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By The Canadian Press
WINNIPEG — A father has died after he and his two sons were pulled from a swimming pool at a Winnipeg apartment complex.
Ram Nivash Misra, 38, died in hospital Monday night, said Ajay Pandey, president of the Hindu Society of Manitoba.
By The Canadian Press
MINNEDOSA, Man. — A Manitoba man who shot at two RCMP officers and left one with severe injuries has been given an 18-year prison sentence.
Therae Racette-Beaulieu pleaded guilty earlier this year to charges of attempted murder, break and enter, and robbery in connection with a string of crimes in western Manitoba last summer.
An inmate at Stony Mountain Institution has died following an assault, which RCMP are investigating as a homicide.
Adrian Fillion, 42, was found with life-threatening injuries Monday morning and died in hospital.
WINNIPEG — The fountain in Memorial Park will receive a major restoration as part of Manitoba 150 celebrations, the province announced Tuesday.
Premier Brian Pallister says the project is part of $45 million in infrastructure funding planned across the province next year.
WINNIPEG — Eight men have been arrested in the second phase of Project Hook, a police investigation surrounding protecting youth and those at risk of sexual exploitation.
Police arrested the men — between the ages of 20 and 46 — as a result of a two-week investigation in March surrounding people attempting to lure children for a sexual purpose.
By David Friend, The Canadian Press
TORONTO — The number Canadian households paying for at least one streaming video service will eclipse traditional TV subscribers for the first time next year, predicts an annual report on consumer habits.
Convergence Research Group says the growing popularity of an array of streaming options — ranging from Netflix and Crave to sports platform DAZN — is leading to a gradual shift in where viewers invest their entertainment dollars.
A 32-year-old employee with the City of Winnipeg has been arrested and will be charged after $8,500 worth of city property was found at a St. Adolphe home.
Police began their investigation April 12 and executed a search warrant at the residence on April 19. They found and seized a quantity of scrap metal, including copper piping and an old fire hydrant.
By The Canadian Press
WINNIPEG — Manitoba is moving its organ donor registry entirely online and is no longer sending out paper registration cards.
Health Minister Cameron Friesen says the change will ensure people’s wishes are registered centrally, instead of being recorded on a piece of paper that people may or may not carry with them.
