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An Alberta clipper is set to bring a mix of winter weather to southern and central portions of Manitoba beginning Monday morning.
The system will move across southern Manitoba on Monday bringing a swath of heavy snow from the Parklands region eastwards towards the Ontario border and south towards the Trans Canada Highway. The axis of heaviest snow will include the Parklands and Interlake district over to the Whiteshell and up to Berens River. Storm-total snowfall accumulations through these areas of 5 to 15 cm are possible.
As the clipper moves to the east Monday evening, strong northerly winds will develop over the region with gusts of 70 to 80 km/h likely. These strong winds, combined with freshly fallen snow, will produce a widespread area of blowing snow and is likely to result in a deterioration of travel conditions.
Additionally, a risk of freezing rain is possible primarily south of the Trans Canada in southwestern regions Monday morning into Monday afternoon.
Conditions will improve Tuesday afternoon as the winds gradually diminish. Behind this system, another surge of arctic air will move into the Prairies. Overnight lows will drop to near minus thirty midweek, and likely remain below seasonal through the weekend.
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This afternoon there was a rally held in Dauphin to show support and solidarity with the truckers that are in Ottawa today.
There was a number of vehicles that gathered in the Dauphin Marketplace Mall parking lot at noon today where they held a rally with people speaking about the movement.
After the rally in the lot, the vehicles drove up and down Main Street with their horns honking to show their support for those in Ottawa before heading back to the mall.
When it comes to the massive protest in Ottawa the number of protesters keeps rising throughout the day as more and more truckers and supporters arrive in the downtown area.
The protest is being held on Parliament Hill and multiple streets in the area are full of vehicles including tractor-trailers and personal vehicles like trucks and cars as well as RV's.
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The Dauphin and District Handivan are beyond overjoyed while also remembering one of their clients who passed away last January.
The Handivan received a very generous donation of $100,000 from the estate of Anne Stewart.
They say that the donation will go a long way to help Handivan continue to service Dauphin and the district for many years to come.
Handivan board members say that Anne will always be remembered for her incredible generosity to the community and she will be greatly missed by all involved.
They say that with all of her donations over the years she was a client she has helped them upgrade their vehicles from time to time and also made sure Handivan could continue to serve the community
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The convoy of protesters that passed through Manitoba on Tuesday will be arriving in Ottawa tomorrow. They will be met by convoys from all around Canada and even some from the United States.
A group of drivers from The Parkland, led by Dustin Taylor, traveled to Brandon to show the convoy their support.
They are planning to be at Parliament Hill around 11 am CST tomorrow and we'll bring you updates from their protests as we get them.
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On Wednesday the Manitoba RCMP East District Crime Reduction Enforcement Support Team (CREST) re-arrested 18-year-old Sean Murdock from Fisher River
Murdock faces an additional six counts of Public Mischief in relation to other swatting calls.
After a search and investigation the Mounties found out he made an additional six swatting calls to various police departments located in the United States including;
- Bridgman Police Department (Bridgman, Michigan)
- Appleton Police Department (Appleton, Wisconsin)
- Lane County Sheriff’s Office (Lane County, Oregon)
- Indianapolis Police Department and the Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office (Indianapolis, Indiana)
- Colonial Police Department (Bethlehem, Pennsylvania)
- Collinsville Police Department and Madison County Sheriff’s Office (Collinsville, Illinois)
These calls ranged from active shooter to bomb threats involving large facilities in these cities.
As a result of the calls, numerous law enforcement personnel were dispatched to these locations which were all determined to be false.
Murdock is scheduled to appear in court on March 8 in Peguis First Nation.
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The Dauphin Courthouse is getting an additional $4 million from the province for its expansions and improvements. This money is on top of the $11 million that was earmarked for the renovations last March.
The extra money will cover cost increases of materials and labour that has happened during the pandemic, as well as extra costs found during the design phase.
As part of the work being done, there'll be improvements made to video-conferencing, meeting spaces for lawyers and their clients, and accessibility upgrades.
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The Manitoba Snowshoe Run is changing things up this year to make sure everyone who wants to participate can. They are still hosting their annual in-person run on Louis Riel Day, but this year, participants can also do the run on their own, anytime in the month of February.
You can register for the run here, and the first 175 people who register will receive a limited edition toque.
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In a press conference today, the Provincial Government announced they will be extending the current public health orders by one week, until Tuesday the 8th at 12:01 am. You can find all the restrictions that are in place here.
During the press conference, they also announced a new program for anyone who is transferred out of their home public health region.
We are putting a new program in place that will provide financial assistance for meals, transportation and accommodations or link to community support resources when a person is relocated to a facility outside of their region for on-going inpatient care.” - Health Minister Audrey Gordon
The program will allow for up to eight visits per month by a designated support person and will include:
- Meal vouchers so the designated support person can dine with the client when on-site meal service is available, or assistance to a maximum of $8 for breakfast, $10 for lunch, and $15 for dinner when on-site meal service is unavailable;
- Transportation assistance of return bus fare or gas expenses; and
- Accommodation assistance up to a maximum of $70 per night plus taxes
They are still finalizing the details of the program that will be put into place in early February.
The full press release from today can be found here.
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Jaime Mari Adri Centeno, 26, from Neepawa has been arrested and charged in relation to luring and child pornography offenses.
Conteno was originally arrested in 2018 and charged with offenses including Extortion, Possess Child Pornography, and three counts of Luring. He was released from custody with conditions to appear in Brandon Provincial Court, where the charges remain.
On April 18 of last year, Conteno was involved in a routine traffic stop, where he was found to be in violation of his release conditions. Investigators from the RCMP Internet Child Exploitation Unit(ICE) became involved and Conteno was arrested on April 28, 2021. He has been in custody since.
ICE continued their investigation and discovered that Conteno had been in contact with multiple females under 18. It was determined that Centeno was posing as a teenage male, speaking to these young females using Snapchat, requesting sexual photos from them, and meeting some of his victims in person.
The victims were all between 11 and 17 years old and the communication occurred between March of 2019 and April of 2021 when he was arrested and remained in custody.
In total, Conteno has been charged with 88 offenses including:
- Luring a Child x 34
- Make Child Pornography x 21
- Invitation to Sexual Touching x 8
- Sexual Interference x 5
- Sexual Assault x 5
- Make Sexually Explicit Material Available to a Child x 5
- Fail to Comply with Release Order x 5
- Transmitting Child Pornography
- Possessing Child Pornography
- Sexual Exploitation of a Child
- Obtaining Sexual Services for Consideration
- Obstructing Justice
Centeno will remain in custody until his court appearance on February 10, 2022 in Brandon.
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The R.M of Lakeshore would like to remind its residents about what to do when cleaning private lands or driveways of snow.
When cleaning your property or driveway make sure to not leave snow on the municipal roads and/or shoulders because it creates a dangerous and hazardous situation for snow clearing equipment as well as other motorists and snowmobilers who travel in the ditch.
The R.M. reminds you that leaving the snow on the road/shoulder is against Section 217(1) of the Highway Traffic Act and anyone who deposits snow on the roads will be required to remove it immediately for the safety of all in the area.
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According to the RCMP, Luc Desruisseaux, who had been missing from Fork River since October has been found deceased, foul play is not suspected.
RCMP received a report on January 23rd that Desruisseaux hadn't been seen or returned to his home since October and his family was concerned when they couldn't get in contact with him.
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