Another Stabbing and Some Typical Winter Weather

Woman sent to hospital after downtown stabbing

Winnipeg police are investigating a downtown stabbing that sent one woman to hospital early this evening.

Police said a woman was stabbed in the 200 block of Garry Street shortly after 7 p.m. Police cordoned off a parking lot behind 279 Garry St. — home of the Sonar night club — where the stabbing occurred.

Police are releasing few details about the incident, including the woman’s age and condition.

The victim was taken to hospital to be treated for her injuries.

Vehicle rollovers, accidents across province

RCMP are reminding motorists to slow down in winter weather after multiple vehicles slid off ice-covered highways Sunday.

RCMP Sgt. Line Karpish said there were vehicle rollovers and accidents across several main provincial highways Sunday, including Highway 44, Highway 8 and Highway 9.

Early today, Manitoba Transportation advised drivers that travel was not advised on the Perimeter Highway and parts of the Trans-Canada Highway west of Headingley because of blowing snow and reduced visibility.

Most provincial highways were ice-covered and slippery, Karpish said, and motorists were not heeding travel advisories.

“The roads are slippery and people are driving too fast for the conditions,” Karpish said, noting RCMP issued a similar warning a few days ago.

Shortly before 8 p.m. tonight, a three-vehicle crash occurred on Highway 9 south of the Wal-Mart near Selkirk.

A single vehicle towing snowmobiles rolled into a ditch south of Northumberland Road on Highway 8. Near Oakbank, a single vehicle rolled into the ditch, and a vehicle that stopped to help was rear-ended by another car.

Karpish said a vehicle lost control while passing another vehicle and rolled into a ditch east of Highway 59.

As of 9 p.m. tonight, Karpish said there were no serious injuries reported.

However, she warned that the public needs to slow down or stay home in treacherous weather to ensure no one is killed.

“The general public needs to realize (this) before someone gets killed,” Karpish said.