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Monster Energy Drink Recalled Due to Possible Glass Fragments

March 23, 2019 08:47 AM in The Canadian Press • 0 Comments

By The Canadian Press

Monster Energy Drink — The Caffe Monster Salted Caramel Energy Drink has been recalled. (CFIA)

OTTAWA — Monster Energy Canada Ltd. is recalling one of its drinks from the marketplace.

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency says the Caffe Monster Salted Caramel Energy Drink could contain glass fragments.

The 405 ml drinks have best before dates of Jan. 21 and Jan. 22, 2020 (UPC code 0 70847 03184 0) and were sold at stores across the country.

There have been no reported illnesses linked to the product, and consumers who have the drinks are urged to return them to the store where they were purchased or throw them out.

Manitoba’s Special Olympics Athletes Return from World Games with Hardware Loot

March 23, 2019 08:15 AM in Sports • 0 Comments

Special Olympics Games — Team Canada won 155 medals at the 2019 Special Olympics World Summer Games. (SPECIAL OLYMPICS CANADA)

Special Olympics athletes are returning to Winnipeg with a hefty medal haul from the 2019 Special Olympics World Summer Games.

Members of Team Canada will land in the city tonight from Abu Dhabi and Dubai, UAE, where the athletes racked up 155 medals: 90 gold, 37 silver, and 28 bronze.

Truck Driver in Fatal Humboldt Broncos Crash Gets 8-Year Sentence

March 22, 2019 05:20 PM in The Canadian Press • 0 Comments

By Bill Graveland and Stephanie Taylor, The Canadian Press

MELFORT, Sask. — A truck driver who caused the deadly Humboldt Broncos crash has been sentenced to eight years in prison.

Jaskirat Singh Sidhu of Calgary had pleaded guilty earlier this year to 29 counts of dangerous driving. He stood quietly and looked ahead at the judge as he was sentenced Friday.

Thompson RCMP Investigating Fatal Hit and Run, Suspicious Death

March 22, 2019 03:06 PM in News • 0 Comments

A man in his 40s was killed early Friday morning after RCMP say he was hit by a vehicle on Provincial Road 391.

Police were called to the scene near the city of Thompson shortly after 1 a.m., where they found the victim lying on the roadway. He was pronounced deceased at the scene.

Woman Escapes from Man After Abduction in Portage la Prairie

March 22, 2019 01:03 PM in News • 0 Comments

(THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck)

A 29-year-old woman was able to escape from a man who allegedly abducted her and safely contact RCMP in Portage la Prairie last week.

Police say the woman was walking along Crescent Avenue West on March 15 when a vehicle pulled up next to her. A man, appearing to be in his 50s, asked for directions and then forced her into the front passenger seat.

Wilson-Raybould to Reveal More Details, Documents on SNC-Lavalin Affair

March 22, 2019 11:38 AM in The Canadian Press • 0 Comments

By The Canadian Press

OTTAWA — Jody Wilson-Raybould plans to reveal more — in writing — about her accusation that she faced improper pressure to prevent the criminal prosecution of SNC-Lavalin.

The former attorney general has written to the House of Commons justice committee to advise that she intends to make a written submission, as well as provide “copies of text messages and emails” that she referenced when she told her story in person last month.

Polo Park Employee Sent to Hospital After Attempted Robbery

March 22, 2019 09:39 AM in News • 0 Comments

An employee at Polo Park Shopping Centre was injured in an attempted robbery Thursday night when a suspect tried to run away with stolen clothing.

Police say the shoplifter tried to run out of Foot Locker, but was confronted by several employees. He attempted to flee, slashing one employee with a knife as he tried to escape.

Half-Naked Man Believed to Be on Meth Sets Clothes, Car on Fire

March 22, 2019 09:27 AM in News • 0 Comments

WINNIPEG — A man who undressed himself set fire to his clothes inside a vehicle after consuming methamphetamine, according to Winnipeg police.

Officers were called to the 500 block of College Avenue Wednesday evening and found the man sitting half-naked inside the vehicle, which was fully engulfed in flames.