4 h. ago French court increases sentence to 10 years for man who raped Gisele Pelicot in landmark case

PARIS — A French appeals court handed a stiffer 10-year sentence Thursday to the only man who challenged his conviction for raping Gisele Pelicot while she was drugged and unconscious, French media reported. Husamettin Dogan, a 44-year-old construction worker, had been sentenced to nine years in prison in the first drugging-and-rape trial last year that […]

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5 h. ago Winnipeg man arrested after knife pulled on construction workers: police

A Winnipeg man is in custody after two construction workers were attacked on a Portage Avenue job site Tuesday afternoon, police say.

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26 h. ago Winnipeg man arrested, charged in Corydon Avenue bank robbery

Officers found a getaway vehicle in a Grant Avenue parking lot, which let them to a home in River Heights, where the man was arrested early Tuesday morning.

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56 h. ago Building collapse in central Madrid leaves 3 injured, 4 missing

MADRID (AP) — A building under renovation in central Madrid partially collapsed on Tuesday, injuring three construction workers and leaving four others missing, Spanish authorities said. Emergency services are searching for the missing workers, according to central government official Francisco Martin. One of the injured workers was being treated at a hospital for a leg […]

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7 d. ago Winnipeg man accused of pointing air pistol at family, group of youths: police

A 19-year-old suspect is facing weapons charges after he allegedly pointed a gun at a woman and her children, as well as a group of young people, Winnipeg police say.

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1 week ago 2 arrested in Seven Oaks cocaine investigation, Winnipeg police say

Two suspects have been arrested and are facing a multitude of charges, Winnipeg police say, after the search of a Seven Oaks-area home led officers to $20,000 in cocaine.

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2 w. ago Foster parents arrested after kids taken to hospital, 1 critical: Winnipeg police

Two foster parents have been arrested as part of a child abuse investigation, police say, in connection to an incident that left a school-age child with life-altering injuries. 

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2 w. ago Winnipeg woman faces 19 charges after string of shoplifting incidents: police

The woman, 31, was the subject of an investigation into a shoplifting spree that police say totalled almost $10,000 in stolen merchandise over a nine-month period.

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2 w. ago Arrests on first day of transit safety initiative ‘no surprise’: Winnipeg police

Winnipeg police say its new transit safety initiative has already borne fruit, with arrests happening as early as Wednesday while the project was being announced.

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2 w. ago Man walking downtown with ‘large machete’ arrested: Winnipeg cops

A Winnipeg man is facing charges after police say they spotted him walking downtown Thursday morning with a large machete over his shoulder.

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3 w. ago Winnipeg cops arrest man prohibited from entering city limits

A man who was found to be breaching court orders -- including one banning him from entering Winnipeg -- is back in custody after he was arrested in the city Tuesday morning.

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