On May 23, 2011, at about 5am, Portage la Prairie RCMP were dispatched to a complaint of an assault in the RM of Portage la Prairie, Manitoba.
On May 24, 2011, at about 1:30pm, Fisher Branch RCMP were dispatched to the scene of a two story residence on fire in Fisher Branch.
High winds and waves have pushed water ashore from Lake Manitoba in several south basin municipalities including Lakeview, Westbourne, Portage la Prairie, Woodlands and St. Laurent.
Concerns over U.S. Country of Origin Labeling, the impact of rising feed costs and issues surrounding the movement of Canadian weanlings south are expected to be among the key topics discussed when a delegation representing Manitoba Pork Council travels to Iowa next month for World Pork Expo.
A 22-year-old man is facing drug and firearm related charges after RCMP executed a search warrant at a Benito residence last week.
If there is a postal service disruption, the Manitoba government has arranged for government cheques and other essential mail to be available for pickup starting Thursday, May 26.
This past weekend officers from the Dauphin Municipal RCMP, in unrelated incidences, arrested and charged 4 people for breaching conditions of their court orders.
The Office of the Prime Minister announced this week that the Honourable Vic Toews, Canada’s Minister of Public Safety, will serve as the first Vice-Chair of the newly formed Cabinet Committee on National Security.
The dikes along the Assiniboine River and the Portage Diversion channel are stable and are being closely monitored.
A food safety scientist with the University of Manitoba is calling on governments to step up their focus on the identification of the foods and the pathogens that are most frequently responsible for foodborne illness.
