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Winnipeg Transit is drowning in a sea of self-created misadventure.

As outlined in a “state of the system” report released this week on the first anniversary of Winnipeg Transit’s complete overhaul, the negatives are profoundly overwhelming the positives.

The much-touted reimagination of routes and schedules has been a disaster, turning off more riders than it has attracted. Now, public transit in Manitoba’s capital city is teetering on the edge of destruction: it is short on buses and drivers, security remains a persistent issue, ridership is tanking and the city is facing an $18-million deficit on transit operations.

The big question now is, who will come to Winnipeg Transit’s rescue? (Spoiler alert: the “who” in this equation is, obviously, the provincial NDP government.)

A 45-year-old woman has been arrested after police say suspects pulled off a series of thefts at a city sporting goods store and posted several stolen items for sale online.

According to Winnipeg Police Service news release, on Wednesday just before 2 p.m. officers from the Property Crime Unit arrested a 45-year-old woman in relation to an organized retail theft investigation.

Police say earlier this month, investigators received information about a series of thefts from a sporting goods store on the 500 block of Sterling Lyon Parkway.

An investigation determined that between Sept. 28 and Oct. 15, suspects stole hunting and fishing equipment, electronics, clothing, and other merchandise valued at over $11,500.

Several masked and armed suspects forced their way into a home on Lake Ridge Road in Winnipeg’s west suburbs late on Monday, terrorizing the elderly residents as they robbed the place.

Winnipeg Police Service major crimes investigators, who are asking the public for assistance, are trying to identify the suspects and learn about their movements in the area before and after the robbery, said police spokesman Const. Stephen Spencer.

“It would definitely help to have some more information as to who the individuals are. It would be great if somebody had video of the individuals prior to arriving at this location, when they weren’t wearing face coverings, or after,” said Spencer.

“If neighbours in the area maybe noticed something suspicious, around the Lakeridge Park area… around that time of night, if they did see something suspicious, definitely come forward — it could be helpful with solving this case.”