WINNIPEG – St. Pierre-Jolys RCMP is asking for the public’s help locating a missing 29-year-old man. Police said on August 29th at 8:15 pm, they received a report that William Pachniowski was missing. According to RCMP he was last seen at his father’s home in the RM of Stuartburn on September 12th. Pachniowski is described…
Two Arrested in Connection With Multiple Mailbox Thefts
WINNIPEG – Police arrested two people in connection with a number of mailbox thefts after a search warrant was executed at a home in the first 100 block of Fiorentino Street with the help of the Oakbank RCMP. Oakbank RCMP was looking for two suspects involved in an investigation into mailbox thefts in the RM…
Elvis is Wanted by RCMP
WINNIPEG – RCMP in Manitoba are asking for the public’s help locating two men wanted for different crimes. In a tweet, RCMP said “Elvis has left the building…after he broke into it” Elvis Aaron Beaulieu, a 34-years-old man is wanted for Break and Enter and Assault and Mischief. Elvis was last seen in the Ebb…
Dori Gingera-Beauchemin Honoured By Japan
The Japanese Foreign Ministry has recognized Dori Gingera-Beauchemin, deputy minister for Manitoba Agriculture at an award ceremony hosted by Consul-General Shigenobu Kobayashi. Minister Ralph Eichler said, “This award, bestowed by the people of Japan, shows the work Dori does not only impacts Manitoba producers, but producers across the country and around the world.” The Foreign…
Great Manitoba Food Fight Winners
Joseph Chaeban and his Louis Lavender Ice Cream was the big winner this year at the 12th annual Great Manitoba Food Fight. Four winner were awarded prizes in the annual event that supports small and medium sized agri-processors in Manitoba. The Food Fight is sponsored by the Manitoba Government in Partnership with De Luca’s Specialty…
Rural Canada Postal Workers Could See 25% Pay Hike
OTTAWA — An arbitrator has released a ruling in a long−standing pay equity dispute at Canada Post that gives rural carriers a hefty pay increase. A spokesman for the Crown agency says a preliminary review of the ruling indicates rural and suburban postal workers, known as RSMCs, could see a 25−per−cent hike in their wages,…
Color Fantastik Toy Recall
Health Canada has issued a recall on Siu & Sons Int’l Trading – Color Fantastik Assorted Rubber Animal Toys. The four assorted rubber animal toys are sold in a netted bag with item number 52221 and UPC 801362522212. The squeaker embedded in the bottom of the toy can easily be removed and is a choking…
Beaver May Have Caused Train Derailment
THOMPSON, Man. — A Transportation Safety Board investigator says beavers may have contributed to the train derailment in northern Manitoba that left one railway worker dead and another injured. The train went off the tracks on a washed−out trestle bridge in a swampy area south of Thompson on Saturday evening. Jerry Berriault, the board’s regional…
Missing Selkirk Woman Last Seen in Winnipeg
SELKIRK – RCMP in Selkirk are asking for the public’s help locating a missing 47-year-old Marylee Watt who was in Selkirk on September 8th. Police say the last time she was seen was the 8th September and she last spoke to someone on September 11th. At that time, it was believed she was in the…
Nova Scotia to Allow ‘X’ on Birth Certificates
HALIFAX — Nova Scotians who don’t exclusively identify as male or female will have the option of choosing ’X’ on their birth certificates under changes proposed by the province. Proposed amendments to the Vital Statistics Act would also make the display of the sex field optional on birth certificates, while the $24.95 fee to change…