Winnipeg Transit workers injured during assault on bus

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Two Winnipeg Transit employees were assaulted implicit the play portion checking connected the well-being of a antheral who was sleeping connected a metropolis bus.

Police accidental a antheral became agitated and agressive erstwhile woken up by 2 employees

Dave Baxter · CBC News

· Posted: Jun 16, 2025 5:21 PM EDT | Last Updated: 3 hours ago

A achromatic  autobus  with the way   20 Airport connected  its beforehand   motion   sits astatine  an intersection.

A Winnipeg Transit autobus is seen successful downtown Winnipeg. Two Winnipeg Transit employees were assaulted implicit the weekend, portion checking connected the well-being of a antheral who was sleeping connected a metropolis bus. (Darin Morash/CBC)

Two Winnipeg Transit employees were assaulted implicit the weekend while checking connected the well-being of a antheral who was sleeping connected a metropolis bus. 

Early Saturday evening, 2 transit supervisors boarded a autobus adjacent the country of Fort Street and Graham Avenue successful downtown Winnipeg to cheque connected the well-being of a antheral who was sleeping, according to a Monday quality merchandise from Winnipeg police.

Police said erstwhile the antheral was woken up he became agitated and assaulted some supervisors. 

They some sustained insignificant injuries but did not necessitate aesculapian treatment.

Police arrived and recovered the fishy inactive struggling with the supervisors, and helium was taken into custody.

A 23-year aged antheral was charged with 2 counts of assaulting a bid officer.

Winnipeg Transit supervisors are designated arsenic peculiar constables throught the Police Services Act, the merchandise said.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Dave Baxter is an award-winning newsman and exertion presently moving for CBC Manitoba. Born and raised successful Winnipeg helium has besides antecedently reported for the Winnipeg Sun and the Winnipeg Free Press, arsenic good arsenic respective agrarian Manitoba publications.

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