Winnipeg Bomb Unit

• Winnipeg cops safely remove inactive explosive device from storage locker

  The bomb unit confirmed the device wasn't live and there was no danger to the public. Major crimes officers continue to investigate.

  Crime

  Oct 3, 2023
  
• No injuries or damage in small downtown explosion, Winnipeg police say

  The bomb unit investigated and confirmed that no damage had occurred as a result of the detonation, and that there was no further risk to public safety. 

  Crime

  Sep 29, 2023
  
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• Winnipeg police seize explosives from Redwood Avenue apartment

  Police found four Molotov Cocktails and a quantity of kerosene and arrested the resident. Members of the bomb unit safely removed the explosives.

  Crime

  Aug 20, 2023
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• Winnipeg police detonate ‘volatile material’ found on university campus

  Winnipeg police were called to the University of Manitoba on Friday with a report an 'unstable chemical with a potential for explosion' was being stored on site.

  Environment

  Jul 1, 2023
• Winnipeg bomb squad to safely detonate ‘volatile substance’ at U of M

  Winnipeg police say they're going to be helping to safely detonate a 'volatile substance' at the University of Manitoba's Fort Garry campus Friday afternoon.

  Canada

  Jun 30, 2023
• Bomb unit investigates two suspicious packages in downtown Winnipeg Tuesday

  Police said they were called to the 200 block of River Avenue with the first report, and evacuated people in the immediate vicinity as a precautionary measure.

  Dec 29, 2020
• Suspicious item on Regent Avenue ‘unfounded’, police say

  After investigating reports of a suspicous item Tuesday morning, police are now calling the incident unfounded.

  Dec 13, 2016