OAKBANK/SOURIS – Two separate reports, in two different towns, involving the thefts of 53 guns have RCMP asking for the public’s help regarding these incidents. Oakbank RCMP responded to an incident on January 14 at 3:00 am. where 12 handguns were taken from a locked gun safe in a garage at a home in the…
CFIB: Red Tape Awareness Week
The Canadian Federation of Independent Business has announce its 10th year of Red Tape Awareness Week. The event showcases the negative impact excessive regulations have on Canadians and highlights governments and public servants who have successfully cut red tape. “Looking back over a decade of fighting red tape, we are proud of what we have…
Impaired Driving Still Leading Cause of Death
New Statistics, released by MPI show that nearly half of all deaths on Manitoba roads last year were caused by impaired driving. Of the 71 auto-related deaths in 2018, 42 per cent were attributed to alcohol or drugs. 17 percent of those deaths were speed related and 28 per cent were due to not wearing…
Stranded Ashern Pilot Rescued in Remote Area
ASHERN – RCMP along with the Joint Rescue Coordination Centre in Trenton, Ontario rescued a stranded pilot from Ashern in a remote area on January 13. The 71 year-old pilot had left that morning to fly his plane to a camp at Sisib Lake, south of Grand Rapids. but never arrived. A Hercules search plane…
2019 Inductees Announced For Manitoba Softball Hall of Fame
The Manitoba Softball Hall of Fame has announced the 2019 inductees. Eight individuals and 3 teams will be inducted into the Manitoba Softball Hall of Fame on May 11, 2019. The group of inductees includes 4 Athletes, 3 All Around, 1 Builder and 3 teams. The Manitoba Softball Hall of Fame & Museum Inc. recognizes…
Hunters Charged For Hunting at Night with Lights
WINNIPEG — The Manitoba government says four men have been charged under the province’s new law than bans hunting at night with lights. The province says wildlife officers nabbed two men in December from the Lake Manitoba First Nation near Asher. They were also charged with carrying a loaded firearm in a pickup and hunting…
$25,000 Grant to MITT for Women in Trades
A $25,000 grant to Manitoba Institute of Trades and Technologies will help provide a new initiative to advance women in the trades that will increase the number of women enrolled in the school’s program. Minister of Sustainable Development, Rochelle Squires announced the grant to launch Women’s Equality Week 2019. “Women in Manitoba continue to be…
RCMP Seize Drugs and 11 Guns in Split Lake
SPLIT LAKE – A search warrant for Thompson RCMP resulted in the arrest of two men from Split Lake Manitoba for Drug trafficking and firearms charges. On January 11, RCMP seized 32 grams of cocaine, nine unsecured firearms, two pellet guns, ammunition and drug paraphernalia including a hollowed out soda can that is believed to…
Manitoba Officials Seize Baby From Mom in Hospital
WINNIPEG — Two social media videos show a newborn baby girl being taken from the arms of her Indigenous mother by Manitoba social workers and police — an apprehension that First Nations leaders say is all too common in a child−welfare system biased against Aboriginals. The videos, broadcast live Thursday on Facebook by the woman’s…
RCMP Still Looking for Killer of Leah Anderson
Gods Lake Narrows, Manitoba – January 6, 2019, marked six years since Leah Anderson’s severely beaten body was found on a remote snowmobile/walking trail in Gods Lake Narrows. It has been six years since her brother and sisters last heard her laugh, six years since her friends met up with her to talk about boys,…