Dean Pritchard

1 week ago | winnipegfreepress.com | Dean Pritchard

A Winnipeg teen arrested following a pair of street gang shootings that left one woman dead and sent five others to hospital was doomed by a child welfare system that robbed him of any chance to succeed, his former foster mother told a judge last week. The now 19-year-old man “was failed by a system that is supposed to protect vulnerable children,” the woman said.

2 weeks ago | winnipegfreepress.com | Dean Pritchard

Print Email Read Later A Winnipeg man convicted of hiring unauthorized foreign nationals to work on a Maples-area housing project says he was backed into a corner after the contractor couldn’t find enough people to do the work.

2 weeks ago | winnipegfreepress.com | Dean Pritchard

A Winnipeg man convicted of shooting and killing an unarmed stranger in a crowded downtown hotel bar has been sentenced to life in prison with no chance of parole for 17 years. Christopher Bone, 34, was found guilty after trial of second-degree murder in the April 30, 2022, killing of 39-year-old Ryan Spence. Bone’s actions were “violent, callous and brazen,” said King’s Bench Justice Shauna McCarthy.

2 weeks ago | winnipegfreepress.com | Dean Pritchard

Horrifying attack nearly amputated foreign student’s arm By: Dean Pritchard Posted: 2:01 AM CDT Wednesday, Apr.

2 weeks ago | winnipegfreepress.com | Dean Pritchard

By: Dean Pritchard Posted: 11:21 AM CDT Monday, Apr. 7, 2025 A trial for a First Nations chief accused of sexually assaulting a young girl was abruptly adjourned Monday morning after his lawyer told court her client was assaulted outside the courthouse.