WINNIPEG – RCMP arrested and charged a 30-year-old woman from Oxford House with Second Degree Murder. Mounties said Tuesday morning at 7:20AM they received a report of a man who was taken to the nursing station as a result of injuries he sustained from an assault with a weapon. The 30-year-old male later died from…
80-Year-Old Found Dead in Home, Considered a Homicide
WINNIPEG – RCMP in Powerview have determined the discovery of an 80-year-old man in his home on Sunday is a homicide. Mounties said that at 10:00AM on May 6th they went to check on a homeowner in Belair, Manitoba. When police arrived the found the 80-year-old male homeowner dead at the scene. RCMP have determined…
We Celebrate 148 Years This Manitoba Day
WINNIPEG – On May 12, 2018 Manitoba will be 148 years old. Quite the accomplishment! Our province was the fifth to join Canada and became a province through the Manitoba Act, passed by the Canadian Parliament in 1870. Manitoba began as a postage-stamp-sized province before growing into the Manitoba that we see today. We have…
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,…
OPINION – Harassment & Abuse Has to be Exposed Among Rural councillors
WINNIPEG – It’s been in the news lately; the abuse and harassment suffered by many rural councillors. When about a year ago, Jackie Hunt, who was then mayor of the rural municipality of Ritchot, resigned her post due to this, she had been the victim of verbal abuse, name calling and just plain harassment. The…
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…
$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 Makes Board Appointments to WCB
WINNIPEG – The Manitoba government has appointed two new individuals to the Worker’s Compensation Board (WCB) of directors to replace members whose terms have expired, and a new worker representative, Minister Blaine Pedersen said in a news release. “These new appointees bring a wealth of knowledge and experience, and we a pleased to welcome them…