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Two people are in hospital and two pets have died after an early morning fire at a mobile home in Dauphin.

The Dauphin Fire Department was dispatched this morning just before 4 a.m. for a structure fire in the southwest corner of the City. Crews located a mobile home with smoke and fire coming from the front section of the home.

RCMP told DFD all occupants had made it out on their own and were with EMS for smoke inhalation, but two pets remained inside.

Fire crews entered the home and found one of the pets immediately, but were unable to revive. The fire was located in the front living room and kitchen area and quickly extinguished. The second pet was located a few minutes later and was also unable to be revived.

The fire department says the fire started from paper falling on top of a baseboard heater and then spread to nearby furniture. The fire continued burning until the smoke alarm activated and awoke the occupant.

No damage estimates are available at this time.

As of this morning, both occupants are in hospital for smoke inhalation and are expected to make a full recovery.

The DFD would like to remind the public that working smoke alarms save lives and that in the event of a fire, evacuate the building through the nearest exit as soon as possible and call 911. 

Also, as the weather is beginning to get cooler at night, they ask the public to ensure that there are proper clearances around heating appliances and that nothing has accumulated on or near your furnace, hot water tank or baseboard heaters during the months they have not been used.

Dauphin’s Fall Clean-Up begins soon, where city crews will be picking up your compostable materials.

Pick-up starts on Monday, October 5th in the Day 4 garbage and recycling area, and crews will work backwards from that area. This is a one-time pick-up only.

Director of Public Works and Operations, Bill Brenner, clears up some common mistakes people make with their fall clean-up pile.  

“If there is any garbage or anything other than those compostable materials we will not pick up the pile. We do get people who try to put old lumber or those kinds of things in there. That is not permitted. It’s basically grass, leaves, trees and branches, and garden waste. That’s all that can be in the pile or else we will leave it behind.”

Materials are to be placed near your back lane for pick-up. If you don’t have a back lane, place your materials on the boulevard near the curb.

Compost materials can be dropped off at any time at the City Waste Disposal Site northwest of Dauphin.

To see a schedule of what area the city crew is in and when, click here.

Today is the sentencing for a man involved in a violent home invasion in Russell last year.

Russell RCMP initially responded to a report of a home invasion in the early morning hours of December 22nd, 2019.

A 32-year-old woman was assaulted while she slept in her apartment complex.

32-year-old Christopher Benn will learn his fate today.

Public health officials identified 51 new cases of COVID-19 on Sunday.

Thirty-six of the new cases are in the Winnipeg health region, where there are 490 active cases.

The other new cases include one in the Prairie Mountain Health region; 8 cases are in the Interlake—Eastern health region, 2 cases in the Northern health region, and 4 in the Southern Health region.

Dauphin's case number is unchanged; all 7 cases are listed as recovered.

There are 589 active cases province-wide, with 1,272 individuals listed as recovered from COVID-19. There are 13 people in hospital due to COVID-19, with six in intensive care. 

There have been a total of 19 deaths in Manitoba due to COVID-19.

The Winnipeg Metropolitan Region will move to Orange on the Pandemic Response System, effective Monday. Targeted restrictions, mirroring those previously applied in Prairie Mountain Health, will make masks will be mandatory in all indoor public places in these communities. All private and public gatherings will be restricted to 10 people both indoors and outdoors. 

The chief provincial public health officer strongly encourages Manitobans to focus on these fundamentals to help stop the spread of COVID-19: 

• People must stay home if sick. 
• Wash/sanitize your hands, cover your cough and physically distance when you are with people outside your household. 
• If you cannot physically distance, you should wear a mask to help reduce your risk. 
• Reduce the number of close contacts outside your household, and avoid closed-in or crowded spaces. 

For up-to-date information on COVID-19 in Manitoba, click here.

Agriculture in the Classroom — Manitoba (AITC-M) is getting new funding from federal and provincial levels of government to help them continue teaching students about the vital role of the agriculture industry in Canada.

AITC-M will be receiving $146,600 to help adapt their program to meet the demand for more online and digital resources.

Executive Director of Agriculture in the Classroom Manitoba, Sue Clayton, says the funding from the Canadian Agriculture Partnership will be put to good use.

"We’re looking at an adapted hybrid model of program delivery that will meet the demands for educators so that it can either be delivered in-person, or through virtual classroom settings.”

She adds that a big part of the organization's focus is interactive learning, and they look to keep that intact through the new funding.

With the Canada Emergency Response Benefit expiring on Saturday, Parliament will be debating a bill early next week to introduce new supports for Canadians.

Monday and Tuesday have been chosen by the Trudeau government for when the bill — that would support workers during the second wave of the pandemic — will be debated.

The federal Liberals and NDP reached a deal Friday for a federal program that delivers two weeks of paid sick leave to Canadians impacted by COVID-19.

Details are expected Monday when the changes to Bill C-2 will be formally tabled in the House of Commons.

Of the 65 new cases of COVID-19 reported in Manitoba on Saturday, all but 9 are in the Winnipeg health region.

Prairie Mountain Health, Interlake-Eastern, and the Southern Health regions each have three new cases of the virus.

Dauphin’s case number is unchanged, where all 7 cases are listed as recovered.

There are 545 active cases in Manitoba, and 1,265 people have recovered from COVID-19. There are 12 people in hospital and six people in intensive care.

The number of deaths due to COVID-19 is 19.

The Winnipeg Metropolitan Region will move to Orange on the Pandemic Response System, effective Monday. Targeted restrictions, mirroring those previously applied in Prairie Mountain Health, will make masks will be mandatory in all indoor public places in these communities. All private and public gatherings will be restricted to 10 people both indoors and outdoors. 

The chief provincial public health officer strongly encourages Manitobans to focus on these fundamentals to help stop the spread of COVID-19: 

• People must stay home if sick. 
• Wash/sanitize your hands, cover your cough and physically distance when you are with people outside your household. 
• If you cannot physically distance, you should wear a mask to help reduce your risk. 
• Reduce the number of close contacts outside your household, and avoid closed-in or crowded spaces. 

For up-to-date information on COVID-19 in Manitoba, click here.

An election has been averted, following news today that the minority Liberal government has secured support from the New Democrats.

Reports out of Ottawa today say the Liberals have reached a deal with the NDP over its demands for supporting the throne speech.

Jagmeet Singh says the agreement between the Liberals and NDP provides a paid sick leave program to millions of people.

The Throne Speech from earlier this week needed the support of at least one of the major opposition parties in order to avoid an election.

Public health officials reported 53 new cases of COVID-19 on Friday, and announced they will be elevating Winnipeg and some surrounding areas to the orange restricted level on the Pandemic Response System.

Of the new cases reported Friday, 44 are in the Winnipeg health region, 2 are in Prairie Mountain Health, 2 are in the Interlake, 2 are in the Northern health region, and four are in the Southern Health region.

None of the new cases are in Dauphin.

There are 487 active cases in Manitoba, with 1,258 recoveries and a total of 19 deaths due to COVID-19.

There are 13 people in hospital because of COVID-19, with 6 in intensive care.

Starting Monday, September 28, masks will be mandatory in all indoor public places, and gatherings will be restricted to 10 people, both indoors and outdoors — for the following areas:

• City of Winnipeg; 
• City of Selkirk; 
• Town of Stonewall; 
• Rural Municipality (RM) of Cartier; 
• RM of Headingley; 
• RM of Macdonald; 
• RM of Ritchot; 
• RM of Rockwood; 
• RM of Rosser;
• RM of Springfield; 
• RM of St. Andrews; 
• RM of St. Clements; 
• RM of St. François Xavier;
• RM of Taché
• RM of West St. Paul;
• RM of East St. Paul;
• Town of Niverville; and 
• Village of Dunnottar.

These restrictions will remain in place for a minimum of four weeks (two incubation periods of the virus).

More to come.

Two people have died after a head-on collision near Bowsman on Thursday.

At around 10:25 p.m. on September 24th, RCMP responded to a report that two vehicles collided head-on while travelling on Highway 10.

The driver of the southbound vehicle, a 41-year-old woman from Swan River was pronounced dead on scene.

The driver of the northbound vehicle, a 24-year-old man from the RM of Mountain was also pronounced dead on scene. Both drivers were wearing seatbelts at the time of the collision.

RCMP continue to investigate.

A mouthwash distributed by Norwex’s Dauphin location has been recalled due to the risk of infection.

Norwex Lysere Advanced Antioxidant mouthwash has been pulled from shelves, as some bottles were found to contain a common household microorganism.

The company reported that 1036 units of the affected product were sold in Canada.

As of September 21, 2020, the company has received no reports of incidents or injuries in Canada.

The affected lot features the code “CU59” on the bottom of the bottle. 

Health Canada advises anyone who has the product with the applicable code number to stop using it immediately and throw it away.