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Winnipeg police have charged two people and seized several firearms following a home invasion last weekend.
Officers responded to a report of gunshots in the 400 block of Adsum Drive on the night of October 12. Residents reported seeing a number of people enter the home before gunfire broke out.
WINNIPEG — Two people have been arrested and charged following a machete attack on a man Monday morning.
The victim, in his 20s, was walking along Pembina Highway near Dudley Avenue at around 5 a.m. when he was slashed in the leg. Police say the attack was unprovoked and the man had been walking towards downtown at the time.
Construction is underway on an expansion of the personal care home in Carman.
The new 110-bed PCH is expected to open in 2021 and will include two phases. The first phase will be an 80-bed facility that will accommodate residents with general dementia or other special needs.
In the wake of last week’s early winter snowstorm, the City of Winnipeg has launched a storm response website to keep the public updated of the progress of the clean-up.
The website includes an interactive clean-up status map, divided into subcategories focusing on brush pickup, hazardous tree cleanup, non-hazardous tree maintenance.
WINNIPEG — A woman was found dead and another man was shot by police as officers responded to a domestic call in Elmwood on Friday morning.
Police say officers arrived at a residence in the 300 block of Riverton Avenue at around 8 a.m. and became involved in a confrontation with a man. Police say officers shot the man and he was sent to hospital.
Authorities have seized 311,930 contraband cigarettes and 7,600 grams of fine-cut tobacco as part of an investigation near the Manitoba-Ontario border.
Officials say RCMP, Manitoba Finance’s Taxation Special Investigations Unit, Ontario Ministry of Finance’s Compliance Branch and the Treaty Three Police Service were all involved in the recent seizure.
WINNIPEG — Sunday’s Winnipeg Fire and Paramedic Services (WFPS) run has been cancelled over safety concerns related to the recent early winter storm.
Organizers say last week’s snowstorm downed trees and power lines along the racecourse. City officials recommended that the eighth annual event be cancelled.
WINNIPEG — Manitoba Hydro workers tasked with storm clean-up and power restoration across the province will be allowed to vote in Monday’s federal election.
Hydro says its workers will be able to cast ballots at polling stations in affected areas after working out a plan with Elections Canada.
