Provincial News

The Manitoba government is unveiling a plan to build the next generation of affordable energy. The new plan aims to keep rates low for all Manitobans.

Four local community business leaders recently braved the elements to raise an astonishing $350,000 (and counting) in support of STARS’ operations in Manitoba.

The Manitoba government has opened its first ever Extended Hours Primary Care Clinic, which will be open on evenings, weekends and holidays so patients can access care when and where they need it.

Virden RCMP are reporting that a 43-year-old male, from the RM of Wallace-Woodworth, was recently arrested and charged after police discovered a quantity of drugs in his possession resulting from a traffic stop.

Shamattawa RCMP are asking the public for any information into the whereabouts of a missing boy from the community, six-year-old Johnson Redhead.

Widespread rain the past few days has slowed Manitoba’s harvest but work remains on track. Dennis Lange, a pulse and soybean specialist with Manitoba Agriculture and editor of the provincial crop report, says currently we’re sitting at 55 percent complete over all crops over all regions in Manitoba.

A 65-year-old male suspect was recently arrested and charged resulting from a large quantity of illicit cannabis being seized during a traffic stop in the Rural Municipality of Portage la Prairie.

The Independent Investigation Unit of Manitoba (IIU) is investigating the circumstances surrounding a motor vehicle collision involving a stolen truck and a police vehicle in Winnipeg.

Manitoba Transportation and Infrastructure advises motorists that as part of the ongoing construction at the interchange of Provincial Trunk Highway 100 (Perimeter Highway) and Provincial Road 200 (St. Mary’s Road), traffic has been routed over the newly constructed bridge and the existing traffic signals will be taken out of service.

The General Manager of Manitoba Pork is calling on the federal government to stand up for Canadian agriculture in the face of a growing trend toward protectionism in trade.