Despite many of us staying at home during the COVID-19 pandemic, police in Manitoba are dealing with as much violent crime as ever before.

The report comes after Saskatoon had a record-setting number of homicides in 2019.

Hamilton is consistently a top-five city in Canada when it comes to reported firearm-related violent crime.

Recent changes by Winnipeg police are intended to reduce violence in the city, but one local activist says he's not sure the new strategy – which includes temporarily closing district police stations – is the best way to tackle the problem. 

Winnipeg Police Service officers responded to multiple calls from area residents hearing gunshots around 4 p.m.

Winnipeg police found several firearms in a home where a man was shot in St. Norbert Saturday evening. 

At around 10:40 p.m. Monday, residents in the 400 block of Adsum Drive told police they saw a number of people enter a home — then they heard gunshots. 

A Winnipeg woman who lost her son in a random, meth-fueled home invasion last winter is calling on party leaders running in 2019 provincial election to crack down on the current drug crisis gripping Manitoba.

"This is such a great neighbourhood and these guys, why are they coming here?"

Longtime residents say they are worried for their families' safety after a suspicious death on Sunday.