Three people are facing drug and weapons charges after police say a man with a bag of crack cocaine on his lap called an officer over to his vehicle. In
Read MoreBY CODY SELLAR STAFF REPORTER POINT DOUGLAS A longtime community leader wants the city and its citizens to shift its approach to crime prevention. It has to be a sophisticated
Read MoreWinnipeg police responded to more than 670,000 calls in 2021 — a year that saw violent crime rise by five per cent. That’s according to the police service’s 2021 statistical
Read MoreMayoral candidate Scott Gillingham unveiled a crime prevention plan he says was in the works well before a recent slew of high-profile violent incidents in Winnipeg. The two-term city councillor for
Read MoreViolent crimes like assaults, threats and abductions are on the rise in Winnipeg, and the homicide rate is outpacing the five-year average, according to a new report from the police
Read MorePolice chief Danny Smyth’s comments about violent crime in the city aren’t sitting well with all Winnipeggers. On Friday, Smyth told the media that the rash of violent attacks in
Read MoreWinnipeg’s mayor says the violent attack on two Ukrainian refugees at The Forks on Canada Day was a ‘terrible situation.’ “We don’t want to see anyone being hurt, whether they’ve
Read MoreThe Omicron BA.4 and BA.5 sub-variants are spreading rapidly around the world, and the province is confirming they’ve both been detected in Manitoba. Provincial data suggests COVID-19 transmission is trending
Read MoreViolent crime is on the rise in Winnipeg, with downtown areas like the Forks garnering headlines in recent weeks for shocking incidents, like a stabbing that sent a Ukrainian refugee
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