Provincial News

New technologies being developed on behalf of Swine Innovation Porc will allow abattoirs to classify the primal pork cuts according to their quality characteristics allowing them to be directed to the highest value customer.

Manitoba Health advises that seasonal influenza continues to circulate throughout the province at a higher level than what is usually seen at this time of year. People at highest risk from seasonal flu include children under the age of five, people aged 65 and older, and people of any age with underlying medical conditions.

Portage la Prairie RCMP are reporting that a 30-year-old male suspect has been arrested and charged after he was found to be carrying drugs and a weapon at the courthouse located on Tupper Street North, in the community.

The Independent Investigation Unit (IIU) has concluded its investigation into the circumstances surrounding an allegation of a serious injury sustained by an adult male during his arrest by the RCMP in the Rural Municipality (RM) of Dauphin.

Manitoba RCMP, Brandon Police Service and Manitoba First Nation Police Service recently joined forces and deployed to the Central Plains area of Manitoba with the goal of reducing violent crime in communities by strategically identifying targets through intelligence and crime statistics, and then targeting those areas and prolific offenders.

The Manitoba government has awarded $260,000 through the Community Celebrations program of the recently launched Arts, Culture and Sport in Community (ACSC) Fund to support 59 community events across the province.

The Strategic Advisor for Agriculture with Workplace Safety and Prevention Services says the key to maintaining a safe agricultural work place is to have a plan and to make sure everyone believes in that plan and follows it.

The Independent Investigation Unit (IIU) has concluded its investigation into an officer-involved shooting that occurred on January 28, 2022, in Winnipeg.

Saturday, December 3, 2022, was National Impaired Driving Enforcement Day, and the RCMP, along with the Winnipeg Police Service, joined forces to target impaired drivers at various locations in and around the City of Winnipeg and rural Manitoba.

Recycle Everywhere , the organization responsible for the collection of non-alcoholic, non-dairy beverage containers in the province, is teaming up with Habitat for Humanity Manitoba to give back during its annual Season of Giving promotion.