WINNIPEG – Landlords will be getting help from the province when it comes to evicting tenants who are breaking the law and putting others at risk. A new fact sheet that clarifies the process for evicting difficult tenants was launched to give landlords the clarity and guidance they need so that they can protect their…
Man Found Stabbed in Gilbert Plains Dies
DAUPHIN – RCMP are investigating the stabbing death of a man found in a Gilbert Plains home. Dauphin RCMP said Saturday evening, around 9:40PM, they responded to a stabbing at a home in Gilbert Plains. Upon arrival, police found a 36-year-old man in the home who had been stabbed. EMS provided medical care but he…
Thieves Trying to Steal Car in Broad-Daylight Assault 70-Year-Old Woman
MANITOBA – RCMP are asking for the public’s help for information regarding an assaulted on a woman in her 70’s on Saturday afternoon. Saturday afternoon, at around 12:20PM, Selkirk and East St. Paul RCMP responded to a break and enter in progress at a home on Parkton Road in the RM of St. Andrews. When…
May Kicks Off Motorcycle Awareness Month
WINNIPEG – With 22 motorcycle deaths on Manitoba roads over the last five years, MPI is renewing it’s call to “Save the 100”. ( the average number of people killed each year on Manitoba roadways) May is National Motorcycle Awareness Month and MPI wants to remind drivers to Watch for Motorcycles. “It’s important that we…
Small Businesses Still in the Dark About Carbon Tax Rebates
WINNIPEG – Small businesses have gone a full month without information about the grants and rebates promised to them under the federal carbon tax in Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario and New Brunswick. The Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB) has been asking the government for details about the grants and rebates for months without answer. “Since…
Carberry Woman Assaulted, Thrown From Vehicle and Forced to Walk For Hours to Get Help
PORTAGE LA PRAIRIE – A 42 year-old woman from Carberry was robbed and assaulted before she was thrown from a vehicle and forced to walk for several hours to get help. The victim was picked up on April 28 by a friend in Carberry along with another man. He proceeded to assault her with a…
RCMP say “Just Blowing the Oil Out” is Not an Excuse to Drive at 173KM/h
WINNIPEG – Manitoba RCMP stop a pick-up truck and the now the driver is facing a license review with MPI. On their Twitter account, RCMP said “Apparently “just blowing the oil out of the truck” requires one to travel at speeds of 173kmh”. That excuse didn’t work for the officer. The driver was issued a…
Driver Dies When Truck Carrying a Load of Chemicals Hits Tree
MINNEDOSA – A man from Kelwood was killed in a tractor trailer accident Saturday in the town of Minnedosa. RCMP said at approximately 9:30 am Saturday morning they responded to a single vehicle collision involving a truck tractor carrying anhydrous ammonia, on Road 85 North at PR 262 in the Town of Minnedosa. The driver…
Speeding in Construction Zone Costs One Manitoba Driver $1700
WINNIPEG – Manitoba RCMP are reminding drivers that winter is over and construction season has begun on many highways. Police said on Thursday around 11:20am, a 32-year-old man driving on Manitoba Highway 101 was clocked doing 134KM/h in a 70KM/h zone. The driver tried to blame his cruise control for speeding in a clearly marked…
Medevac Plane Crashes En Rout to Churchill
GILLAM – Last evening at around 7:00 a medevac flight that was en route from Winnipeg to Churchill crashed near the Gillam airport. The Super King Air 200 aircraft attempted to make an emergency landing at the Gillam airport and landed on the frozen lake before coming to a stop at the edge of the…