Michael D'Alimonte

Feb 1, 2024 | winnipeg.ctvnews.ca | Michael D'Alimonte

Two teenagers, sought by the Winnipeg Police Service in connection with a homicide in the West Alexander area last year, are now in custody. Investigators started seeking a group of adolescents on Nov. 11, 2023, when Peter Filip was fatally stabbed outside a store in the 1100 block of Arlington Street at about 2:00a.m. Police say the group confronted Filip, assaulted him, and one suspect and stabbed him.

Feb 1, 2024 | winnipeg.ctvnews.ca | Michael D'Alimonte

Winnipeg police are sending out a simple-yet-forceful message as part of a new media campaign: Don't smoke cannabis and drive. "Everybody is used to hearing 'don't drink and drive,'" said patrol sergeant Stephane Fontaine, impaired driving countermeasures coordinator with the Winnipeg Police Service (WPS). "We have to have that same effect when we talk about 'don't drive while high,'" he said.

Jan 26, 2024 | winnipeg.ctvnews.ca | Michael D'Alimonte

The debate over implementing a 'living wage' for all workers will continue at City Hall despite direct opposition from Mayor Scott Gillingham. "I am not supportive of this motion," said Mayor Gillingham Thursday. "To me, wages are established, and should be established, through collective bargaining processes." "When you raise the base rate of any wage in the City of Winnipeg, all the other classifications, will want and seek a bump accordingly.

Jan 25, 2024 | winnipeg.ctvnews.ca | Michael D'Alimonte

A Winnipeg winter staple returns, albeit in a contracted form, with the first section of the Nestaweya River Trail officially opening Thursday morning. Only one section of the ordinarily six-kilometre trail, the Port Rink on the Assiniboine River, is now open to the public. “As soon as temperatures start to drop, we start anticipating the day we can offer visitors and guests peak winter experiences on the rivers,” said Sara Stasiuk, CEO of The Forks in a news release.

Jan 19, 2024 | winnipeg.ctvnews.ca | Michael D'Alimonte

Furnishings find a second life at Oyate Tipi Cumini Yape, otherwise known as Winnipeg's Furniture Bank, a place where Winnipeggers facing economic insecurity can find what they need to make a house a home. Recently, the organization, with the help of youth volunteers, started building single bed frames from the ground up. "As a mother, being able to be here and get kids' beds off the floor. It changes lives," said Leanna Green, the program's co-facilitator.