A very sad update. Two young children, both under the age of 10, and two women have died after a house fire and a 6 month old baby remains in critical condition. Firefighters had responded to a call on Sinclair Street, when they noticed smoke from the Woodlark Place home nearby. Crews had to work to revive the people outside the home before they were taken to hospital. It appeared the fire victims were suffering from smoke inhalation.
City police have confirmed detectives are investigating Winnipeg’s first homicide of 2012. A 34-year-old woman was found badly injured in a suite on Assiniboine Avenue Monday night. She was taken to hospital in critical condition but died of severe upper body injuries. The victim had reportedly just moved to Canada within the past year and was originally from Eritrea. Anyone with information is asked to call Crime Stoppers.
A man who went up on the roof of his house to try and protest its demolition has been arrested. Ed Ackerman is accused of attacking a worker who was there to tear down his house on Bannatyne Avenue. He started throwing glass blocks at workers, went up to the roof of the house, and police blocked off the street, leading to a really strange standoff. It also led to Victoria-Albert School being put in lockup, until the situation was resolved.
A landslide in Papua New Guinea has 40 dead and 20 missing. Local lawmaker told Radio Australia that the landslide completely covered two villages while people slept.
If you opted to watch a movie on a Canadian network, instead of the State of the Union address, Obama focused on income inequality and tax reform. Obama appealed for lawmakers to send him legislation on immigration, clean energy and housing
HERITAGE Winnipeg has given up its campaign to save the city’s old airport terminal from demolition. There had been hope to save the old terminal building, opened in 1964, but now the Western Canadian Aviation Museum plans to build a new museum after tearing down the old building.
Manitobans bring home bronze from the first ever Winter Youth Olympic Games. Adam Brooks, 15, was a member of Canada’s national men’s youth hockey team, while Derek Oryniak, 17, was the second on Canada’s mixed curing team.
