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Banned drunk driver in crash charged with getting behind wheel again – Winnipeg Free Press
23+ hour, 19+ min ago (541+ words) A Winnipeg man who served time for drunkenly slamming a minivan into an off-duty police officer riding a motorcycle in 2023 is accused of getting behind the wheel, despite court orders. Braedon Lee Gordon, 25, is charged with one count of driving…...
Halifax police allege incitement of hatred after racist tirade caught on video – Winnipeg Free Press
1+ day, 14+ hour ago (130+ words) Winnipeg 29° C, Sunny HALIFAX – Police say they’ve arrested the man allegedly responsible for an assault and racist tirade at Halifax big box store. Officers were dispatched Saturday to a Costco on Chain Lake Drive after receiving reports that a man…...
Liberals set to hold nomination for upcoming Toronto byelection
1+ day, 11+ hour ago (158+ words) Winnipeg 28° C, Partly cloudy OTTAWA – The Liberals are planning to choose a candidate July 18 for an upcoming byelection in a Toronto-area riding that’s considered a safe bet for the governing party. Longtime MP Nate Erskine-Smith resigned his seat in Beaches-East…...
U.K. man sentenced to 3.5 years for death of Owen Sound, Ont., restaurant owner
1+ day, 13+ hour ago (475+ words) Winnipeg 27° C, Partly cloudy A British man who pleaded guilty to manslaughter in the death of an Ontario restaurant owner killed in a dispute over an unpaid bill has been sentenced to three-and-a-half years in prison. Robert Evans was arrested…...
Police arrest 18-year-old man after death of a 41-year-old woman in Sherbrooke
1+ day, 15+ hour ago (193+ words) Winnipeg 26° C, Sunny MONTRÉAL – An 18-year-old man has been arrested and is expected to face a murder charge following the death of his mother in Sherbrooke, Que. Sherbrooke police suspects the son of having fatally injured his mother with a…...
Suspect caused more than $10 million in damage in Walmart fire: Winnipeg police
2+ day, 10+ hour ago (147+ words) Winnipeg 19° C, Cloudy WINNIPEG – Winnipeg police say they’ve arrested a man suspected of causing more than $10 million in damage by deliberately lighting a fire at a Walmart. Police say the 47-year old is alleged to have lit the fire in…...
CP NewsAlert: Former Chretien chief of staff Eddie Goldenberg has died
2+ day, 14+ hour ago (532+ words) Winnipeg 27° C, Cloudy with wind OTTAWA – Eddie Goldenberg, who served as chief of staff to former prime minister Jean Chrétien, has died at the age of 77. A statement from Global Public Affairs CEO Randy Pettipas, where Goldenberg worked, said Goldenberg…...
Convicted arsonist accused in Walmart blaze, caused $10M in damage
2+ day, 10+ hour ago (371+ words) Winnipeg 27° C, Cloudy with wind A convicted arsonist on probation is accused of setting the blaze inside the Walmart at St. Vital Centre on Monday that’s believed to have caused more than $10 million in damage. Ronald Marmito Amigo, 47, was arrested…...
Former NHL forward Steve Sullivan named head coach of AHL’s Toronto Marlies
2+ day, 15+ hour ago (140+ words) Winnipeg 26° C, Cloudy with wind TORONTO – The Toronto Maple Leafs named Steve Sullivan head coach of the Toronto Marlies on Thursday. Sullivan replaces John Gruden, who was promoted to an assistant coaching role with the Leafs after leading the club’s…...
Quebec introducing new rules targeting inadequately trained Ontario truck drivers
2+ day, 12+ hour ago (181+ words) Winnipeg 25° C, Cloudy with wind MONTRÉAL – The Quebec government says it is tightening the rules to curb dangerous trucking, particularly for drivers from Ontario. As of today, truck drivers from Ontario with less than two years experience on the road…...