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Descrease article font size Increase article font size A Portage la Prairie man will appear in court Monday to face a handful of drug and weapons offences that stemmed from a traffic stop Friday afternoon. Manitoba RCMP said they pulled a vehicle over on 9th Street Northwest in Portage, at …
Read More »Two arrested on drugs and weapons charges in Portage la Prairie: RCMP – Winnipeg
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Two people have been arrested by Portage la Prairie RCMP following an investigation a disturbance in the Manitoba community. Police said they were called to a residence on Fifth Avenue North East on Jan. 23, at 8:20 p.m. Police said a 31-year-old …
Read More »Two arrested on property and weapons charges after failing to stop: Red River RCMP – Winnipeg
Two people were arrested early Friday in Red River North, Man., and were charged with drug and weapons-related offences after failing to comply with RCMP traffic stop orders, police say. Officers with the Red River North RCMP detachment observed a pickup truck travelling northbound at slow speed on Highway 8 …
Read More »Youths, adults charged with waving weapons in downtown Winnipeg – Winnipeg
Three youths and three young adults were arrested Saturday night at a Winnipeg parkade for allegedly pointing weapons at passersby. Winnipeg police — including the Air1 helicopter and the tactical support team — responded to a parkade in the 200 block of Hargrave Street E around 9:30 p.m. following reports …
Read More »Minitonas, Man. armed robbery leads to drug and weapons bust – Winnipeg
Three suspects have been arrested after a police raid turned up a host of drugs, weaponry, drug trafficking equipment and stolen property from an armed robbery just days before. On Aug. 3, Swan River, Man., RCMP were told about the robbery that happened Aug. 2, in which a man was …
Read More »Deadly riot at Stony Mountain results in charges: RCMP – Winnipeg
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Stonewall, Man., RCMP are calling a deadly incident earlier this week at the Stony Mountain Institution a riot, leading to charges. Officials responded to what they initially called a “large fight” inside the institution on July 17. In a press release on …
Read More »Canadian-owned company accused of supplying Syria’s chemical weapons program
A family business owned by Canadians, MHD Nazier Houranieh & Sons Co. calls itself a pioneer in the global metals trade. European governments describe it more ominously: a supplier for Syria’s chemical weapons program. Working from Damascus and Beirut, the company is accused of importing materials used to produce “chemical …
Read More »Scientist accused of developing Syria’s chemical weapons program traced to Edmonton
Early on Aug. 21, 2013, Syrian government forces fired rockets loaded with the nerve agent sarin into the rebel-held Ghouta district of Damascus. As the chemical clouds spread, residents began to froth at the mouth. Fluid oozed from their eyes and noses as they convulsed and suffocated. The Ghouta gas …
Read More »Heated fight in Winnipeg ends with machete, shotgun seized: WPS – Winnipeg
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Winnipeg police say a heated armed fight in Norwood resulted in the seizure of a machete and shotgun. On Friday at 5:30 p.m., officers went to the area of Dubuc Street and Braemar Avenue for the report of a fight involving a …
Read More »Brampton man with weapons prohibition order charged after firearms seized: police – Toronto
Descrease article font size Increase article font size A 26-year-old man from Brampton has been charged in connection with a firearm investigation, police say. Peel Regional Police aid on Thursday at around 2:38 a.m., officers received a report of a medical incident in the Dixie Road and Clark Boulevard area. …
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