Provincial News Archives

Manitoba Hydro crews are working to repair fire-damaged infrastructure and restore power in several communities. So far this year more than 1,200 wood poles have been damaged or destroyed by wildfire, along with related equipment such as power lines and transformers.

Dauphin RCMP are asking the public for any information into the whereabouts of a missing woman from the area, 34-year-old Jacqueline Head.

Manitoba Agriculture reports much of the province received welcome moisture over the past week along with heavy winds that caused some lodging and tornadoes that caused minimal damage.

The Manitoba Wildfire Service advises there is a low fire danger in the majority of the province, with pockets of moderate fire danger in the southern and central areas, and a mix of moderate and high fire danger in the northwest areas of the province.

Thompson RCMP are asking the public for any information into the whereabouts of a missing male from the area, 21-year-old Kayden Gibbs.

The RCMP Federal Policing Northwest Region (NWR) is further strengthening Canada-U.S. border security with the creation of an RCMP RPAS (Remotely Piloted Aircraft System) corridor along the Canada-U.S. border in RCMP’s NWR.

A Senior Risk Management Analyst with HAMS Marketing Services says increased import tariffs imposed by the United States on its trading partners will pressure the value of North American live hogs if those partners impose retaliatory tariffs on U.S. pork.

The Independent Investigation Unit of Manitoba (IIU) has concluded its investigation into the circumstances surrounding an officer-involved shooting that occurred June 15, 2022, on the Trans-Canada Highway near Portage la Prairie.

Public health officials with Manitoba Health, Seniors and Long-Term Care are notifying the public of one new measles exposure site at Boundary Trails Health Centre in Winkler, Manitoba.

The Manitoba government is issuing a ministerial order under the Environment Act to begin spraying for adult mosquitoes with DeltaGard 20EW because of high numbers of adult Culex tarsalis mosquitoes and evidence of a high rate of mosquito infection with West Nile virus in the City of Winkler.