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WINNIPEG - There is more bad news for some of the people left homeless by last week's apartment building fire in St. James. The management company several suites have been broken into while residents were away from their homes. Last Friday, flames tore through the top floor and roof of one of the buildings at…

WINNIPEG - Police are looking for two to three suspects after a man was stabbed on a Winnipeg Transit bus. It happened Friday evening near Sargent Avenue and Balmoral Street. Investigators say the stabbing began as an altercation of some kind. The bus pulled over immediately but the perpetrators fled before officers arrived. The victim…
Break & Enters At Quail Ridge Apartments
WINNIPEG - There is more bad news for some of the people left homeless by last week's apartment building fire in St. James. The management company several suites have been broken into while residents were away from their homes. Last Friday, flames tore through the top floor and roof of one of the buildings at…
Another Stabbing On Winnipeg Transit
WINNIPEG - Police are looking for two to three suspects after a man was stabbed on a Winnipeg Transit bus. It happened Friday evening near Sargent Avenue and Balmoral Street. Investigators say the stabbing began as an altercation of some kind. The bus pulled over immediately but the perpetrators fled before officers arrived. The victim…
Pair Arrested In Deadly Winnipeg Stabbing
WINNIPEG - Two men are facing second degree murder charges in the stabbing death of Kevin James Wescoupe in Winnipeg. Wescoupe and another man were stabbed on May 2nd. Police don't believe the victims and suspects knew each other. 24 year old Taylor Brandon Lee Flett and 23 year old Kevin Cook McKay were arrested…
Stolen Pizza Delivery Vehicle Recovered
WINNIPEG - A 34 year old man is under arrest after Winnipeg Police say he stole a vehicle which was being used to deliver pizzas. The suspect is accused of taking the unattended car on May 4th while it was running. The owner tried to stop the theft but failed after being dragged a short…
Winnipeg Teen Arrested For Violent Stabbings
WINNIPEG - A teenage is accused of stabbing four other teens in Winnipeg on Friday night. It happened in the 1400 block of Portage Avenue at about 8:30 p.m. Two of the victims were taken to hospital, while the other two were treated at the scene. Less than an hour later, a 16 year old…
12 Year Old Girl Stabbed At Winnipeg House Party
WINNIPEG - A 12 year old girl is in hospital after being stabbed at a Winnipeg house party early Tuesday morning. Earlier that night, a 13 year old girl was kicked out of the house on Flora Avenue where a group of teens were partying. Police say she then returned with a knife and a…
13 Year Old Winnipeg Boy Charged With Assault
WINNIPEG - Three people, including a 13 year old boy, face charges after a trio of assaults in Winnipeg involving bear spray. Police say the assaults happened Monday night in the St. Vital area where three people were injured. The suspects are accused of spraying a convenience store employee with bear spray and then leaving…
Indigenous Woman's Body Found At Brady Landfill
WINNIPEG - Police say the remains of a 33 year old Indigenous woman have been found at Brandy Landfill just south of Winnipeg. Investigators say Linda Mary Beardy's death is being treated as a homicide but they do not believe it is linked to the death of Rebecca Contois whose remains were also found at…
Needle Attack In Winnipeg
WINNIPEG - A woman has been charged with assault with a weapon after a man was stabbed with a hypodermic needle at a burger restaurant on Regent Avenue in Winnipeg. The victim, in his 60s, told police he was stabbed from behind on Sunday while waiting in line to order food. He is taking medications…
Winnipeg Teacher Faces Sex Charges
WINNIPEG - A teacher at a Winnipeg school has been charged with a number of charges including sexual assault and luring. 32 year old Jan Marcopined Laya is accused of having an inappropriate relationship with a student at Acadia Junior High over a seven month period during 2021 and 2022. The accusations include an attempted…
Winnipeg Teen Shot Dead
WINNIPEG - Police say one of two teens who were found shot early Monday morning in Winnipeg has died in hospital. They were located at about 1 a.m. in the 200 block of Amherst Street off Ness Avenue. Investigators say a 15 year old boy was taken by ambulance in critical condition but succumbed to…
Project Onyx Nets Winnipeg Police Millions
WINNIPEG - Millions in drugs have been seized by Winnipeg Police, busting up a high-level Manitoba-based drug network. Investigators started looking into the network last spring. They say large quantities of meth and cocaine were shipped by plane and in other ways from Ontario and BC. 70 kilos of drugs, weapons, cars and $500,000 in…
Arrest Made In Winnipeg Transit Machete Attack
WINNIPEG - A Kenora man has been charged in a machete attack at a Winnipeg bus stop that left a man with life-altering injuries. Police were called last Thursday to Ness and Mount Royal where they found a 52 year old man who had been assaulted. The victim was taken to hospital in stable condition…
Winnipeg Transit Machete Attack
WINNIPEG - Police are looking for a suspect after an attack at Ness and Mount Royal. It happened Friday afternoon near a Winnipeg Transit stop where a 50 year old man was followed off a bus and hit with a machete. The victim had to undergo emergency surgery. Investigators believe the incident was unprovoked. It…
Masked Men Shoot 3 Winnipeg Teens
WINNIPEG - Police are looking for a group of masked men after three teens were shot in Winnipeg. The trio of boys, between 15 and 18 years old, were hanging out at a home on Spence Street early Sunday morning when they were robbed and shot. Officers are looking for the suspects who fled. The…