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Manitoba continues to be a Canadian leader in biofuels use and the introduction of amendments to the Biofuels Act would establish a new grant program to support biodiesel production, Innovation, Energy and Mines Minister Dave Chomiak said.

The province is investing up to $19 million more in Budget 2010 for new child-care centres, hundreds more spaces, the phasing in of a centralized online wait list and a pension plan for a stronger workforce, Family Services and Consumer Affairs Minister Gord Mackintosh and Education Minister Nancy Allan announced.

RCMP are looking to the public for assistance in connection with numerous robberies during January of this year.

“Get Better Together”, a new program to support people living with chronic health conditions, will soon be available across South Eastern Manitoba.

Manitobans throughout the province with mental-health issues now have access to a rent supplement that will support them in their search to find and keep appropriate housing, Housing and Community Development Minister Kerri Irvin-Ross announced.

An agricultural economist with the University of Missouri predicts continued improvement in live hog prices for the next several months.

On April 8, 2010, at about 7am, Steinbach RCMP were informed of a break and enter to a business on Clearspring Road in Steinbach, Manitoba.

The province will increase the minimum wage by 50 cents to $9.50 an hour on Oct. 1, Labour and Immigration Minister Jennifer Howard announced.

The province’s air-ambulance program will continue to provide reliable care to critically ill and injured Manitobans with a $6-million investment in a replacement Lifeflight jet, Health Minister Theresa Oswald and Infrastructure and Transportation Minister Steve Ashton announced.

Providence College and Seminary has rolled out an aggressive fundraising challenge to its supporters: to raise $85,000 by April 25, the day of the school’s college graduation ceremonies.