Taxi driver injured during carjacking; two facing charges
Two people are facing robbery charges after a taxi driver was assaulted and had his vehicle stolen Sunday morning.
According to police, officers were called to the 1000 block of McPhillips Street for a report of a taxi driver who had been assaulted. When officers arrived at the scene, they found suspects inside the taxi, with one person in the driver’s seat. Police said the suspects tried to drive away in the vehicle, but were arrested. The cab driver, 26, was found nearby uninjured.
Police said the suspects were being transported in the cab as fares, but became belligerent and aggressive with the driver. The suspects were driven to their requested location, where the driver, fearing for his safety, demanded the passengers leave.
The passengers exited the cab, but pulled the driver out of the front seat while brandishing a “sharp-edged weapon,” and re-entered the car.
The cab driver ran away.
Police said when officers tried to arrest the suspects, one of them physically assaulted both officers and threatened to kill them. The responding officers were not injured.
A 21-year-old man and a 30-year-old woman, both from Winnipeg, are both facing robbery charges. The woman is also facing two counts of assaulting a peace officer and two counts of uttering threats.
The woman was detained in custody while the man was released on an undertaking.
CTVNews.ca Top Stories
B.C. tenants evicted for landlord's use after refusing large rent increase to take over neighbouring suite
Ashley Dickey and her mother rented part of the same Coquitlam duplex in three different decades under three different landlords.
MPP Sarah Jama asked to leave Ontario legislature for wearing keffiyeh
MPP Sarah Jama was asked to leave the Legislative Assembly of Ontario by House Speaker Ted Arnott on Thursday for wearing a keffiyeh, a garment which has been banned at Queen’s Park.
Mountain guide dies after falling into a crevasse in Banff National Park
A man who fell into a crevasse while leading a backcountry ski group deep in the Canadian Rockies has died.
Body of Quebec man who died in Cuba found in Russia, family confirms
A Montreal-area family confirmed to CTV News that the body of their loved one who died while on vacation in Cuba is being repatriated to Canada after it was mistakenly sent to Russia.
Expert warns of food consumption habits amid rising prices
A new survey by Dalhousie University's Agri-Food Analytics Lab asked Canadians about their food consumption habits amid rising prices.
Saskatchewan isn't remitting the carbon tax on home heating. Why isn't my province following suit?
After Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said the federal government would still send Canada Carbon Rebate cheques to Saskatchewan residents, despite Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe's decision to stop collecting the carbon tax on natural gas or home heating, questions were raised about whether other provinces would follow suit. CTV News reached out across the country and here's what we found out.
Montreal actress calls Weinstein ruling 'discouraging' but not surprising
A Montreal actress, who has previously detailed incidents she had with disgraced Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein, says a New York Court of Appeals decision overturning his 2020 rape conviction is 'discouraging' but not surprising.
RCMP officers had no legal authority to enter man's home, make arrest: B.C. court
A B.C. man has been found not guilty of assaulting two RCMP officers – with the court finding he was resisting an "unlawful entry and arrest" in his home before he was tasered, taken down and hauled away in handcuffs.
'Deep ignorance': Calls for Manitoba trustee to resign sparked after comments about Indigenous people and reconciliation
A rural Manitoba school trustee is facing calls to resign over comments he made about Indigenous people and residential schools earlier this week.