Gypsumville RCMP are looking for help from the public regarding a pedestrian hit and run that occurred on August 30, 2018. At approximately 1:20pm the victim was struck by a black truck on highway 513 west of Gypsumville. The truck did not stop and the victim lay on the side of the road with serious…
Man Found on Train Tracks Dies in Hospital
WINNIPEG – Police are investigating the circumstances of a man found on the train tracks who has died in hospital. Friday morning, around 9:25AM, police were called to the railway north of Wilkes Avenue and west of Shaftesbury Boulevard. Police said an engineer on a passing train saw an injured person on the tracks of…
Semi Fire Closes Niakwa Road
WINNIPEG – RCMP has to close Niakwa Road because of a semi-truck that caught fire. Police said the semi fire forced the closure of Niakwa Road between Symington Road and Murdock Road while the crews battle the fire. Mounties said no injuries. – PHOTO TWITTER @rcmpmb
Minimum Wage is Going Up
Minimum wage will go up by 20 cents to $11.35 on October 1, 2018. The adjustment is based on Manitoba’s 2017 inflation rate of 1.6 per cent and rounding up to the nearest five cents. Information on the minimum wage and other employment standards is available at www.gov.mb.ca/labour/standards.
UPDATE: Arrest Made – RCMP Looking for Third Suspect in Neepawa Homicide Investigation
UPDATE: Kelsie Lesergent has been arrested. The RCMP thanks the public and the media for their assistance. After a ten month investigation, Neepawa RCMP have made two arrests in the death of a 62 year-old Neepawa man. He was found deceased in his home on November 25, 2017. 21 year-old Molly Syganiec of Brandon was…
Manitoba Small Business Optimism Sees Slight Decline in September
WINNIPEG – The Canadian Federation of Independent Business released its latest monthly Business Barometer, which reveals optimism among Manitoba’s small business owners declined slightly in September to 61.1, down from 62.4 in August. It is now just below the national average index of 61.4. “Manitoba’s small business optimism inched slightly backwards in September, with the…
Guns, Drugs, Machete Seized by Manitoba RCMP
Ste. Rose du Lac – Guns, drugs, machete, a sword and more were seized by Ste. Rose du Lac RCMP. Police said on September 21st the executed a search warrant at a home located in the settlement of Crane River, Manitoba. Mounties found and seized approximately 152 grams of cocaine, eight firearms and a large…
Missing 21-Year-Old Manitoba Man
Ste.Rose du Lac – RCMP are asking for the public’s help locating a missing a 21-year-old man from Skownan First Nation, Manitoba. Dwayne Lavallee was last seen on September 22nd, at approximately 2:00PM on the Ebb and Flow First Nation. Police said further investigation has led to a ground search that is currently taking place…
Marty Gold Puts Meth-Ematics of WRHA Free Needle Program Under the Microscope
In the summer of 1988, a young MTN reporter met with a Duffy’s Taxi driver, who had noticed an emerging public safety issue was being missed by the media and wanted it brought to public attention: needles discarded by drug addicts on streets and boulevards. “T’s and R’s”, crushed Talwin and Ritalin pills, was becoming…
Maple Bus Lines Announces New Northern Manitoba Bus Service
WINNIPEG – Greyhound service to Northern Manitoba communities will come to an end soon, however a Manitoba company has stepped-up to offer bus service. Thursday Maple Bus Lines long-haul transportation announced they will fill the Greyhound gap between Winnipeg and Thompson. The Round trip between Thompson to Winnipeg will run Sunday through Friday. The Round…