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A collection of breaking news briefs filed on Saturday, August 5, 2023
Suspect in custody after random stabbing
11:06 AM
A suspect is in police custody after a violent, random stabbing in the West End.
Police responded to multiple reports of a distressed male near Beverley Street and Wellington Avenue around 1 a.m. Friday, the Winnipeg Police Service said in a release.
Responding officers found a 29-year-old man suffering from multiple stab wounds. He was rushed to the hospital in an unstable condition. He was later upgraded to stable condition, police said.
Investigators learned the victim was approached by an unknown man who asked for a cigarette. Unprovoked, the suspect began to stab the victim before fleeing the area.
Police located and arrested a suspect near Home Street and Notre Dame Avenue shortly after the attack.
A 24-year-old Winnipeg man is facing charges of aggravated assault. He remains in custody, police said.
Winnipeg police investigate fatal stabbing
11:10 AM
Winnipeg police are investigating after a fatal stabbing in the West Broadway neighbourhood.
Police responded to reports of a stabbing at a rear lane in the 200 block of Furby Street around 3:20 a.m. Saturday, the Winnipeg Police Service said in a release.
Officers attempted to provide emergency medical care to an unresponsive 50-year-old man suffering stab wounds. He was rushed to the hospital in critical condition and later died, WPS said.
The suspect fled before police arrived and no arrests have been made.
The investigation is ongoing, police said.
Anyone with information or video surveillance footage that may assist investigators is asked to call police at 204-986-6508 or Crime Stoppers at 204-786-8477 (TIPS).
Four more liquor stores to close amid wage dispute
3:54 PM
Four more liquor stores will close Sunday amid a wage dispute between Manitoba Liquor and Lotteries and a worker’s union.
In a media release issued Saturday, the Crown corporation said the stores — located in Bunns Creek, Charleswood, True North Square and Tyndall Market — will remain closed indefinitely.
“MBLL must reduce the number of Liquor Marts open for business to ensure we can effectively manage inventory allocation and distribution to the remaining open locations,” it said.
Seven other liquor stores closed Friday.
The Manitoba Government and General Employees’ Union is seeking a 3.3 percent wage increase for 1,400 workers who have been on strike since mid-July.