Adam Treusch

1 month ago | winnipegfreepress.com | Scott Billeck |Chris Kitching |Adam Treusch

As many as 1,000 people have been evacuated near Lac du Bonnet as a raging wildfire tears through the area, growing in intensity through the late afternoon and evening Tuesday. Loren Schinkel, the reeve of the Rural Municipality of Lac du Bonnet, told the Free Press on Wednesday morning that Tuesday was a dark day for residents. “There are some truly horrific stories that I’ve heard, people being surrounded by flames,” Schinkel said.

2 months ago | winnipegfreepress.com | Adam Treusch

By: Adam Treusch Posted: 1:57 PM CDT Monday, Apr. 28, 2025 A report by the province’s police watchdog says officers made a split-second decision to try to free a woman in a hostage-taking that ended with officers fatally shooting a man.

2 months ago | brandonsun.com | Erik Pindera |Adam Treusch

WINNIPEG — The union that represents striking workers, employed by Métis and Michif CFS agencies, is applying to have an independent arbitrator resolve the dispute. More than 300 employees of the two agencies — including about 25 in Brandon — went on strike March 25 to demand wage parity with their provincial counterparts.

2 months ago | winnipegfreepress.com | Adam Treusch

By: Adam Treusch Posted: 12:44 PM CDT Wednesday, Apr. 2, 2025 The province’s police watchdog says a Winnipeg officer was “justified” in fatally shooting a man who pinned him with a stolen pickup truck in Fort Richmond.

2 months ago | brandonsun.com | Adam Treusch

WINNIPEG — Manitoba’s police watchdog says no RCMP officers will be charged after a man fled from police and was found dead in the woods days later. “Manitoba Prosecution Service’s opinion is that they are not satisfied there is a reasonable likelihood of conviction and the standard for prosecuting charges has not been met,” the Independent Investigation Unit of Manitoba said in its report, released Tuesday.