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A collection of breaking news briefs filed on Friday, June 2, 2023
Poilievre visits Winnipeg
10:21 AM
Conservative Party Leader Pierre Poilievre held a news conference in Winnipeg this morning, pledging to crack down on Canada’s “inflationary” carbon tax and mandate increased building permit approvals to bring down house prices.
The Conservative leader is in town in advance of the federal byelections in Winnipeg South Centre and Portage-Lisgar, both on June 19, and is set to hold an event in Winkler tonight.
Pierre Poilievre, Leader of the Conservative Party of Canada and the Official Opposition, during a press conference at the Victoria Inn Friday morning.
230602 – Friday, June 2, 2023
Mounties still investigating hit-and-run collision
2:11 PM
RCMP are asking for the public’s help after a pedestrian suffered “life-altering” injuries in a hit-and-run collision nearly a year ago.
Mounties were sent to the scene on Provincial Road 272 in Pine Creek First Nation at about 2:25 a.m. on July 17, 2022.
A 24-year-old man who lives on the First Nation suffered “serious life-threatening injuries” and was transported to hospital. He was later taken to Winnipeg for further treatment.
RCMP said the man was walking when he was hit by a southbound vehicle. The suspect vehicle drove away.
While officers were at the scene of the crash, they were told about a vehicle on fire in the nearby community of Camperville. The brown 2013 Ford Escape sustained damage consistent with being involved in a front-end collision.
Winnipegosis RCMP are asking anyone with information about the incidents to call Winnipegosis RCMP at 204-656-7003 or Crime Stoppers anonymously at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS).
House fire on Furby Street
2:16 PM
The cause of a house fire on Furby Street late Friday morning is believed to have been accidental.
Crews were sent to the home in the 500 block of Furby at 11:40 a.m. and declared the fire under control at 11:57 a.m.
Everyone inside the house got out before crews arrived.
“Preliminary observations suggest the cause of the fire was accidental and related to the home’s electrical system,” the Winnipeg Fire Paramedic Service said in a news release.