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The Manitoba RCMP held a press conference on Thursday afternoon to name the 16 that lost their lives in last week's bus crash just outside of Carberry.
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- Louis Bretecher, 81;
- Margaret Furkalo, 82;
- Vangie Gilchrist, 83;
- Ann Hill, 81;
- Helen Kufley, 88;
- Arlene Lindquist, 68;
- Dianne Medwid, 70;
- Nettie Nakonechny, 87;
- Shirley Novalkowski, 76;
- Frank Perzylo, 82;
- Rose Perzylo, 80;
- Jean Rosenkranz, 82;
- Donna Showdra, 79;
- Lillian Stobbe, 73;
- Patsy Zamrykut, 88; and
- Claudia Zurba, 87.
David Bosiak, Mayor of Dauphin also spoke at the conference.
"I know that we will never forget those lost," said Bosiak. "As we heal, I trust we will continue to support each other and remember all the good that these wonderful people brought to us. I know that we are hurting, but we are strong and we are resilient. Dauphin Strong."
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Canada Bread, a company that makes several brands of baked goods, including products under the Dempster's label, has agreed to a fifty-million dollar fine for its role in the bread-price fixing scheme that took place in 2007 and again in 2011.
The company admitted in Ontario court yesterday that with its competitor, Weston Foods, they arranged to increase prices for various products like bread, hot dog buns, and rolls. This resulted in the previously-mentioned two price increases in 2007 and 2011.
At that time, Canada Bread was owned by Maple Leaf Foods, and those responsible for the price-fixing are no longer with the company.
The scandal was first discovered in 2015, after Canada's Competition Bureau received information from Loblaw and Weston about the existence of the scheme.
You may remember receiving a 25-dollar gift card to Extra Foods, as it was called at that time, to make up for the scheme.
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Some suspects made away with items like fireworks, lottery tickets, and cell phone accessories, after a break and enter at a business on Main Street South in Dauphin last Saturday the 17th.
Investigators were able to identify one of the suspects and began to locate him. Three days later on Tuesday afternoon, they found him in the area of 4th Avenue Northeast in Dauphin and placed him under arrest.
During the arrest, police found a loaded homemade firearm and a conducted energy weapon.
25-year-old Jarreth Chartrand now faces several charges including possession of a firearm/prohibited weapon without a licence, unauthorized possession of a firearm/prohibited weapon, weapons possession contrary to order, break and enter to commit an indictable offence, and resisting arrest.
Chartrand was remanded into custody.
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A 16th person has passed away after last week's tragic bus crash just outside of Carberry.
Manitoba RCMP announced on Wednesday morning that a female who had been in the hospital since the collision has passed away.
On Thursday, Premier Heather Stefanson will be in Dauphin as the RCMP releases the names of those deceased.
The meeting will be live-streamed and it will be followed by a Community Memorial Service that will take place at the Ukrainian Orthodox Hall in Dauphin (304 Whitmore Avenue East) at 7:00 p.m.
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Today is National Indigenous Peoples Day, and there is no shortage of things happening to celebrate.
Frances Chartrand of the Manitoba Metis Federation gave us a look at what the days have in store, but more importantly, what the day is truly about.
"It means we can celebrate our culture, celebrate who we are and where we come from. The Metis are a young, young nation. and if you think about it we lost our language, we lost our culture and heritage, and we had to hide and not identify who we are. so today we're able to celebrate who we are and where we come from."
Here's what's happening in the Northwest region for National Indigenous Peoples Day. #RedRiverMétis #NorthwestRegion #NationalIndigenousPeoplesDay
Posted by Northwest Métis Council Inc. - Manitoba Métis Federation on Thursday, June 15, 2023
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A Community Memorial Service will take place at the Ukrainian Orthodox Hall in Dauphin (304 Whitmore Avenue East) tomorrow at 7 in the evening.
A release from the City of Dauphin says the service aims to bring the community together to support one another after last week's tragic motor vehicle accident near Carberry.
If you are unable to attend in person, there will be a live broadcast of the service at https://wcgtv.ca/player/wcgtv-free-previews.
The service is being put together by the Dauphin & District Ministerial Association. If you would like more information, contact Wayne Olson at 204-572-4531.
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Premier Heather Stefanson will be in Dauphin this Thursday for an announcement in relation to the recent collision near Carberry.
She'll be joined by RCMP Superintendent Jeff Asmundson, and a conference will be held in which the names of the deceased victims will be released.
Many of the first responders who were on the scene of the accident will be in attendance to show respect and support for those lost.
The conference will be live-streamed from the Aspen Lodge at Credit Union Place at 1 pm to inform the public on this new information.
This release is for invited guests and media only.
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An 18-year-old man from Crane River First Nation is facing charges after an ATV collision on Saturday.
At about 8:35 in the morning, Ste. Rose RCMP responded to an All Terrain Vehicle collision on the Crane River First Nation. Four people were on the ATV when it went off the road and rolled and all four were taken to the hospital. To note, none were wearing helmets.
The driver is facing charges of Impaired Operation of a Motor Vehicle Causing Bodily Harm and Dangerous Operation of a Motor Vehicle. The three passengers were a 15-year-old male and two females who were both 17 years old. All were suffering from serious but non-life-threatening injuries when they were taken to the hospital.
The man facing charges has been released and he will appear in court on August 22.
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In the year 2003, Harley Davidson celebrated 100 years as a company, a young Cristiano Ronaldo made his Premier League debut for Manchester, the United States was preparing to invade Iraq, and in Canada, we were dealing with a small outbreak of SARS.
Also of significance that year here in Canada, was a case of Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE), also known as Mad Cow Disease, discovered in Alberta. This led to countries like Japan, the USA, and a number of South American countries to immediately halt all imports of Canadian beef.
Another of those countries to follow suit was Taiwan.
Fast forward to last week, the small island nation announced that it had lifted a restriction on imports of Canadian beef and beef products from animals over 30 months of age - a restriction that had been in place since 2003. They previously lifted their ban on beef from animals under 30 months of age in 2016.
Back in Manitoba, Carson Callum of Manitoba Beef Producers recognizes the significance of this, especially since Japan lifted a number of import bans on Canadian beef earlier this year as well.
"From a global standpoint, it's good to see these different markets making these science-based decisions and removing those BSE-era restrictions ... it's important to have that diverse market access across the globe for our valuable product we produce", said Callum.
The combination of Taiwan and Japan dropping bans on imports of Canadian beef, with the fact that Canada was approved in 2021 as a nation with a "negligible" risk for BSE, means Canada's surveillance and policies surrounding BSE are working, according to Callum.
"We learned a lot since 2003, we saw the implications in the industry and needed to ensure that we're surveilling for it and making proper decisions to remove any sort of risk that may come to our export markets ... all the efforts that have been done in the country to make this negligible risk status happen is really important, and will continue to be important as we look at expanding and diversifying markets across the globe to better support Canadian beef."
While countries like Taiwan and Japan lifting import bans on Canadian beef can definitely be seen as a positive, there is still at least one major holdout. That being China, who banned imports of Canadian beef after an atypical case of BSE discovered in Canada in 2021. That ban still remains in place.
Countries like South Korea and The Phillippines also imposed similar bans in 2021 but they were lifted by January the following year.
Hear more from Carson Callum, the General Manager of Manitoba Beef Producers, during Agriview The Noon Hour Edition, today.
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Four federal byelections were conducted on Monday and the results probably did not shock anyone who has been following along.
One of the bigger questions around the byelections was whether People's Party of Canada (PPC) leader Maxime Bernier would get the Portage-Lisgar seat in Parliament, but this did not happen. Conservative candidate Branden Leslie won the riding with 65% of the vote and is now their representative.
In Winnipeg, Ben Carr, son of late former Liberal MP Jim Carr, won the Winnipeg South Centre riding with approximately 54% of the vote.
Outside of Manitoba, the Conservatives held on to the Ontario riding of Oxford, which is seen as a stronghold for the party; while the Liberals kept the Notre-Dame-de-Grâce-Westmount constituency in Quebec with Anna Gainey elected as their new MP.
Overall, there was no change in the total number of seats country-wide for the Conservatives or the Liberals.
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They didn't get the grant they were hoping for; however, that isn't stopping a group from Ste. Rose from moving ahead with their vision.
A committee has formed as the group is looking to build a brand new basketball court just south of the school in the community. The court will be NBA sized and its durability will allow it to be used for years and years.
The committee is still looking to raise funds for the project so they will be hosting a BBQ on Tuesday from 11 to 2. IGA in Ste. Rose has donated all of the food that will be for sale which includes burgers, hot dogs, chips and drinks. All of the funds raised will be going directly to the basketball court project.
While the wait will likely last quite a bit longer, Shelly Brunel says everyone is already talking about when they will play their first pickup game.
"The community is really excited, we have been getting so much positive feedback already," said Brunel. "Kids are asking questions, they really want to know when it's going to be built. They're excited to get out there and start using it."
The project has already received $30,000 in cash donations and through their Field of Dreams project, Brunel is hoping that will raise another $80,000. There have also been some gift-in-kind donations which equal roughly $20,000. Brunel says they believe they're about halfway to where they need to be.
"We are thankful for all of the generosity that we have received so far," offered Brunel. "The ag community has really gotten behind us and supported us and the local business community. It's all about us getting to the finish line here and we really appreciate the support."
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