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With spring break here, people are hitting the highways and will probably come across a semi.
Jim Campbell from First Class Training Centre says large trucks have four blind spots that small vehicles should avoid. They include right in front and on the sides from the mirror to the drive tires.
“One of the bigger pet peeves for a lot of drivers are people hanging in right behind the trailer. The old saying that if you, as a car driver, cannot see our mirrors, well then we obviously can’t see you. So that’s a major blind spot.”
He also warns never to cut off a semi. Their stopping distance is a lot farther and takes a lot longer to stop safely.
“We cannot stop like you can in a car. It takes a lot of time and distance to be able to stop properly and safely. We’re dealing with a lot of weight. We’re dealing upwards of 80 thousand plus pounds.”
If space opens up beside a semi when they are planning to turn, small cars are told never to sneak in.
“A lot of drivers will require what we call a button hook turn where we are going to need some of that left lane as well to swing wide enough to make that turn. If that little gap opens up between the curb and the trailer, don’t try and race it. Don’t try and squeeze in there and beat the truck. Because that’s where a lot of accidents happen.”
Campbell says to be patient and give drivers the space they need to make the turn safely.
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The Manitoba Government is finalizing the selection process for their second phase of retail cannabis stores.
Their goal is to have a non-medical cannabis store available within a 30-minute drive for 90 per cent of Manitobans within 2 years of legalization.
In July 2018, 100 applicants pre-qualified for a future opportunity to operate a cannabis retail store in Manitoba.
Approved applicants will be able to proceed to open a store in one of seven communities.
Altona, Flin Flon, Lac du Bonnet, Niverville, RM of Russell-Binscarth, Swan River, and Virden are the locations poised to receive a cannabis retail store.
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Just after 1 this afternoon, Thompson RCMP responded to a vehicle-pedestrian collision.
Upon arrival on Provincial Road 391 near Thompson, officers located a male who looked to be in his 40’s, lying on the roadway.
He was pronounced deceased on scene.
It is believed the man was struck by a vehicle, but the vehicle didn’t remain at the scene.
Thompson RCMP and Forensic Collision Reconstructionists continue to investigate.
The RCMP are asking anyone who may have witnessed the collision or has any information to call the Thompson RCMP at 204-677-6911, call Crime Stoppers anonymously at 1-800-222-8477, or secure tip online at www.manitobacrimestoppers.com.
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After almost a year since the incident, the sentencing hearing for Jaskirat Singh Sidhu happened today at a Melfort, Saskatchewan courtroom.
Sidhu received an eight-year sentence for running a stop sign in his semi-truck, colliding with the Humboldt Broncos team bus, killing 16 people and injuring 13 others
The crown wanted a 10-year sentence.
Due to the sentence being longer than 6 months, Sidhu won't be able to appeal being deported when he's finished serving the sentence.
In January, Sidhu pleaded guilty to all 29 charges filed against him, 16 counts of dangerous driving causing death and 13 counts of dangerous driving causing bodily harm.
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Chinese importers are unwilling to purchase Canadian canola seed.
While there was some initial optimism that trade concerns could quickly be resolved, discussions to date have not indicated any immediate resolution is possible.
“We’re disappointed that differing viewpoints cannot be resolved quickly,” says Jim Everson, president of the CCC. “Under the circumstances, Canadian canola seed exporters who normally ship to China have no alternative but to supply customers in other countries who value high-quality Canadian canola.”
The Canadian canola industry says they have made every effort to meet the requirements of customers and their governments around the world.
“Canadian canola is of the highest quality because of our world-class quality assurance systems,” says Everson. “We have a long-standing history of delivering on quality and reliability. We will continue to provide our customers with high-quality canola and promote stable trade based on science.”
China has been a significant market for Canadian canola, with around 40% of all canola seed, oil and meal exports. Canola seed exports to China were worth $2.7 billion in 2018.
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The federal government’s budget has plans to give money directly to municipalities.
Dauphin will see the impact of the government’s decision to increase the transfers of the municipal gas tax.
“Every municipality in Manitoba will benefit, including yours. You will receive 466 thousand dollars more in a onetime top up this year,” said Minister of International Trade Diversification Jim Carr.
The budget also promises to extend high-speed internet to northern and rural communities.
Carr says the government is determined to close the gap. “It will be that kind of investment that really does change people’s lives. When you can instantly access the world that’s out there it just positions us to have so much more knowledge and there for so much more capability.”
The government promises that by 2026, 96 per cent of Canadians will have access to high-speed internet.
On the canola issue with China, the federal government is treating the canola issue with China as a science-based issue. Carr says Canada is pushing to solve the economically important problem, but China has yet to provide evidence to back up the claims.
“I understand the anxiety being felt by producers. We will take it day by day. we’re doing all we can to determine what the problem is or is not. We will continue to be very aggressive and working with officials at the scientific level to understand the nature of the issue. And until they producer the evidence then there’s not much we can do about solving a problem they have not yet defined.”
Chinese officials allege they detected hazardous organisms in one of Canada's largest grain producer shipments.
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People in Dauphin have wanted to do something about the increased crime.
Tammy Hossack, with the Brandon Bear Clan Patrol, says in Brandon they’ve been running since summer of 2017 and they started because of violent situations occurring in their downtown.
As a community, they thought they could help make the community safer, build relationships and help people out.
They start their patrols at the friendship centre and patrol two nights a week because they are a smaller community than Winnipeg.
In the winter they load up a vehicle with supplies and drive around Brandon giving people mitts, toiletries and food.
Bear Clan Patrol was started in Winnipeg in the ’90s and the Tina Fontaine incident reinvigorated the movement.
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Therae Racette-Beaulieu was in Minnedosa court today for shooting an RCMP officer back in August.
The crown wants the court to give Racette-Beaulieu 20 years for shooting Cpl. Graeme Kingdon in the head. The defence council is arguing for 16 years.
During today's hearing, family members, neighbours, RCMP officers, and the victims gave accounts for how the incident has affected their lives.
The August 29th incident started when Racette-Beaulieu and three others stole a truck, leading to the incident where he shot Cpl. Kingdon.
In January, Racette-Beaulieu pleaded guilty to attempted murder, breaking and entering, stealing firearms, and theft of a motor vehicle.
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Managing time and stress were the big topics at the Breakfast Series this morning.
Being able to manage time will give you more control over your life.
Stephanie Jaddock, training coordinator at Workplace Education Manitoba, says you need to learn how to say no, delegate, prioritize and organize your workday, so you don’t feel like there are too many hours in a day.
To manage your stress, try setting aside a certain amount of time to collect yourself.
You can try anything from taking deep breaths for a minute to exercising for 30 or more minutes.
Jaddock also says to avoid procrastinating, multi-tasking, and to focus on a task for a blocked amount of time to ensure the best outcome.
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Farmers now don’t have to worry about being charged the carbon tax when they get fuel at the cardlock.
Sharmin Rodgerson, from the Gilbert Plains Coop, says they received news this morning that the Carbon Tax exception now included the cardlock.
“There was a lot of farmers upset. A lot of them get their fuel out of there and really trying to figure out what their options were. But that obviously is solved now, hopefully.”
Anyone who filled out their Federal Fuel Charge Exemption Certificate forms don’t have to worry about filling out another one.
“But we do need the people that only pick up at the cardlock are going to have to fill out the form, or they won‘t get the exemption.”
This exemption includes dyed diesel and regular gasoline.
Fuel can be used to do a number of things. “It includes the tillage of soil, livestock grazing or exhibiting, maintaining horses for racing, raising of poultry, fur farming, dairy farming, fruit growing, and keeping of the bees. But, of course it doesn’t include an office or an employment under a person engaged in the business of farming.”
Rodgerson says forms need to be in the computer system by April 1st to avoid paying the Carbon Tax.
The form can be found here.
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If gambling is destroying you or someone you care about, a new group in Dauphin is here to help.
“We decided that there is need for an anonymity group that deals specifically with gambling. Gambling is a problem that affects people all over the world. Its ruined families, " said an organizer.
The Parkland Gamblers Anonymous Group is planning to hold their first meeting on Tuesday, April 2nd.
“Gambling is an emotional disease, and it is a disease. It’s not just something that we can quit on our own. So through fellowship and through brother and sisterhood, we hope to be able to help people.”
With this group, those suffering won’t need to drive to Brandon or Winnipeg to seek support.
Every Tuesday, at 7:30pm, the group is planning to hold meetings at the Dauphin Friendship Centre.
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