Provincial News Archives

Transportation and Infrastructure Minister Doyle Piwniuk announced that the Manitoba government is investing $19.6 million to reconstruct Provincial Trunk Highway (PTH) 3 in south-central Manitoba.

The Independent Investigation Unit of Manitoba (IIU) has concluded its investigation into the arrest of an adult male by the Winnipeg Police Service (WPS) that resulted in him sustaining a dislocated elbow, fractured tibia and fibula on February 18, 2020.

The Manitoba government is calling for applications for grants of up to $50,000 from the Manitoba Accessibility Fund (MAF) for organizations that will promote accessibility and remove barriers for people with disabilities.

A large quantity of power tools was recently discovered by RCMP at a location in Winnipeg, stemming from a theft investigation that occurred at construction site in the Rural Municipality of West St. Paul.

RCMP are asking the public for any information into the whereabouts of a missing woman, 27-year-old Jessica Leblanc. She was last seen on February 10 and is believed to be in, or heading to Winnipeg.

Today’s five-day COVID-19 test positivity rate is 22.3 per cent provincially. As of 9:30am on February 14, 2022, 188 new cases of the virus have been identified. The province estimates that actual case numbers are eight to 10 times higher than reported due to the rapid spread of the omicron variant, which has overwhelmed testing capacity and led to many cases going unreported.

Manitoba has expanded eligibility to its Child Care Subsidy Program, resulting in nearly half of regulated spaces being subsidized. This will reduce out-of-pocket parent fees for families with children in regulated child care by 30 per cent on average.

Steinbach MLA and Justice Minister Kelvin Goertzen, announced that the Manitoba government is providing one-time funding of nearly $55,000 dollars to Marymound Inc. to make upgrades to existing space to enhance the safety of youth detained under the Intoxicated Persons Detention Act (IPDA).

The Manitoba government will provide an additional $350,000 to the Université de Saint-Boniface (USB) to permanently expand the capacity of its bachelor of education degree program to between 60 and 70 students per year.

The Independent Investigation Unit of Manitoba (IIU) has concluded its investigation into injuries from a “less lethal” firearm used by a Brandon Police Service (BPS) officer during a confrontation in Brandon on February 13, 2017.