Missing man, 60, found safe
5:47 PM
Police say a missing 60-year-old man that was last seen in the North End, has been safely located.
Edwin McFadyen was last seen in the area of Redwood Avenue and Sgt. Tommy Prince Street between about 7 a.m. and 8 a.m. Tuesday, the Winnipeg Police Service said late that afternoon.
The Winnipeg Police Service said it was concerned for McFadyen’s well-being and asked anyone with any information regarding his whereabouts to call its missing persons unit.
Car crashes into building on Ellice Avenue
4:21 PM
Two people were injured and a commercial building was damaged in a collision in the Spence neighbourhood Tuesday.
Police officers on patrol in the area came upon a two-vehicle collision near the intersection of Ellice Avenue and Furby Street at about 12:25 p.m., Winnipeg Police Service spokesman Const. Claude Chancy said.
Members of the Winnipeg Fire Paramedic Service treated two women who suffered minor injuries, he said.
A silver sedan left the roadway during the collision and crashed into the front of a commercial building at 562 Ellice Ave., destroying a concrete planter and smashing several exterior windows.
An overhead traffic light was also damaged, Chancy said.
“The incident is not deemed criminal in nature and is not being investigated by WPS,” he said.
Winnipeg Police officers on the scene as a car rests partially in the window of 562 Ellice Avenue.
Man hit with dirt bike, assaulted and robbed
3:33 PM
Police are searching for suspects after a man was hit by a dirt bike, assaulted and robbed last month.
RCMP were called about a possible motor vehicle collision on Trenton Avenue, under the Tupper Street overpass, in Portage la Prairie at about 12:45 a.m. on June 15.
First responders searched for a victim and found a severely injured 25-year-old man sitting on the side of the road.
The victim was walking home when he was assaulted by three males, one of whom was driving an orange Honda dirt bike. The victim was hit by the bike. Two males assaulted the victim with an unknown weapon and stole property from him before fleeing.
The driver of the dirt bike is described as an adult with a muscular build. He was wearing shorts and had dark, curly hair down to his shoulders. One of the males who committed the assault had a star tattoo around his right eye, with tear drops coming from the star. No description of the third male was provided to police.
Portage RCMP are asking anyone who can identify the suspects to contact them at 204-857-4445, or Crime Stoppers anonymously at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS) or manitobacrimestoppers.com.
Heart frontwoman Ann Wilson has cancer, postpones tour
2:06 PM
American rock band Heart has announced it will postpone the remainder of its Royal Flush tour owing to lead singer Ann Wilson’s cancer diagnosis.
This includes the band’s Nov. 24 date at Canada Life Centre in Winnipeg,
In a statement Tuesday, Wilson said she underwent surgery to remove a cancerous growth and is recovering, but has been advised by her doctors to undergo a course of preventative chemotherapy and take time off from performing.
“This is merely a pause. I’ve much more to sing,” she said in the statement.
Wilson said she plans to be back onstage in 2025 and new dates will be announced in the coming weeks.
Previously purchased tickets will be honoured for the new date.
Arrest in Canada Day killing
1:13 PM
A suspect has been charged with the city’s latest homicide after a man was found critically injured early on Canada Day.
Police were sent to the 600 block of King Edward Street in the St. James Industrial area at about 12:14 a.m. and arrested a man in the vicinity.
The victim was transported to hospital in critical condition and later died from his injuries. Police identified him as Eugene Rob Ryan Little, 43, of Winnipeg.
Dion Tyson Jamie Wood, 23, of Winnipeg, is charged with manslaughter.
Police said the two men, who were known to one another, were involved in a dispute that escalated to a fatal assault. The Winnipeg Police Service is asking anyone with information regarding the slaying, including video, to contact investigators at 204-986-6508 or Crime Stoppers anonymously at 204-786-8477 (TIPS) or winnipegcrimestoppers.org.
Province rolls out electric vehicle rebate
12:51 PM
The Manitoba government has launched a new rebate program to encourage people to buy an electric vehicle.
The $25-million program will offer a $4,000 incentive on new qualifying vehicle purchases and a $2,500 incentive on used qualifying purchases, including vehicles bought on or after August 1, 2023. The program will run until March 2026.
To be eligible, vehicles must be bought or leased from Manitoba dealerships, with a maximum manufacturer’s suggested retail price of $70,000 for new vehicles or a maximum $70,000 purchase price for used vehicles. New Tesla vehicles bought outside of Manitoba between Aug. 1 and May 2 also qualify.
Manitobans who already bought an EV between Aug. 1 and July 1 can apply for the incentive on the Manitoba Public Insurance website.
Woman walking on tracks killed by train
12:41 PM
A woman was killed when she was hit by a train while walking on tracks near The Forks early on Canada Day.
City police were sent to the area of the 200 block of Stradbrook Avenue at about 3:54 a.m. and were directed to the 38-year-old Winnipeg woman by rail crews.
The Winnipeg Police Service said the conductor of the train, who remained at the scene, did not have sufficient time to avoid the collision.
Police said earlier Tuesday that the woman had gotten off a passenger train before being hit but later said she had not travelled on, nor disembarked from, a passenger train.
Police have identified the woman who was killed.
Man charged in playground sexual assault
12:22 PM
A man has been charged after a girl was touched “in a sexual manner” at a school playground.
The Winnipeg Police Service asked for the public’s help last month in finding a suspect in connection with the June 1 incident.
Exactly one month later, on Canada Day, police were called about a suspicious man asking to take a picture of a child at a park on the 500 block of King Street. A concerned adult followed the man and gave police a description.
Police, believing the man might be a suspect in the June 1 incident, arrested a man at a home on the 100 block of Jarvis Avenue at about 6:30 p.m. on July 1.
Albert Kema, 23, of Winnipeg, is charged with sexual assault and sexual interference — both in connection with the June incident — and detained in custody. He has no criminal record in Manitoba.
The sexual assault happened at the playground at Niji Mahkwa School at 450 Flora Ave. in the Dufferin neighbourhood at about 5:15 p.m. on June 1. Police said a few days later that the victim and another child were at the playground when a man approached them and made sexually explicit comments before grabbing the victim.
The child broke free, and both kids ran home and reported the incident to an adult. Neither of the children needed medical attention, police said. Police did not release the girl’s age but said she is an elementary school student.
Rattlers add former MVP Allen to lineup
11:55 AM
Teddy Allen is back in the Canadian Elite Basketball League.
The 6-6 guard, who was league MVP while a member of the Winnipeg Sea Bears in 2023, has been signed by the Saskatchewan Rattlers for the remainder of this season.
Allen, who was released by Winnipeg on June 17, is expected to make his Rattlers debut Friday against the visiting Scarborough Shooting Stars.
