WINNIPEG – RCMP continue their search for a man who is presumed drowned. Police said on October 30th at 7:15PM Gypsumville RCMP responded to a report that a 22-year-old man from Pinaymootang First Nation had fallen off the old train bridge in Fairford. The bridge is known to local residents as the “black bridge,” and…
RCMP Lay Several Charges Under the Cannabis Act in First Week After Legalization
Police are reminding all Manitobans: Cannabis cannot be grown at home in Manitoba. It can only be purchased from approved distributors as outlined in the federal Cannabis Act and the provincial Liquor, Gaming and Cannabis Control Act. To transport cannabis in a vehicle, it must be secured outside the passenger compartment, or under the furthest…
Weight Discrimination Bill Gains Support
WINNIPEG — A move to ban discrimination based on weight and size under Manitoba’s human rights code has moved a step closer to becoming law, although the Progressive Conservative government has not yet committed to passing it. Liberal legislature member Jon Gerrard has tried three times to get support for a private member’s bill that…
Hunter Finds Human Remains in RM of Taché
STEINBACH – Police in Steinbach are investigating the discovery of found human remains. On October 27th, around 7:00PM, Steinbach RCMP received a report of possible human remains in the RM of Taché. A man was hunting in the area and found what he thought to be a human skull. Mounties, along with specialists from the…
Marty Gold Says: More Outrageous PEGGO Rip Offs
The election topic that wasn’t, is not going to go away after last week’s civic vote. Imagine the bureaucratic double-talk newly elected city councillors representing far-flung suburban wards like Markus Chambers and Shawn Nason will be hearing, when their residents complain they are stranded without cash for bus fare because their PEGGO bus pass cards…
Meth Eclipsing Opioids on the Prairies
Police are dealing with a prairie fire of methamphetamine use which is rapidly overtaking fentanyl as the drug of choice for many. Opioid use continues to be a public−health crisis with just under 4,000 deaths across Canada in 2017 and over 3,000 in 2016. But officers in Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta say they’re worried about…
Manitoba Latest Province Hit By Rotating Canada Post Strike
OTTAWA — Manitoba is the latest province to be hit by rotating strikes by members of the Canadian Union of Postal Workers. CUPW says 1,500 members walked off the job in Winnipeg at 10 p.m. local time Sunday and that workers in Brandon, Man., set up picket lines at 12:01 a.m. Monday. The union also…
Manitoba Small Business Optimism Increased Slightly in October
Small business confidence fell to 60.5 in October, down nearly a point from August and September levels, according to the Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB)’s Business Barometer index. Simultaneously, a record high of 47 per cent of businesses report that they are experiencing shortages of skilled labour, putting pressure on their ability to grow.…
Farming Accident Claims Life of 61-Year-Old Man
A farming accident claimed the life of a 61 year-old man from Austin on October 25, 2018. The accident took place at a farm approximately six kilometres north of highway 16 on Provincial Road 242 in the RM of Portage La Prairie. A tractor being driven by a 59-year-old man was pulling a grain auger…
Regional Health Authorities Appoint New Board Members
The province has made appointments to the boards of five regional health authorities, Health, Seniors and Active Living Minister Cameron Friesen announced today. “The health system relies on boards to guide the safety and quality of care that is available in communities across the province,” said Friesen. “I want to thank outgoing board members for…