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CBC
12-07-2025
- CBC
Man, 24, reported missing in Winnipeg found safe
Social Sharing A 24-year-old man who was reported missing earlier this week has been found safe, Winnipeg police say. The man had been last seen on Wednesday at around 8 p.m. in the Polo Park area, police said in an alert on Friday. In an update Saturday morning, they said he was found safe.
CBC
06-07-2025
- CBC
Winnipeg police looking for teen after machete attack in Polo Park area
Winnipeg police are looking for a young suspect after a man was attacked with a machete outside a 7-Eleven near the Polo Park area. Officers were called Thursday at around 10:45 p.m. to the convenience store in the 1700 block of Portage Avenue, police said in a release Sunday. The suspect had fled on foot before police arrived, the release said. He is believed to have been with two other teenagers when the assault occurred. The victim was taken to hospital with serious injuries. Police said a passerby had helped the man by using a belt as a makeshift tourniquet. The suspect is described as being about 15 to 17 years old, of skinny build with shaggy dark hair. Police said he is between five feet six inches and five feet 10 inches tall. He was wearing a black Tupac t-shirt, torn black jeans, and dark sandals with white or grey socks. The suspect was also carrying a grey backpack.
CBC
05-06-2025
- General
- CBC
Woman charged with 1st-degree murder in death of missing Winnipegger
A fourth person has been charged with first-degree murder in the death of a woman who went missing in Winnipeg in 2023. Shelby Hayward, 30, was last seen at Polo Park mall on Oct. 20, 2023. She was reported missing in November of that year, police previously said. Officers received information in early 2024 that led homicide investigators to believe Hayward was dead. Police have since identified several suspects in connection with Hayward's death, three of whom, Tamara Gayle Moneyas, Vincent Charles Fontaine and Taylor Lena Ray Moose, were arrested last year and charged with first-degree murder. In an update Thursday morning, police said they identified a new suspect in Hayward's death. The investigation into Hayward's death continues, police said.
CBC
03-06-2025
- General
- CBC
Collision between semi, overpass backs up traffic on Portage Avenue near Polo Park
A segment of westbound Portage Avenue in Winnipeg was blocked Tuesday afternoon after a semi truck apparently hit an overpass near Polo Park mall. Traffic was backed up for several blocks in the area mid-afternoon, but Winnipeg police said in an email sent around 3:30 that traffic had returned to normal. A semi with a badly damaged shipping container could be seen just west of the overpass near Empress Street, in front of the Earl's restaurant. Gail Archer-Heese said she was travelling westbound, approaching Polo Park, when she saw traffic trying to merge out of the middle lane at around 2:30 p.m. "I thought there was a deer on the road," she said. "But then we looked up and there was debris hanging from the bridge all the way down."
CBC
31-05-2025
- General
- CBC
Motorcyclists rev up their bikes in annual ride to raise funds for prostate cancer research
Hundreds of riders took to the streets of Winnipeg on Saturday for the annual Manitoba Motorcycle Ride for Dad, hoping to beat last year's record for money raised toward prostate cancer research and awareness. The 17th annual event began at Polo Park shopping centre before heading west along Portage Avenue to Assiniboia Downs. Riders planned to continue through the communities of Selkirk and Gimli before returning to the finish line in Winnipeg. The event is part of a six-week campaign to spread awareness and education about prostate cancer in the province. Last year, teams raised a record-breaking $650,000 for cancer research. "It's simply amazing. It just blows me away. This ride has never ceased to amaze me," said spokesperson Ed Johner, who survived prostate cancer himself but lost his father and uncle to the disease. "The generosity of Manitobans and the hard work and the effort — like our entire executive, our volunteers, our pledged donors, the riders, you know, our corporate sponsors — it's incredible what we've accomplished." Johner was diagnosed with prostate and kidney cancer after a routine exam ahead of cataract surgery in 2007, when he was 49. He said he had no symptoms at the time, crediting the proactive check to a diligent physician. He's been cancer-free since surgery to remove his prostate and a third of his kidney. The ride organizer said he hears stories about early detection from other men throughout the ride, but on other days, too. "The ones that stick out the most are having perfect strangers walk up to me and shake my hand and thank me for saving their life. And I know what's happened to other guys on our executives, too. Those are the ones that stick with you," Johner told The Weekend Morning Show host Nadia Kidwai 'Emotional experience' "It's a very emotional experience to have this happen … early detection is so critical, just so critical." Prostate cancer is the most common cancer among Canadian men, according to the Canadian Cancer Society. The organization estimates one in eight Canadian men will develop the cancer at some point during their lifetime and that one in 30 will lose his life. Dr. Laurence Klotz, a urologic oncologist at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre and chair of prostate cancer research at the Toronto hospital, said patients with metastatic prostate cancer — meaning it's spread to other parts of the body — live "roughly twice as long now as they did 10 or 15 years ago, which is really a significant achievement." "The disease can be controlled, often for a long time — but a cure is generally not in the cards," Klotz told Dr. Brian Goldman, host of the CBC podcast The Dose.
