Provincial News

The Independent Investigation Unit (IIU) has concluded its investigation into an incident in Thompson in which an adult male was injured during an altercation with an off-duty police officer.

For every marketing dollar directly invested by Travel Manitoba in the 2025-2026 year, $23 was returned to the province in visitor spending, according to Tourism Economics data shared by Travel Manitoba during their latest Annual General Meeting.

The Manitoba government is issuing a directive to all publicly funded schools and school divisions to revise policies and practises around digital communications, banning one-to-one online communications between school employees and students on unmonitored platforms to protect students.

A significant increase in the number of Manitoba motor vehicle fatalities this year has prompted a reminder from RCMP for motorists to drive responsibly.

Manitoba Agriculture reports, that as of October 24, 94 percent of the crop had been harvested in the province with only a few acres of grain corn and silage corn left to be harvested.

The Independent Investigation Unit (IIU) has concluded its investigation into an incident in Portage la Prairie in which an adult male was injured after being struck by a police vehicle.

More than two dozen people were arrested last week as part of targeted operations by the Manitoba Integrated Violent Offenders Apprehension Unit (MIVOAU) in several communities.

The Manitoba government is investing $5 million to strengthen children’s autism services delivered by St.Amant, helping more children and families access timely supports while reducing waitlists across the province.

As Manitobans prepare for Halloween, Manitoba Hydro is reminding customers to keep electrical safety in mind when decorating homes and yards for the season.

The Manitoba government is providing $67,000 through the From the Ground Up – Safe Healthy Communities for ALL program to support the City of Winkler in developing a parks and recreation master plan to guide recreation services for the next 20 years.