Category Archives: News
Chemawawin RCMP investigating possible arson fire at daycare centre
On October 18, 2023, at approximately 7:50 pm, Chemawawin RCMP received a report of a structure fire at the daycare centre on Airport Road in Chemawawin Cree Nation. Officers responded immediately. Th...
Oct 20, 2023 Image - Chemawawin RCMP
Premier Wab Kinew hints at a possible shake-up at Manitoba Public Insurance
Premier Wab Kinew is looking to possibly shake things up at Manitoba Public Insurance. About 1,700 workers have been on strike since late August, and Kinew told reporters before Thursday's cabinet mee...
Oct 20, 2023 Image - MPI Brandon - Sachin Makwana - Google
MB NDP's new cabinet committees to focus on priorities of Manitobans and the government
Premier Wab Kinew tasked new cross-departmental committees with finding solutions to pressing issues in the province including poverty, MMIWG2S+ and gender-based violence, as well as building more opp...
Oct 20, 2023 Image - Government of Manitoba
Brandon receives funding for a third ambulance and additional paramedics
The City of Brandon has received $2.2-million from Shared Health for a third primary ambulance and fifteen primary care paramedics. The city said in a media release, "Brandon Fire & Emergency Serv...
Oct 20, 2023 Image - City of Brandon
Some nurses at BRHC feeling crowded because of a lack of break rooms
There's overcrowding at Brandon Regional Health Centre's Neo-Natal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) - and it's not babies - it's nurses needing space to decompress. The hospital converted a break room to a ...
Oct 19, 2023 Image - Manitoba Nurses Union - Facebook
Brandon police and fire crews called to a house fire on 14th Street early Thursday morning
On October 19, 2023, at approximately 3:00 am, Brandon police responded with Brandon Fire and Emergency Services (BFES) to a report of smoke coming from a residence in the 800 block of 14th Street. Th...
Oct 19, 2023 Image - Brandon Fire Emergency Service
Visits to Manitoba in 2022 still below 2019 levels - but spending was strong - Travel Manitoba
Manitoba welcomed 8.7 million visitors in 2022 who spent just over $1.8 billion throughout the province, Travel Manitoba reported at its Annual General Meeting today. In a media release the organizati...
Oct 19, 2023 Image - Manitoba landscape - Travel Manitoba
Manitoba NDP Premier Wab Kinew and his new cabinet were sworn in on Wednesday
In a colourful and tradition-filled ceremony honouring the seven Indigenous nations in Manitoba, Premier Wab Kinew was sworn in today as premier of Manitoba, alongside the 14 other members of his cabi...
Oct 19, 2023 Image - Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew - Facebook
Portage la Prairie RCMP respond to multiple assaults with a machete
On October 15, 2023, at approximately 4:50 pm, Portage la Prairie RCMP received a report of an assault in the back lane of 1st Street Southwest in Portage la Prairie. On arrival, a 21-year-old male fr...
Oct 19, 2023 Image - Manitoba RCMP
Gilbert Plains man faces charges after RCMP recovered a large amount of stolen property
On October 12, 2023, as part of an ongoing property theft investigation, West District Crime Reduction Enforcement Support Team (CREST), along with Dauphin RCMP, executed a search warrant at a rural p...
Oct 19, 2023 Image - Manitoba RCMP
