BERENS RIVER – A 21 year-old old woman was struck by an SUV on Main Road in Berens River on January 1 at 2:15 am. The accident occurred on Main Road in Berens River when an SUV struck the woman who was walking with a small group of people along the road. The 36 year-old…
Missing 19-Year-Old Portage La Prairie Woman
PORTAGE LA PRAIRIE – RCMP in Portage La Prairie are requesting assistance from the public in locating a missing young woman. Helenne Loraine Beaulieu is a 19-year-old female. She is believed to be in the city of Winnipeg. Beaulieu is described as 5’7”, 130lbs, with long brown hair with blond streaks and has a tattoo…
Missing Manitoba Woman
ASHERN – RCMP in Ashern Manitoba are asking for the public’s help locating a missing young lady. Chelsea Breanna Paul is a 20-year-old female from Lake Manitoba First Nation. Police believe that she is in Winnipeg. She is described as 5’8”, 150 pounds, with brown eyes and long black hair. The RCMP are asking anyone…
Job Cuts Ahead For Civil Servants
WINNIPEG — More public−sector job cuts appear to be coming in Manitoba and a long−standing ban on civil service layoffs is about to expire. Premier Brian Pallister, in his third year of a promise to eliminate the deficit by 2024, says he is not planning any large−scale layoffs, but some trimming remains to be done…
Norway House RCMP Seize Cocaine & Cannabis
NORWAY HOUSE – RCMP in Norway House seize cocaine and cannabis from two separate traffic stops in the community. Just after midnight on December 27th, RCMP officers tried to stop a vehicle, they witnessed the driver throw a bag out of the window. The vehicle was stopped, the three people in the vehicle were arrested…
Manitoba Hydro Sees Spike in Scams
WINNIPEG — Manitoba Hydro is warning customers to be wary of high-pressure scammers threatening to shut off their electric service unless immediate payment is made by a prepaid card. “These people are crooks and you should hang up on them,” said Chris McColm, Manitoba Hydro’s Security and Investigations Supervisor. “We will never phone you and…
SUV Collision with Ambulance Leaves 1 Dead and 3 Injured
NEEPAWA – A two vehicle collision left one person dead and three injured on Highway 16 between Gladstone and Neepawa. On December 27th at 5:20 am. an SUV travelling westbound collided with an ambulance travelling east. The 36 year-old woman driving the SUV was pronounced deceased at the scene. The 37 year-old male ambulance driver,…
Tax Relief Coming in 2019
MANITOBA – Manitoban will get to keep more fo their income with taxation changes coming in 2019. The basic personal amount will increase from $9,382 in the 2018 tax year to $9,626 in 2019. Since 2016, the basic personal amount has increased by $492. In 2018, indexing removed an estimated 1,740 Manitobans from the tax…
Manitoba Public Insurance Unveils Top Five Frauds of 2018
It’s estimated that auto insurance fraud costs every Manitoba Public Insurance ratepayer about $50 a year for an overall impact of $50 million. In order to raise awareness about the costs related to auto insurance fraud, Manitoba Public Insurance releases its annual top five fraud list. The list is compiled based on the unique circumstances…
Early Election Could Happen for Manitoba
WINNIPEG — Flush with party fundraising cash and facing two opposition parties still in rebuilding mode, Manitoba Premier Brian Pallister is not ruling out a snap election call well in advance of the scheduled date of Oct. 6, 2020. In a year−end interview with The Canadian Press, Pallister would not commit to stick to the…