Chris Kitching

Winnipeg

Reporter at Winnipeg Free Press

Reporter, @WinnipegNews. Ex @DailyMirror, @DailyMailUK, @CP24, @CTVNews. Email: [email protected]

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Violence against Winnipeg police officers rises for third consecutive year

4 days ago | winnipegfreepress.com | Chris Kitching

The number of reported assaults against police and other peace officers in Winnipeg has climbed three years in a row to a recent high, mirroring spikes throughout Manitoba and Canada. The union representing Winnipeg police officers and civilian staff said the trend reflects what it is hearing from members on the front lines. “Sadly, we are consistently hearing of the increased violence that they are facing daily,” Winnipeg Police Association president Cory Wiles wrote in an email.
Fires rage out of control north of The Pas

6 days ago | brandonsun.com | Chris Kitching

WINNIPEG — Delaney McIntyre’s eight-year-old son, Noah, had one plea as they fled from a windswept wildfire that devoured trees and sent ash raining down on a northern Manitoba highway: “Just go mom, just go.”The pair, who were house-sitting for a relative, were among those ordered to leave the Sunset Beach area of Clearwater Lake, north of The Pas, on Thursday, when an out-of-control fire, which had been detected earlier in the day, advanced toward homes.
Sextortion spike prompts push for federal legislation

1 week ago | brandonsun.com | Chris Kitching

WINNIPEG — The spike in online sextortion cases in Winnipeg has alarmed police and augmented advocates’ calls for Canada to begin regulating social media platforms to help protect children from predators. The typical child victim is in their teens, but investigators from the Winnipeg Police Service have met victims probably as young as 10 years old, Det. Sgt. Mike Olson told the Winnipeg Free Press.
Increase in sextortion cases prompts call for legislation to combat predators

1 week ago | winnipegfreepress.com | Chris Kitching

The spike in online sextortion cases in Winnipeg has alarmed police and augmented advocates’ calls for Canada to begin regulating social media platforms to help protect children from predators. The typical child victim is in their teens, but investigators from the Winnipeg Police Service have met victims probably as young as 10 years old, Det. Sgt. Mike Olson told the Free Press.
Downtown bars, restaurants scoring with huge assist from Jets

1 week ago | winnipegfreepress.com | Chris Kitching

The Winnipeg Jets aren’t the only ones who are winning amid the NHL club’s extended playoff run, which is set to continue with another home whiteout Wednesday night. It’s been a boon to certain businesses — bars and restaurants, in particular — while flooding downtown with thousands of hockey fans, boosting energy and morale and showcasing the city to audiences around the world.
Tenant’s friend stabbed to death while visiting circular condo

1 week ago | winnipegfreepress.com | Chris Kitching

A 43-year-old father is dead after being stabbed in South Point Douglas, with residents and a landlord telling the Free Press the homicide happened at a flying saucer-shaped condominium building. Winnipeg police identified the victim as Kerry Eastman, who lived in the city and was originally from Sandy Bay First Nation in central Manitoba.
City of Winnipeg security costs jump in response to violence, threats

2 weeks ago | winnipegfreepress.com | Chris Kitching

The City of Winnipeg’s security-related costs have risen by millions in the last decade, with one department’s spending quadrupling in an effort to provide protection at libraries and the animal services agency. Within community services, costs that were defined as security-related soared to $826,324 in 2024 from $198,260 in 2015, as per a freedom of information request filed by the Free Press.
Team of front-line workers to tackle hospital wait times

2 weeks ago | winnipegfreepress.com | Chris Kitching

The Manitoba government has released a new strategy aimed at lowering hospital emergency room wait times, with an initial goal of cutting key metrics by an hour. Health Minister Uzoma Asagwara said it’s hoped the two metrics — for patients waiting to be seen in an ER and for patients who leave without being seen — begin to improve in six months to a year. “We’re looking at reducing those wait times by approximately an hour,” Asagwara said at a news conference at Health Sciences Centre Thursday.
Aides to check on patients waiting at HSC emergency in wake of Winnipeg man's death

2 weeks ago | winnipegfreepress.com | Chris Kitching

Manitoba’s emergency rooms will use more non-nursing staff to check on patients in waiting rooms after a man died in the Health Sciences Centre ER in January. Chad Giffin, 49, had been waiting in the province’s busiest ER for about eight hours when staff noticed his condition had deteriorated. He was pronounced dead a short time later. His death on Jan. 7 led to a critical incident review, which produced 17 recommendations aimed at preventing similar deaths in ERs across Manitoba.
Police confirm West End deaths as murder-suicide

2 weeks ago | winnipegfreepress.com | Chris Kitching

The deaths of a 22-year-old woman and a 27-year-old man, who were discovered after a “domestic incident” at a West End home, were a murder-suicide, Winnipeg police announced Wednesday. Police identified the homicide victim as Nadia Flett-Carriere, who lived in the city and was a member of God’s Lake First Nation in northern Manitoba. The name of the man, who police say died by suicide, was not released.