Woman stabbed while waiting for bus at River and Osborne, Winnipeg police say
Winnipeg police say a woman is recovering after being stabbed and punched in the face while waiting for a bus.
Crime
Apr 11
Jury selected for Winnipeg trial of man accused of killing 4 women
Nine women and three men will decide if Jeremy Skibicki is guilty of four counts of first-degree murder.
Canada
Apr 25
‘Shock and disbelief’ after Manitoba school trustee’s Indigenous comments
A controversial presentation by a school trustee in western Manitoba has members of nearby communities in disbelief.
Education
Apr 25
‘Bicycle nazis’: Winnipeg city councillor taking heat after committee meeting comment
Tuesday, Transcona Coun. Russ Wyatt referred to Bike Winnipeg delegates as "bicycle nazis" during a Public Works Committee meeting, and is now facing backlash.
Politics
Apr 10
Winnipeg development faces pushback over affordable units from advocates, neighbours
Advocates say the development uses a metric to assess affordability inconsistent with municipal and provincial policy, resulting in rents most in the neighbourhood can't afford.
Canada
Apr 4
Air Canada apologizes for mishandling national chief’s headdress on flight
Air Canada is apologizing after an incident this week involving the mishandling of a headdress belonging to Assembly of First Nations National Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak.
Canada
Apr 26
Woman, 22, in custody after hammer attack on parked train: Winnipeg police
A Winnipeg woman is in custody after an erratic series of events Wednesday evening that included the window of a CN Rail locomotive getting smashed with a hammer.
Crime
Mar 15
Woman sentenced for role in Saskatchewan Mountie’s death
A woman has received an 821-day sentence of more than two years for her role in the death of Const. Shelby Patton, a Saskatchewan RCMP officer who was run over and killed in 2021.
Canada
Mar 20
Winnipeg man was member of Chinese military branch behind cyber attacks on Canada, officials allege
Huajie Xu told immigration officials he came to Canada for its air quality. Court records show he is a veteran of China's People's Liberation Army.
Canada
Mar 25
Winnipeg cops seek suspect in mischief food-soiling incident
Winnipeg police are looking to identify a man they believe was involved in a mischief incident involving damage to food at an Empress Street business.
Crime
Mar 14
Air Canada’s Hong Kong jet maintenance deal amid China discord raises security concerns
The maintenance company, HAECO, unveiled its major Air Canada deal with fanfare on Feb. 28, 2024, replacing ST Aerospace company.
Investigations
Apr 1
Winnipeg police searching for suspects in Assiniboine Avenue apartment homicide
Two suspects are wanted in connection with the homicide of a 19-year-old man on Feb. 7, 2024, according to the Winnipeg Police Service.
Crime
Feb 22
‘Representation is critical,’ experts say in bid for more Indigenous teachers
"If our stories and our representatives from our community aren't being seen in (educational) spaces, then children aren't going to think (teaching) is something that they can do,"
Education
Feb 13
Request to change the name of a Winnipeg school underway, board of trustees says
A request to change the name of the Wolseley School in Winnipeg is moving forward, as the Winnipeg School Division looks towards community consultations.
Education
Feb 8
Winnipeg police board begins search for new top cop
Current chief Danny Smyth, who has been in the role since 2016, informed the board he intends to retire on Sept. 3 of next year.
Politics
Dec 8, 2023
Calgary man arrested on human smuggling charges by Manitoba RCMP
Manitoba RCMP said they arrested the driver of a vehicle for human smuggling. Inside the vehicle were seven male passengers from the Republic of Chad.
Crime
Feb 6
Man accused of killing Manitoba woman in 2007 had violent past: parole document
A B.C. man recently charged in the cold-case death of a woman in Manitoba had his statutory release revoked after he was in prison for assaulting two women.
Crime
Feb 2
Alexei Navalny death reports ‘tragic and horrifying,’ Justin Trudeau says
Alexei Navalny, the fiercest critic of Russian president Vladimir Putin, died in prison Friday, according to media reports citing Russian prison officials.
Canada
Feb 16
The hunt for Canada’s last Nazis
Canada's Nazis are now well into their 90s. One woman is making a last push to bring them to justice.
Canada
Feb 22
Why an Ontario town with fewer than 6,000 people has OPP’s largest jail
Sioux Lookout, Ont., is home to fewer than 6,000 people but, as the hub of the north, it serves tens of First Nations communities. Local leaders say there isn't enough support.
Canada
Feb 7