The Manitoba government is putting up $5.2 million for a new gun lab at the Winnipeg Police Service headquarters. The aim is to speed up the processing and examination of firearms linked to crimes, and the lab will serve police agencies across the province. Insp. Elton Hall, with the Winnipeg police, says the change means…
Manitoba’s Elections Commissioner Says the Government Broke Ban on Election Promotion
Manitoba’s commissioner of elections has ruled the government violated a ban on advertising during election periods when it invited reporters to an event with Premier Heather Stefanson. Commissioner Bill Bowles adds, however, that he does not believe the breach was intentional and it was extremely unlikely to have had any substantive effect on the outcome…
Charity Thanks Victims’ Families for Food, Clothing After Deadly Manitoba Bus Crash
The legacies of some of the 16 seniors killed in a bus crash are living on in a western Manitoba community, as their clothing and leftover food are donated to those in need. “It’s a huge benefit from the loss that has happened to the help that it brings other people,” said Wayne Olson, a…
‘Gone in an Instant:’ Manitoba RCMP Release Names of 16 Seniors Killed in Bus Crash
RCMP have released the names of 16 seniors who died after a minibus was struck by a semi-truck west of Winnipeg. One by one, officers and family members placed large photos of the victims, who ranged in age from 68 to 88, at the front of a news conference Thursday in Dauphin, Man. The bus…
Manitoba Conducts Internal Review of Safety, Investigators Interview Survivors of Deadly Bus Crash
The province of Manitoba is doing an internal review of safety around the intersection where a deadly bus crash killed 15 people June 15. “What I will say is that after any accident or incident on our highways, there is an internal review that takes place. So that review is taking place right now,” Manitoba…
Manitoba to Review Deadly Intersection, Bring in Experts If Needed: Premier
Manitoba Premier Heather Stefanson says the province will bring in experts if necessary as part of a review to ensure safety at an intersection where 15 seniors were killed in a crash. RCMP continue to investigate Thursday’s crash on the Trans-Canada Highway between a semi-trailer truck and a minibus taking seniors on a day trip…
Mayor of Western Manitoba Community Says Outpouring of Support Appreciated
DAUPHIN, Man.—The mood remains somber in Dauphin, Man., as area residents learn more details of a highway crash that killed 15 people and injured 10. Mayor David Bosiak says people are sad, and the effect on the city and surrounding area will be multi−generational. He adds residents appreciate the support and condolences that have come…
‘We Know What’s at Stake’: Manitoba Minibus Drivers Say Safety Paramount for Seniors
For seniors in communities across Manitoba, minibuses or handivans are essential means of travel. “Without the use of the handivan as a service, there isn’t much else for seniors who are in wheelchairs or walkers to be able to move around,” said Justin Cicholski, manager of a non-profit handivan service in Neepawa, Man., a town…
Semi Had Right of Way in Horrific Manitoba Crash: RCMP
The horrific crash in Manitoba that left 15 seniors dead happened when a passenger bus drove into the path of an oncoming semi truck on the Trans-Canada highway. “We have obtained video footage of the collision that was seized from the semi truck trailer,” said RCMP Superintendent Rob Lasson. “This video indicates that the bus…
Manitoba RCMP, Community Leaders Look to Saskatchewan After Deadly Crash
The mayor of Dauphin, Man., and a city councillor in Humboldt, Sask., are members of a club that no one wants to belong to: community leaders responding to unimaginable and unexpected tragedies. Fifteen people were killed and 10 more were sent to hospital Thursday after a firey crash between a bus full of seniors en…
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