Several businesses inside the Portage la Prairie Mall were broken into at about 7:00 a.m. on Wednesday.
RCMP say thieves made off with merchandise of an undisclosed value.
No damage estimate is available.
The investigation is continuing and anyone with information is asked to contact Manitoba Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477).

To help stop child sexual exploitation in Manitoba, the province has announced a planned partnership with the Manitoba Hotel Association.
“We’re working with the hospitality industry and putting abusers on notice that people aren’t going to look the other way when they bring these young victims into hotels,” said Family Services and Consumer Affairs Minister Gord [...]

Posted by Sarah Klein
A 48-year-old man from the Inwood area was pronounced dead at the scene of a single vehicle collision Tuesday.
RCMP say the crash happened at about 9:15 p.m. on PR 229 at Road 2E approximately 5 kms east of Inwood, Manitoba when the 1995 Dodge pickup he was driving lost control. Police say [...]

Posted by Sarah Klein
It won’t cost you to enter a provincial park again this year, the province announced Wednesday. That was just one highlight from the information released on the upcoming 2010 park season. In preparation for the warmer weather, the Manitoba government has made improvements to park infrastructure and facilities.
Some of the improvements include:

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To get ahead of the ice jams before they can develop on the Red River, the Province of Manitoba has already put two icebreaking Amphibex machines to work north of Selkirk in Breezy Point. In anticipation for river levels almost as high as last year, officials are hoping to prevent flooding before it has an [...]

A 40-year-old Dauphin man was thrown from his snowmobile after hitting a culvert Sunday afternoon. Police say the incident happened just before 4:30 p.m. approximately 30 kms southwest of Dauphin.
A group of snowmobilers were riding along a groomed trail, when the man lost control of his machine.
He was taken to Dauphin Hospital, but has since [...]

The Province of Manitoba committed $25,000 Sunday to “Gear Up — Tackling the Future.” The fishing program provides people with gently used fishing gear to get started with the activity.
The cheque presentation was made at the Mid-Canada Boat Show at the Winnipeg Convention Centre by Water Stewardship Minister Christine Melnick.
Donations can be made at FishFutures.net/GearUp.
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It’s been in its planning stages for the last three years, and now the 2010 Power Smart Manitoba Winter Games are ready to go.
Almost 3,500 athletes will gather in the largest multi-sport event in the province this weekend in Portage la Prairie.
Coming off the heels of the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games, [...]

Posted by Sarah Klein

East St. Paul RCMP are asking for the public’s assistance in relation to an accident at the intersection of Lagimodiere Blvd. (Highway 59) and the North Perimeter on Friday, February 26, 2010.
The collision occurred around 10:20 p.m. involving a white Dodge Stealth and a semi tractor/trailer.
If you witnessed the collision, you’re asked [...]

There’s been another accident on Manitoba roads involving a school bus — this time, in the RM of Taché.
Police say a 1999 Pontiac Grand Am was travelling north on Gendron Road near the intersection of PR 405 at about 9 a.m. Thursday. The male driver attempted to pass a southbound school bus, when he noticed [...]

A school bus was involved in a crash at approximately 8:25 a.m. Wednesday when a Chevrolet Alero collided into the side of it.
The accident happened about 3 miles north of Neepawa on Highway 5 at the intersection of a gravel road in the RM of Rosedale.
RCMP say heavy fog and poor visibility were reported at [...]

Posted by Sarah Klein

RCMP members from the Shamattawa, Manitoba detachment have been collecting hockey equipment for kids in the northern community for several weeks. To help go along with the skating rink the Mounties created, they wanted youth in the area to have the proper equipment to play hockey.
The response from generous donors was tremendous, [...]