Tag: CityNews Winnipeg
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Winnipeg police hoping to identify woman who died in August
Winnipeg police are turning to the public in the hopes of identifying a woman who died on August 10. WPS says on that day, officers were involved in an incident involving a deceased woman along Main Street, however didn’t go into further detail regarding the incident. Since then, officers and investigators in the missing persons…
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Some Canadian food prices slowly coming down: StatCan
Those items include cucumbers, grapes, iceberg lettuce, margarine, crackers, canned tuna, shrimp, bacon, spinach, frozen berries, pasta, flour, and roasted and ground coffee. The post Some Canadian food prices slowly coming down: StatCan appeared first on CityNews Winnipeg.
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Shamattawa First Nation speaks out on the ongoing class action lawsuit against the federal government
As the federal government and dozens of First Nations battle in court over access to clean drinking water, one First Nation under a boil water advisory since 2018 has spoken out, denouncing the government’s actions. At a press conference Wednesday, Shamattawa Chief Jordna Hill, highlighted the struggles of living under a water boil advisory for…
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Car drives through police protest in Winnipeg, driver confronted
A protest that shut down the intersection of Portage Avenue and Main Street, calling for accountability after a police car struck and killed a woman near a homeless encampment on Monday, took an unexpected and violent turn. During the protest, a driver attempted to drive through a group of people. A video recorded by an…
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Winnipeg police looking for witnesses after teen found in distress at Happyland Park
Winnipeg police are turning to the public for assistance regarding an incident at Happyland Park on Friday, Aug. 30. WPS says it received multiple reports in the evening that a teen was in distress near the riverbank. She was reportedly located and taken to hospital for assessment purposes. Police say they have already spoken to…
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Man in hospital after being shot on apartment balcony in St. Boniface: WPS
Winnipeg police say a man is in hospital after being shot on Sunday morning in St. Boniface. WPS says around 11:15 a.m. on Sept. 1, officers responded to a report of a gunshot at an apartment complex on Aubert Street. When officers arrived at the scene, they found a man in his 30s on a…
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Winnipeg police issue warning regarding release of high-risk sex offender
Winnipeg police and Manitoba RCMP are issuing a warning to the public regarding the release of a high-risk sex offender. Police say 32-year-old Leslie Wayne Oliver Mercredi, who is a convicted sex offender, was released from the Headingley Correctional Centre on Aug. 31. Mercredi had been in prison for failing to comply with the conditions…
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Winnipeg man, 33, charged with manslaughter after homicide on Manitoba First Nation
Police say a 33-year-old Winnipeg man was charged with manslaughter in connection with a homicide in Black River last month. Powerview RCMP say a 43-year-old man’s death in the Manitoba First Nation on Aug. 18 – initially deemed suspicious – was the result of homicide. A suspect was charged on Saturday. He was remanded into…
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‘It’s tragic’: Woman dead after being hit by Winnipeg police cruiser in Fort Rouge Park encampment
Winnipeg police say a woman in her 30s is dead after being hit by a police vehicle at the Fort Rouge Park encampment on Monday evening. Police say officers were driving a resident back to the encampment along the riverbank shortly before 9:30 p.m. when it happened. Manitoba’s police watchdog, the Independent Investigation Unit of…
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1 in critical condition after being trapped inside burning home: WFPS
A person trapped inside a burning Winnipeg home needed to be rescued by firefighters before they were taken to hospital in critical condition Tuesday. Winnipeg Fire Paramedic Service (WFPS) crews were called to the home on Young Street near Sargent Avenue shortly after 3 a.m. While other residents had managed to escape on their own…
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TikTok creator wants to design Manitoba Parks specialty licence plate
A popular social media creator and licence plate collector has unveiled his design for a specialty Manitoba plate – and he hopes his sketch can become reality. Ethan Craft, known on TikTok as Ethan the License Plate Guy to his 470,000 followers, put crayons to paper in a widely viewed video last week. Craft, who…
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Winnipeg police investigating 2 related downtown stabbings
A 38-year-old man faces charges following stabbing incidents in the downtown area on Friday night. Around 8 p.m., officers were called to Portage Avenue and Carlton Street after reports of a man who was stabbed. Investigators with the Major Crimes Unit believe the suspect and the victim were known to each other and were consuming…
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‘A path of humanity’: Winnipeg’s Sikh community celebrates anniversary of holy book
Every year on the first Sunday in September, the Sikh community gathers to honour its gods, celebrate its people and share its culture. This Sunday, thousands of people gathered at Memorial Boulevard, just in front of the Manitoba legislative building, to make offerings and pay their respects to the holy book: Sri Guru Granth Sahib…
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Winnipeg firefighters deployed to 3 house fires within an hour Saturday night
Winnipeg fire crews responded to three house fires in quick succession on Saturday night, including one at a vacant West End property. Firefighters were first called to a two-storey home on William Avenue West near Oddy Street at 8:37 p.m., arriving to find heavy smoke and flames. The fire was brought under control at 9:34…
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Winnipeg gardeners compete for longest, heaviest upo at Filipino festival
Flashlight in hand during the dead of night, gardener Brix Del Carmen found himself atop a 10-foot ladder trying to pollinate his upo before the bees got to it. It’s far from your typical image of summer gardening in Manitoba – pruning tomato suckers or picking zucchini flowers under the sun. But that’s just how…
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‘A unique attraction’: How the peacock became a Manitoba community’s mascot
Jim Ludlam might be considered a jack-of-all-trades in Souris, Man. The 85-year-old spends his days maintaining a local church, tending to flower beds in a park and making sure town equipment is gassed up. But his decades caring for the small community’s main attraction has earned him the affectionate nickname “peacock man.” Ludlam and his…
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Manitoba health-care support workers authorize strike action: CUPE
Unionized health-care workers in Manitoba could be walking off the job as they look to establish a new collective agreement. Community and facility support workers at the Winnipeg Regional Health Authority and Shared Health, as well as community support workers at Southern Health Santé-Sud, authorized strike action after rejecting a proposed tentative agreement. The Canadian…
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‘You were perfect’: Johnny Gaudreau’s wife pays tribute on Instagram
Meredith Gaudreau, the wife of Johnny Gaudreau, paid tribute to her husband on social media two days after his tragic death. The post ‘You were perfect’: Johnny Gaudreau’s wife pays tribute on Instagram appeared first on CityNews Winnipeg.
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‘I’d like to see other people not get that far’: Manitoba marks overdose awareness day
Hundreds of people gathered outside the Legislative Building to commemorate international overdose awareness day and to honour their loved ones. For the first time since Manitoba has marked the event, the day began inside the Legislature. “Although people might think that these aren’t my loved ones, I don’t have to worry about this, this isn’t…
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Manitoba establishing nutrient targets to protect lakes and rivers
The Manitoba government announced this week that it’s establishing nutrient targets to protect Manitoba’s lakes and rivers, including Lake Winnipeg, for future generations. Environment and Climate Change Minister Tracy Schmidt introduced the new regulation under the Water Protection Act, which includes Lake Winnipeg, and key rivers like the Red and Winnipeg. “It’s going to have…