Provincial News Archives

Highway improvement projects on Provincial Trunk Highway (PTH) 75 are well underway, with construction started in mid-May and expected completion scheduled later this year.

Portage la Prairie RCMP are asking the public for any information into the whereabouts of a missing man from the community, 55-year-old Richard Brian Tammie.

A Joint Nursing Council with representatives from Manitoba’s health-system employers and the Manitoba Nurses Union (MNU) will work together to identify and implement initiatives that will improve working condition for Manitoba nurses.

The Canada West Swine Health Intelligence Network reports a rare condition that attacks newborn piglets was identified in the region in the first quarter of this year.

The Manitoba government is now accepting applications for the new $12.6-million hearing aid program that will provide funding assistance to eligible Manitoba seniors who need hearing aids.

Manitoba Transportation and Infrastructure advises that rock blasting on the Trans-Canada Highway at the Manitoba-Ontario border will start June 12 and continue for the next four to six weeks.

Manitoba Transportation and Infrastructure reports construction will close a portion of the South Perimeter Highway at the St. Mary’s Road interchange overnight from 9pm to 5:30am starting June 12 at 9pm until June 30 at 5:30am.

Manitoba Agriculture reports, with 97 percent of spring planting now complete, crops are advancing quickly and now more rain is needed.

Voters will see new technology at the polls, reduced lineups and faster results reporting in the next Manitoba provincial election, scheduled to occur on October 3, 2023.

Currently, the Manitoba Wildfire Service advises that wildfire danger is moderate for the southern half of the province and mainly low for the northern half of the province.