Residents evacuate after apartment flood
8:17 PM
Flooding has forced the evacuation of tenants living in a downtown apartment building.
In a post on its website, WRE Development said the Winnipeg Fire Paramedic Service ordered all tenants of 170 Hargrave St. to vacate their suites after a “significant flooding incident” Monday.
“We haven’t been given a time frame when tenants can return,” WRE said. “We need to assess the damage and have the proper contractors complete the repairs.”
WRE said it was working to have the issue fixed “as quickly as possible,” advising tenants to reach out to their insurance companies for assistance.
Khan running for PC leader
6:12 PM
Fort Whyte MLA Obby Khan says he’s running to lead Manitoba’s Progressive Conservative party.
He’s the first out of the gate in announcing his candidacy for the leadership race to be decided April 26. The party is seeking a new leader after former premier Heather Stefanson announced she was stepping aside on Oct. 3 after losing the provincial election.
Khan, a Winnipeg entrepreneur and former Winnipeg Blue Bomber, announced on Facebook Tuesday afternoon that he’s picked up the paper work to run for leader. The deadline for leadership applications is Oct. 15.
The website Obbyforleader.ca says Khan “has a big heart, a huge presence and the energy and ideas of a new generation.”
IIU investigating claim of assault during Brandon arrest
2:35 PM
Manitoba’s police watchdog is investigating a man’s claim he was assaulted by a police officer and that a video related to the incident was tampered with and cut short.
The Brandon Police Service received the complaint Friday and told the Independent Investigation Unit of Manitoba about it on Monday.
The man claims he was assaulted during his arrest on June 15, 2023. He later obtained a cruiser car video through the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act.
The IIU is asking witnesses or anyone with information or video that might help its investigation to call 1-844-667-6060.
Man sexually assaulted with gun: police
11:12 AM
A West St. Paul man is facing charges after a male victim was beaten, abducted and sexually assaulted with a gun.
The Winnipeg Police Service was called about the incident at about 4 a.m. Friday.
A man said he was at his home in Inkster Gardens on the evening of Aug. 13 when he was confronted by a man he knows and a second male.
The victim was beaten and abducted. The suspects drove him to an undisclosed location, where he was sexually assaulted with a firearm. His cellular phone and passport were stolen.
The man was eventually released and later called police.
Gurpreet Vehniwal, 34, of West St. Paul, has been charged with sexual assault with a weapon, pointing a firearm, careless use of a firearm, kidnapping, assault with a weapon, robbery, extortion, uttering threats, obstructing justice and two break-and-enter offences. He was detained in custody.
The WPS is asking anyone with information that might help its investigation to contact its major crimes unit at 204-986-6219 or Crime Stoppers anonymously at 204-786-8477 (TIPS) or online.
Ceremony to mark start of record medical class
10:50 AM
The largest class of incoming medical students in the University of Manitoba’s history will don white coats at an inaugural day ceremony Wednesday.
The U of M said there are 140 students in the group, set to graduate in 2028.
The incoming students will receive “white coat notes” — messages of wisdom from alumni of the class of 1974, who graduated 50 years ago, or the class of 1999, who graduated 25 years ago.
City police warn of scam phone calls
10:34 AM
Winnipeg police say they have received numerous reports of people receiving scam phone calls, supposedly made by financial institutions, in the past several weeks.
The Winnipeg Police Service said in a news release Tuesday that the people who received the calls were told their accounts were compromised or that there were unauthorized transactions on their accounts.
“Subsequent interaction between the victim and the suspect, under the guise of securing the victim’s money, ultimately results in money being transferred by the victim and intercepted by the suspect,” the WPS said.
The incoming number will often be made to appear as the actual number associated with the relevant financial institution.
“Members of the public are reminded that their financial institution will never direct them to move funds,” the WPS said.
People who receive the calls are advised to hang up and call the financial institution using the number on the back of their ATM card.
Anyone who falls victim to the scammers can file an online report.
Second suspect wanted for March Selkirk Avenue slaying
8:47 AM
A second suspect is wanted by police after a man was slain on Selkirk Avenue in March.
Breanne Joan Bruyere, 25, is wanted for manslaughter and obstructing justice in the killing of 56-year-old Edgar Allan Bear.
Bear’s body was found in a house at 1246 Selkirk Ave. on March 18. Winnipeg police arrested Maxim Dale Garneau, 27, in April and charged him with two counts of second-degree murder for Bear’s killing and a separate slaying.
Daniel Raymond Garvey-Rodriquez, 25, was found suffering from a gunshot wound outside an apartment building at 285 College Ave. in September 2023.
After his arrest in April, Garneau was also charged with first-degree murder in a third homicide. Robert Clayton Smith, 35, was shot in a suite on the 300 block of Manitoba Avenue on March 16.
The Winnipeg Police Service warned the public on Tuesday that Bruyere is considered dangerous. It is asking anyone with information on her whereabouts to contact the homicide unit at 204-986-6508, or Crime Stoppers anonymously at 204-786-8477 (TIPS) or online.
