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A man has received several offences after Winnipeg police say his dog was left unattended in a hot car on Wednesday.

The large German Shepherd was reportedly left alone inside a car in the parking lot of an Osborne Street grocery store on Wednesday, when temperatures surpassed 30 C and felt like 43 C with the humidity, the Winnipeg Police Service said in a news release.

“Several concerned bystanders provided the thirsty, distressed dog with cold water through a slightly open window,” while the 67-year-old man was shopping, police said. “At one point, the driver confronted the bystanders and…

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