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Winnipeg homicide count hits 27 for 2023, prompting safety concerns, speculationOver the past few years, the number of homicide victims in the city has been increasing with last year setting a new grim record at 53 lives lost.CrimeSep 22
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Winnipeg police investigate after robbery, assault on manThe victim told police he was walking near Assiniboine Avenue and Kennedy Street when he was confronted by two unknown men who were demanding money.CrimeSep 22
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Expert notes heightened focus on NDP by PC and Liberal candidates in recent Manitoba election debateThis comes a day after new polling from the Angus Reid Institute suggests the NDP holds a six-point lead over the Tories with less than two weeks until election day.PoliticsSep 21
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Winnipeg police investigate homicide in North Inkster Industrial areaOn Wednesday at 10 a.m., police say they went to a residence in the 200 block of Hazleton Drive, where they found the body of a man.CrimeSep 21
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Manitoba demonstrators clash at legislature over LGBTQ2 school policiesThe group named "The 1 Million March 4 Children" protested at the legislature stating their mission is to safeguard children from gender ideology teachings.CanadaSep 20
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Gods Lake Narrows RCMP seize 30 grams of methRCMP in Gods Lake Narrows Man., say they have seized 30 grams of meth.CrimeSep 20
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Manitoba legislature rally calls for landfill search amid national protestsHundreds came out on Monday to a rally at the Manitoba legislature in support of a search of Prairie Green Landfill for two murdered Indigenous women.CanadaSep 18
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Portage la Prairie RCMP seize firearm, arrest 17-year-old boy on multiple chargesRCMP in Portage La Prairie say they have seized a firearm and arrested a 17-year-old boy on multiple charges.CrimeSep 18
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Winnipeg students march for peace at tenth annual elementary school Peace WalkOne thousand Winnipeg students spent Friday morning marching around the Canadian Museum for Human Rights for the tenth annual elementary school Peace Walk.CanadaSep 15
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Winnipeg police investigate after injured man found on Lipton Street diesOn Monday at 4:30 p.m., police found a hurt 56-year-old man in the rear lane of the 600 block of Lipton Street after responding to a report of an injured man.CrimeSep 12
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Winnipeg Police arrest 2 suspects in $116k designer eyewear theft spreeBetween June 5 and Aug. 28, police say a suspect was targeting eyewear businesses and nearly 300 pairs of designer glasses were taken.CrimeSep 12
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Manitoba’s police watchdog investigates serious Winnipeg ORV collisionManitoba's police watchdog is looking into an off-road vehicle (ORV) collision that resulted in serious injuries on Sunday in Winnipeg.CanadaSep 11
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Winnipeg welcomes year-round indoor skatepark ‘Pitikwe’ for inclusive funThe Pitikwe Skatepark is named for the Cree word meaning 'come in' or 'welcome,' which is a fitting title given the aims of the group behind the project.EntertainmentSep 8
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Winnipeg police seize $80k worth of cocaine and cash in drug bustWinnipeg police say they seized 28 ounces of cocaine and more than $13K in cash during a drug bust that started with a traffic stop near Waverley Street.CrimeSep 8
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Police release name of second suspect sought in Thompson apartment complex altercationManitoba RCMP have released the name of the second 16-year-old suspect they say is connected with a homicide investigation.CrimeSep 8
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Winnipeg businesses suffer significant losses amid prolonged construction woesCouncillor Janice Lukes who chairs the city's public works committee said compensation for lost sales likely won't ever be in the cards in Winnipeg.EconomySep 7
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Winnipeg’s mayor seeks inspiration in Houston to tackle homelessnessWinnipeg's Mayor Scott Gillingham said Houston uses a housing first approach and they've been able to house move 25,000 people over the last decade.CanadaSep 7
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Boating accident on Winnipeg River claims life of Manitoba woman: RCMPPolice say a fishing boat with two people, a male driver and a female passenger was travelling southbound on the river when it struck a log floating in the water.CanadaSep 7
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Woman suffers serious injury during Winnipeg arrest, IIU launches investigationThe Independent Investigation Unit of Manitoba (IIU) is probing the events surrounding a recent arrest in Winnipeg that left a woman with a serious injury.CanadaSep 5
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Manitoba’s police watchdog investigates medical incident after arrest of man in WinnipegManitoba's police watchdog is investigating after a man died due to a medical incident after being arrested on Saturday by Winnipeg police.CanadaSep 5
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RCMP respond to daring overnight break-in at Winnipeg water treatment plantManitoba RCMP say they have responded to a daring overnight break-in at a Winnipeg water treatment plant.CrimeSep 5
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Firearms, cocaine worth over $30,000 seized in raid: WPSWinnipeg police say they have seized over $30,000 in cocaine and multiple firearms after a raid on Portage Avenue over the long weekend.CrimeSep 5
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2 people arrested in shooting spree targeting Meadows West home: Winnipeg policeWinnipeg police say they have arrested two people in connection with a shooting spree that targeted a home in the Meadows West neighbourhood.CrimeSep 5
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Winnipeg’s Rainbow Community Garden grows connections and weeds out food inflationThe Rainbow Community Garden on the University of Manitoba campus uses food as a universal language to link people from all over the world in a time of crisis and uncertainty.CanadaSep 3
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Manitoba election countdown: Unofficial campaign heats up as PCs, NDP enter tight raceIncumbent Premier Heather Stefanson faces a tough fight in the Oct. 3 Manitoba election. Her main rival, NDP Leader Wab Kinew, could be Canada's first First Nations premier.PoliticsSep 3
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