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The search for six-year-old Johnson Redhead, missing since Wednesday in Shamattawa, Man., continues to expand with more resources being deployed.

In an update on social media, the RCMP says that multiple teams are conducting grid searches throughout the area.

Canadian pianist Jaeden Izik-Dzurko has won the Leeds International Piano Competition 2024, a prestigious event held from September 11 to 21 in Bradford, England.

Winnipeg police are investigating a suspicious device that was discovered in a back lane on Elgin Avenue late Saturday night.

Officers from the Central District responded to a report of a blinking object with visible wires and smoke at approximately 10:30 p.m. on September 21, 2024.

The item, located in the 400 block of Elgin Avenue, raised concerns, prompting General Patrol and a Bomb Technician to secure the area.

Police evacuated the surrounding area as a precaution before the Bomb Unit was called in.

A Winnipeg man is facing several charges after a stolen motorcycle caught fire at a gas station in the 100 block of Salter Street on the evening of September 20, 2024.

The incident occurred at approximately 8:15 p.m. when a 35-year-old man was refuelling a stolen motorcycle. While pumping gas, the motorcycle suddenly caught fire, prompting the suspect to move it away from the pumps toward a nearby dumpster.

Families and community members in Winnipeg’s Centennial neighbourhood gathered on Saturday, September 21, to celebrate the grand reopening of Giizhigooweyaabikwe Park following a major redevelopment. The revitalized park, located at 242 Lizzie St., now features a new half-court basketball court, community water fountain, upgraded lighting, and improved pathways, offering a vibrant and safe space for local residents to enjoy.

Three RCMP members from a Metro Vancouver detachment could be fired over alleged "atrocious," "racist" and "horrible" behaviour detailed by a fellow officer, including text chats that bragged about "Tasering unarmed black people," court documents say. 

A schedule from the RCMP shows Constables Philip Dick, Ian Solven and Mersad Mesbah are slated to appear next February for code of conduct hearings over allegations including discrimination, harassment and discrediting the police force.

None of the allegations have been proven. 

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is set to be in New York this week for the 78th meeting of the United Nations General Assembly and the Summit of the Future amid increasing geopolitical instability around the world.

"Canada will have a leading role in making the world fairer and more prosperous," Trudeau said in a news release last week. "I look forward to working with other leaders to accelerate progress on our shared priorities and build a better future for everyone."

There was a time not too long ago – way back on June 29th, if we are to be precise – when the Winnipeg Blue Bombers had been completely written off by so many across the Canadian Football League.

Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly says close to 45,000 Canadians are in Lebanon, months after warning there is no guarantee Ottawa can evacuate them if the situation deteriorates further.

She is also expressing concern that attacks like exploding pagers are only making the situation worse.

"My message to Canadians who even think of going to Lebanon is don't go, and I've been saying that for months," she told reporters Friday in Toronto.

Family members of patients allegedly brainwashed decades ago at a Montreal psychiatric hospital are afraid they're running out of time to get compensation because the federal government and the McGill University Health Centre have filed motions to dismiss their lawsuit.

Glenn Landry's mother, Catherine Elizabeth Harter, was among the hundreds of people to receive experimental treatments under the MK-ULTRA program, funded by the Canadian government and the CIA between the 1940s and 1960s at Montreal's Allan Memorial Institute, which was affiliated with McGill University.