Winnipeg Daily News

12/01/2023

Winnipeg Police Cadets take action to save a man's life.

Thursday, January 12, 2023 - Police Cadets took immediate action to save a life in a Winnipeg Bus Shelter. Offical's with the WInnipeg Police Service said that around 6:30 PM on Monday Cadets were flagged down by a Downtown Biz Ambassador to a Transit bus shelter in the Graham Avenue Transitway. In....

09/01/2023

Two-story house on furby a total loss after a fire Sunday afternoon.

Monday, January 9, 2022 - Winnipeg Fire Paramedic Service (WFPS) were called to a two-story house fire on Furby Sunday just before 3:00 p.m. WFPS officials said, heavy smoke was coming from the house. Due to the high heat fire fighters initially fought the fire defensively from the exterior of the h...

07/01/2023

A 12 & 14 year old were charged with robbery and assault with a weapon in Winnipeg Friday

Saturday, January 7, 2023 - Winnipeg Police said they responded to a commercial robbery Friday that involved a 12 and 14 year old. The two youths shoplifted items from a business on Milt Stegall Drive. Police were told one was armed with a canister of bear spray. Police found the two suspects at Emp...

07/01/2023

City of Winnipeg $80 million over budget

Saturday, January 7, 2023 - In a release to media, the City of Winnipeg announced a shortfall in their 2022 budget of $69.6 million and an additional shortfall of $13.7 million in Transit as of November 30, 2022. City officials are saying that COVID-19 has had a significant impact on the City’s fi...

06/01/2023

Brady landfill will open today.

Thursday, January 5, 2023 - City of Winnipeg officials said today that the the Brady Road landfill and 4R Winnipeg Depot, will reopen to the public on tomorrow, Friday, during normal business hours. An encampment will remain near the entrance to the facility along the roadway, and residential and co...

06/01/2023

RCMP in Carman respond to a bank robbery

Thursday, January 5, 2023 - RCMP in Carman responded to a robbery at a credit union on Tuesday just before 4:00 p.m. RCMP said a man entered the bank, demanded money and left with an undisclosed amount of cash. No one was injured. The suspect is described as 6'0", wearing white sunglasses, black hat...

05/01/2023

Winnipeg Police make drug bust at a city hotel

Thursday, January 5, 2023 - A large drug bust for Winnipeg Police on Wednesday when the Guns & Gang Unit seized over $52,000 worth of fentanyl, a loaded firearm and cash proceeds of crime. An Winnipeg man was taken into custody at a hotel on Main Street. A subsequent search warrant was executed on o...

04/01/2023

Police are investigating 's first homicide of 2023.

Wednesday, January 4, 2023 - The homicide unit of the Winnipeg Police are investigating the death of a young woman, the first homicide of 2023. Tuesday morning police responded to Sargent Avenue for an apartment fire. The WFPS was on scene, and paramedics had taken a young woman to hospital who late...

04/01/2023

RCMP Use "Snowbulance" to Help a Woman in Medical Distress

Wednesday, January 4, 2023 - The Pas RCMP received a report of an 81-year-old female in need of emergency medical assistance. The female was in a remote trappers cabin, only accessible by snowmobile, approximately 48 kilometres south of The Pas. Officers assessed the situation, and with the assistan...

04/01/2023

Fire fighters battle a house on Roblin Blvd.

Wednesday, January 4, 2023 - The Winnipeg Fire Paramedic Service (WFPS) is urging people to drive with caution on Roblin Blvd after crews battled a house Tuesday evening. WFPS officials said they responded to a fire in a single-storey house in the 5700 block of Roblin Boulevard shortly after 7:00 p....

03/01/2023

The WInnipeg Homicide number for 2022 reaches 53 after an arson investigation.

Tuesday, January 3, 2023 - An investigation by the Major Crimes Unit of the Winnipeg Police has resulted in two additional homicides for 2022, bringing to total a staggering 53. The previous record for homicides was 44 set in 2019. Police said, investigators believe that on December 25, 2022, two fi...

03/01/2023

A jewellery store in Downtown Winnipeg was robbed at gunpoint last night.

Tuesday, January 3, 2023 - A man with a gun robbed a jewellery store in downtown Winnipeg shortly after 7 p.m. on Monday. Police said they met with store employees and were told an man approached the counter and requested to see an expensive piece of jewellery. When the employee produced the item, t...

03/01/2023

Police have a busy first day of 2023

Monday, January 2, 2023 - It was a busy first day of 2023 for the Winnipeg Police Service with a woman charged with arson and a man found with a gun. Sunday evening just before midnight, police called to an apartment complex on Kennedy Street. While there, police spotted a large garbage bin fire at....

03/01/2023

Woman brings in the New Year behind bars after a stabbing in

Monday, January 1, 2023 - A 23-year-old woman spends New Year's Eve in custody after being arrested for a stabbing on Maryland Street. Winnipeg Police found a 27-year-old victim suffering from an upper-body stab wound and provided emergency medical care with the application of a chest seal. The woma...

03/01/2023

A 13-year-old was charged with a robbery on Dale Blvd. in Charleswood - bear spray was used.

Monday, January 2, 2022 - Last Friday, December 30th, WInnipeg Police arrested and charged to youths with robbery and the victim was treated for bear spray. When police responded they found a 66-year-old man suffering from the effects of bear spray. Winnipeg Fire Paramedic Service personnel medicall...

30/12/2022

Fire still on scene of a vacant house fire on Selkirk that was threatening the neighbouring homes.

Friday, December 30, 2022 - After several vacant structure fires around Christmas, Winnipeg Fire Paramedic Service, battles another vacant home fire on Selkirk Avenue. When firefighters arrives the fire was well-involved with heavy smoke and flames coming from the house. WFPS sait the structure was....

27/12/2022

A 3 A.M. Fire Forces Residents Out of Their Apartments & Into the Cold

25/12/2022

A busy 24 hours for the Fire Paramedic Service this Christmas

Sunday, December 25, 2022 - It has been a busy night for the Winnipeg Fire Paramedic Service (WFPS) with five significant fires in the last twenty-four hours; At 4:08 a.m. on December 25, 2022, the WFPS responded to reports of a fire in a six-storey apartment building in the 300 block of Qu’Appell...

23/12/2022

A Young Boy From Morris Makes a Huge Difference

Thursday, December 22, 2022 - At the express request of the Commissioner of the RCMP, Brenda Lucki, and Commanding Officer of the Manitoba RCMP, Assistant Commissioner Rob Hill, Lincoln Boyer, a 13-year-old boy from Morris, paid the RCMP a visit on December 14. Lincoln has been on a mission to chang...

23/12/2022

An Attempted Murder Charge After a Business Partnership Dissolves.

Thursday, December 22, 2022 - A business partnership coming to an end did so violently when one man shot the other Tuesday night at a storage place on Elgin Avenue Police with support from the Tactical Support Team(TST), responded and found a suspect attempting to flee the property in a vehicle. A28...

22/12/2022

Improving access to medical attention and reducing Emergency Room visits through technology.

Thursday, December 22, 2022 - A grant from the Manitoba Government's Innovation Growth Program will improve access to patient care. QDoc is helping revolutionize medicine. It is making a significant impact in both helping patients access care more easily and helping our health-care system by reducin...

22/12/2022

Imagine spending a night on the ice of Lake Winnipeg.

Wednesday, December 21, 2022 - Imagine spending a night on Lake Winnipeg, on the actual lake. The Provincial Government has issued permits authorizing three resource tourism operators to offer commercial overnight accommodations on ice on Lake Winnipeg for the 2022-23 winter season. The operators th...

21/12/2022

A 32 Year Old Woman Used a Hammer as a Weapon in Winnipeg


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21/12/2022

Stop a Vehicle Loaded With Weapons and Drugs.

Tuesday, December 20, 2022 - Winnipeg Police spotted a stolen vehicle Monday in the Spence neighbourhood that resulted in the seizure of multiple weapons and drugs. When police tried to stop the vehicle, the suspect drove off and became stranded in the snow. The suspect that tried to run from police...

21/12/2022

Seeking Help Following the Sexual Assault of an 11 Year Old Girl in St. Vital

Tuesday, December 20, 2022 - Winnipeg Police are asking for the public's help identifying a man who sexually abused an 11-year-old girl. on December 19, 2022, at approximately 5:15 p.m., Winnipeg Police met with an 11-year-old female and her caregiver, who provided an initial report that occurred in...

20/12/2022

Premier Heather Stefanson Announces $3 Million Grant to Help Food Banks.

Tuesday, December 20, 2022 - More help is on the way to food banks in our province. The province is providing a $3-million grant to Harvest Manitoba to support food banks dealing with increased food prices and high demand across the province. “As we approach the new year, and look back on the year...

20/12/2022

Man Facing up to $300,000 in Fines for Selling Illegal Trees

Tuesday, December 20, 2022 - A Manitoba man is looking at a fine up to $50,000 and six months in jail for illegal tree harvesting on a Crown land plantation north of Marchand. Staff received a tip of the illegal trees on Dec. 13, conservation officers saw a suspect bringing trees out of the plantati...

20/12/2022

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Monday, December 19, 2022 - The Winnipeg Police have issued warrants for the arrest of the following people and asking for the public's help locating the individuals. Lindsey KIRTON is serving her 1st Federal sentence of 2 years and 5 months for Public Mischief, Possess Scheduled Substance, Fraud Ov...

19/12/2022

An 18 Year Old Man and Two Younger Females Charged with Attempted Murder

Monday, December 19, 2022 - As reported by Winnipeg Daily News police were investigating a fire at a hotel on Portage Avenue that occurred Sunday. Police said today, they have arrested and charged an 18-year-old male and two teenage females for Attempt Murder and Arson-related offences after a femal...

19/12/2022

WFPS respond to a house on Wellington Cres.

Monday, December 19, 2022 - The Winnipeg Fire Paramedic Service (WFPS) were called out at 5:01 p.m. on Saturday to a single storey home on Wellington Crescent. At the scene, WFPS crews saw heavy smoke coming from the home. Firefighters attacked the fire and had it under control in about an hour. Eve...

15/12/2022

A student was bit by a Police Dog during school visit.

Thursday, December 15, 2022 - Wednesday morning while visiting Samuel Burland School as part of a classroom visit a Winnipeg Police K9 bit a student. The child suffered an injury and was provided with medical care before being transported to a hospital as a precaution and for treatment. The involved...

13/12/2022

Winnipeg's 51st homicide victim identified

Tuesday, December 13, 2022 - An altercation at the Millennial Library results in the city's 51st homicide for 2022. The previous record for homicides was 44 in 2019. On December 11, 2022, around 4:40 p.m., Winnipeg Police responded to the Millennium Library because a man had been stabbed. Foot Patro...

11/12/2022

RCMP Calls For Service Vary Across Manitoba

Sunday, December 11, 2022 - The Manitoba RCMP have released details on the calls for service across Manitoba year over year. Calls for Service - October 2021 to October 2022: East District: -3% (6,952 to 6,727) West District: +4% (4,656 to 4,849) North District: -4% (6,059 to 5,825) Overall, the Dis...

09/12/2022

17-Year Old Involved in Daytime shooting

Friday, December 9, 2022 - Thursday afternoon shortly after 2:00 p.m., the Winnipeg Police responded to a Young Street because someone had been shot. upon arrival police found a 40-year-old male victim suffering from a gunshot wound to the upper body. An 18-year-old female victim was also located un...

08/12/2022

Police Warn of Scam Using a Police Phone Number

Thursday, December 8, 2022 - Scammers seem to be calling residents using called ID which makes the number appear to be a Winnipeg Police Service number – often the general enquiry line at 204-986-6313. The fraudster claims to be a police officer, and attempts to use components of an existing scam,...

05/12/2022

Single Family House Fire on Fallbrook Bay Winnipeg

Monday, December 5, 2022 - The Winnipeg Fire Paramedic Service (WFPS) battle a fire at a home on Fallbrook Bay. Just before 5:00 p.m., Sunday, the WFPS arrived on scene and saw flames and smoke coming from the home. Firefighters attacked the fire from inside the structure. The fire was under control...

04/12/2022

A suspect is dead following an officer involved shooting in

Sunday, December 4, 2022 - Saturday night around 7:30 p.m. a traffic lead to a officer involved shooting where the suspect died. While conducting a traffic stop, at Portage Avenue and Bourkevale Drive. Winnipeg Police became involved in an officer-involved shooting. During the incident, a firearm wa...

04/12/2022

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03/12/2022

Pedestrian Dies in Two Vehicle Collision

Saturday, December 3, 2022 - A pedestrian was killed in a early morning collision at Century Street between Portage Avenue and Academy Road involving a collision involving two vehicles and a pedestrian. Officers onscene located an adult male victim who had sustained serious bodily injury due to bein...