WINNIPEG -The Province has introduced proposed legislation that will keep the price of tobacco the same once the PST is decreased to 7% on July 1. Finance Minister, Scott Fielding also said that any revenue associated with the adjustment will go towards health care. The proposed changes mean the tax on each cigarette would be…
Selkirk RCMP Looking for Armed Robber
SELKIRK – Selkirk RCMP are looking for a suspect who possibly robbed two separate businesses on the same night. The masked suspect first entered a business on Morris Avenue and showing a knife, demanded items. He then fled on a bicycle. Later that night the suspect, again wearing a mask and carrying a knife, entered…
Morden Police Charge 3 in Meth Bust
MORDEN – Morden Police arrested three people after a search of their vehicle revealed methamphetamine. On May 10 police pulled over a vehicle whose passenger was known to have a warrant out for his arrest. As officers placed him under arrest they noticed a container on the floor that had methamphetamine as well as two…
Springtime is Snake Time in the InterLake
Spring brings with it a newness, a freshness, that breath of fresh air that sweeps away those winter cobwebs. Along with the change in temperature, the longer days with more sunshine and the newness of the world comes mating season. It’s a time where the majority of species challenge the life cycle once more! Mating…
Bryan Lefley Memorial Golf Tournament Boosts the Interlake Community Foundation
Since 1998, the Lefley family has been overwhelmed by the support and profits from their 22-year-old golf tournament in honour of brother Bryan, who tragically died in an automobile accident in 1997. “It has been so successful that we were looking for help in administering and being accountable for the major funds we have raised…
RCMP Receive $546,000 for Health Assessment/Crime Prevention
WINNIPEG – The Manitoba RCMP have received more than half a million dollars from the province to support new resources as well as expand the use of the HealthIM assessment tool. HealthIM helps determine the most appropriate response when police respond to mental health crisis calls. Minister Cliff Cullen said, “The HealthIM system can be…
RCMP Looking for Info on Portage La Prairie Stabbing
PORTAGE LA PRAIRIE – RCMP are looking for information on a stabbing that took place on May 7, just before 10 AM on 3rd Street NW. When officers arrived at the scene, they could not find the victim, however evidence led them to Fisher Avenue where they found the 29 year-old victim suffering from a…
Liberals Looking to Fast-Track Cancer Drug
WINNIPEG – The Manitoba Liberals are trying to get a Fulvestrant, a life-preserving drug used in some cancer treatments to be covered by the province. The drug is on the list of medications waiting for approval and the Manitoba Liberals say that the the province has the ability to fast track it. “The province should…
RCMP Charge Suspect with Second Degree Murder in Death of Gilbert Plains Victim
DAUPHIN – RCMP have charged 39 year-old David Christopher Genaille with second degree murder for the stabbing death of a 36 year-old Gilbert Plains man on May 4, 2019. Genaille was arrested on May 5 and the 25 year-old female who was arrested along with him has been released without charge. He remains in custody…
RCMP Looking For Suspects in Portage La Prairie Shooting
WINNIPEG – Portage La Prairie RCMP are looking for four suspects involved in a home invasion that left a 20 year-old man hospitalized after he was shot by one of the suspects. RCMP believe that the suspects, three men and a woman, all dressed in black and wearing masks and gloves, entered the home and…