Alternative art celebrated at tattoo convention

Westwood standoff ends with two arrested

An hours-long standoff in Westwood came to an end Thursday with Winnipeg police arresting two men and seizing a gun.

Winnipeg Police Service officers were called to Byrd Avenue shortly before 9:30 a.m. after a man was seen walking with what appeared to be a firearm, said police spokesman Const. Claude Chancy.

Officers identified a home connected to the investigation, he said.

Two men were arrested but Chancy could not yet say what they will be charged with. It’s not clear whether either of the men arrested was the male spotted with a gun.

Canada’s first drive-thru-only McDonald’s opens in Winnipeg

One Grimace and dozens of smiles were on display Wednesday as McDonald’s staff and supporters celebrated the grand opening of the fast-food chain’s first drive-thru-only restaurant in Canada.

Woman who saved child, father from Red River uncomfortable with hero label

A Winnipeg woman who’s been hailed as a hero by police for saving a father and his young child from the Red River says she doesn’t feel like one.

“I’m a mom… and I would do it again,” said Jayclyn Morrissette, who was walking with her neighbour through St. John’s Park on Aug. 24 when they spotted a young girl flailing in the nearby river. “I was meant to be there and that was supposed to happen.”

Morrissette, who spoke to the Free Press Wednesday after police released details about the rescue, said she and her neighbour began looking for the child’s parents and found them at the nearby playground searching for her.

Morrissette waved them over. The father, who she said could not swim, jumped into the river first and immediately began to sink.

Alternative art celebrated at tattoo convention

Winnipeg becomes the centre of the tattoo universe this weekend with the inaugural Winnipeg Tattoo Convention at the Red River Exhibition Park from Aug. 18 to 20.

The brainchild of Rich Handford, owner of Kapala Tattoo on St. Anne’s Road, the convention is scheduled to play host to more than 200 tattoo artists from across North America and Europe, including notable artists such as Calgary’s James Tex of Deadly Tattoos, Vancouver tattooer Katie Shocrylas and Quebec veteran Jay Marceau.

If you’re looking to get time with any of the artists, you’re invited to check out the guests artists and their work, as well as book appointments, at winnipegtattooconvention.com.

The convention opens Friday from 5 p.m. to 11 p.m., continues from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. on Saturday and 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Sunday.

Province announces free daycare for low-income families

Eligible parents will have their child-care fees waived come Sept. 13.