom. At the RCB Convention Centre, hundreds gathered for the city’s largest Remembrance Day ceremony, standing in silence at the eleventh hour to honour the fallen and those still serving. From the National anthem to the laying…

One suite has been damaged in a five-storey apartment building following a fire on Monday evening. WFPS responded to reports of the fire along Clarke Street, around 10:34 p.m. When crews arrived, they found smoke coming from the building and found the fire located in one of the suites. The fire was declared under control…

Winnipeg police say two people are facing charges after a pair of search warrants uncovered a large quantity of drugs. WPS says on Sunday, officers conducted a traffic stop along Jefferson Avenue and took a driver and passenger into custody in connection to a drug investigation. At the time, the driver was found to be…

Some municipalities in Manitoba are renewing calls for the province to make legislative changes to reduce the role police play in responding to crises as rural and northern communities deal with staffing challenges with law enforcement and an increase in mental health calls. This comes more than a year after the NDP government committed to…

Warning: This article deals with suicide. If you are thinking about suicide or are worried about someone, help is available 24/7 at 1-866-277-3553, by text at 535353, or by chat at suicide.ca. Two Manitoba RCMP officers, one off-duty and one on-duty, have died by suicide in the last month. The deaths have deeply affected members…

The Grey Cup is here, and even without the Bombers in the big game on Sunday, fans are still showing up to celebrate the game and get a glimpse of the trophy. “The role is really cool. I’m just a fan with a really cool job, and what I get to do is I get…

Police in Manitoba say the chief of Sioux Valley Dakota Nation is accused of sexually assaulting a teenager in 1984 – when the accused was 24 years old. Virden RCMP say Chief Vincent Tacan, 65, was arrested and charged with sexual assault on Wednesday — 41 years after the alleged historical sexual assault is said…

Winnipeg police are looking to identify a suspect who allegedly assaulted an 18-year-old man in a parking lot near a downtown nightclub during the summer. The Winnipeg Police Service says the suspect seriously injured the victim on June 28 around 2:30 a.m. on Main Street near McDermot Avenue. Investigators have released a still image of…

Premier Wab Kinew announced that the province will invest an additional $1 million to speed up the revitalization of the Park Community Centre and non-profit childcare facility in Brandon. “This investment in the Park Community Centre is about making life easier for working families in Brandon,” said Kinew. “We’re going to continue to make sure that…

Individuals currently serving with the Canadian Armed Forces, RCMP and other military services are now eligible to display a veteran licence plate on their vehicle in Manitoba. The Crown-owned Manitoba Public Insurance, the province and the Royal Canadian Legion have made regulatory amendments to allow more veterans to display a specialized licence place on their…

Hundreds of veterans, family members and First Nations leaders gathered to commemorate the first annual powwow to mark Indigenous Veterans Day at Sgt. Tommy Prince Place in Winnipeg on Saturday. The day was not only meant tohonour Indigenous veterans, but also to remember the discrimination many of the veterans faced during and after their military…

Winnipeg Police (WPS) Chief Gene Bowers apologized to the family of the dead woman who was photographed by an officer. WPS Officer Elston Bostock pleaded guilty to a number of serious charges, including offering an indignity to human remains, which involved taking a topless photo of a woman’s dead body. In a statement on Friday,…

Residents in the Point Douglas neighbourhood have mixed opinions after Bill-48 was passed in the legislature this week, shortly after Premier Wab Kinew announced a facility at 190 Disraeli Freeway that will be operational within the month, which will see people who are under the influence of narcotics be detained for up to three days.…

A Manitoba-made web series has been created to shine a light on the Sixties Scoop, where thousands of Indigenous children were taken from their families and placed into non-Indigenous homes. Now the stories that are about to be told by a Winnipeg survivor turned director, looks to give people a way to reconnect with their…

The Manitoba Nurses Union has filed an unfair labour practice complaint against Shared Health, alleging that it did not disclose a safety report from 2020. “If you knew about this, why weren’t you dealing with it?” said Darlene Jackson, the president of the Manitoba Nurses Union. “I think if the report had been released and…

A Winnipeg police officer has pleaded guilty to taking a photo of a woman’s dead body. In August 2025, Elston Bostock was charged after he allegedly took a photo of a dead woman, who was partially clothed, and sent it to another officer in May 2021. “I have spoken previously about this case, and will…

Winnipeg police say a 26-year-old man has been charged following a home invasion in the early hours of Friday. WPS says officers received a report just after midnight that a family had been threatened by an unknown man who had entered their home along College Avenue. It is believed that the family had been asleep…

Winnipeg police and Manitoba RCMP have charged a 31-year-old man after evidence from a stolen vehicle led to his identity being uncovered. WPS says around Apr. 2, a 2014 Honda Accord Touring had been stolen from a home along Hull Avenue. The vehicle was later recovered on May 23, along Kingfisher Crescent. Following this, forensic…