HALIFAX – Halifax police say two 15−year−olds have been arrested after an officer was stabbed Tuesday morning while responding to a stolen−truck call. They say the male officer, who has been on the force for eight years, is in stable condition after surgery. Police say he approached two people seen fleeing from a stolen truck…
Drugs and Cash Seized From Churchill Home
WINNIPEG – An RCMP search warrant lead to the seizure of drugs and cash at a home on Radisson Street in Churchill on Saturday May 5th. Mounties said they found and seized approximately 37 grams of cocaine, 10 grams of marihuana, a large sum of cash and various drug paraphernalia. Police arrested Rose Marie Lavallee,…
11-Year-Old Boy Sexually Assaulted at Sleepover, Brandon Woman Charged
BRANDON – Police in Brandon arrested a 39-year-old for sexual assault of a young boy on Monday. Police said the 39-year-old woman from Brandon was arrested following an ongoing investigation from April 10th. It is alleged that the woman inappropriately touched an 11-year-old boy who was sleeping over at her home. Police said in a…
The Emergency Cell Phone Alert Test is Tomorrow
OTTAWA — Mobile devices across Canada will be buzzing a little more than usual this week as emergency management officials test a new national public alert system. Test signals are to be sent to millions of mobile users in Quebec around mid−morning today and across Ontario in mid−afternoon. Cellphones, tablets and other devices will receive…
Alberta Zoo Charged After Ice-Cream-Eating Bear Video
INNISFAIL, Alta. — The province has laid two charges under its Wildlife Act against a central Alberta zoo after a bear was taken through a drive−thru for ice cream. A video, posted on social media in January by Discovery Wildlife Park in Innisfail, showed a one−year−old captive Kodiak bear named Berkley leaning out a truck’s…
$1,490 Fine for Speeding in Construction Zone
WINNIPEG – Manitoba RCMP took to Twitter to remind Manitoba drivers that construction zones speed limits are always enforced. Mounties reminded drivers that even when workers aren’t present, there may be hazards in a construction zone, changes in the roadway or shoulder, lack of barriers, and more. RCMP caught one driver was doing 125 kmh…
Pediatric Cardiology Clinic to Relocate
WINNIPEG – The pediatric cardiology clinic at the Health Sciences Centre will be relocating later this year. The move is designed to centralize and streamline the fragmented system that is currently in place which will result in improved quality of care for the children in need of the facility. The relocation will include improvements including…
Manitoba NDP 2020 Campaign Could be for Higher Taxes
BRANDON — Manitoba’s Opposition New Democrats appear set to campaign on higher corporate and personal income taxes in the next provincial election, promoting the idea as an alternative to the Progressive Conservative government’s cuts to health care and other services. NDP Leader Wab Kinew said details of the campaign platform will be worked out closer…
Province Puts 67 Greenhouses on the Market
HADASHVILLE – 67 Greenhouses located at the Pineland Forest Nursery near Hadashville, Manitoba will soon be on the market. The Pineland Forest Nursery near Hadashville, Man., is currently provincially operated and has 67 greenhouses, covering approximately seven acres with eco-friendly equipment including an 8.5-million BTU biomass boiler that is part of a Manitoba Hydro demonstration…
Dramatic Fire at Rooming House on College
WINNIPEG – Winnipeg Fire Paramedic Service have been kept extremely busy with wildland fires including the fire Sunday near Assiniboine Forrest and several other wildland fires overnight including a large one in the Transcona Bio-reserve. There was a dramatic fire overnight in a rooming house on the 300 block of College. A tweet by UFFW…