Posted by David Klassen A two-vehicle Canada Day crash in Portage la Prairie that sent five people to hospital is being blamed on alcohol. RCMP say a 1998 Ford Explorer travelling southbound on Yellowquill Trail was hit by an eastbound 2001 Pontiac Montana when the Explorer failed to stop while crossing the Trans-Canada Highway at [...]

Posted by Brian Schultz The driver of a motorcycle was killed early Friday morning south of Flin Flon when his vehicle lost control on Highway 10 near the Schist Lake causeway. RCMP responded at about 12:25 a.m. and found the driver left the highway and landed in the ditch on the west side of the [...]

Dauphin’s Countryfest kicked off Thursday and if you weren’t stuck in traffic in Winnipeg, you had one heck of a wait outside the gates to the four-day music festival. RCMP said in a release Friday morning traffic was lined up on Highway 10 for approximately 6-8 kilometres. Since Wednesday — one day before the gates [...]

A collision with a train has claimed the life of a 28-year-old Dauphin man. RCMP were called to the scene of a train/car collision shortly after 9 p.m. on Thursday southeast of Dauphin. A black Mitsubishi crossed the railroad tracks and ended up in the path of an eastbound CN train on Road 106 approximately [...]

A garbage truck rolled on the South Perimeter Highway late Wednesday afternoon, snarling traffic in the westbound lanes as crews worked to clear the scene. RCMP say the accident happened at about 4:30 p.m. near the Brady Landfill site. The driver of the truck was taken to hospital with unknown injuries, but police on scene [...]

A barn fire in rural Manitoba has claimed the lives of 150 hogs. RCMP responded to the fire on Thursday at about 10:45 a.m. on Road 20 North in the RM of Hanover. The barn contained approximately 1,600 hogs, the majority of which were rescued. The estimated loss is pegged at $325,000. The Office of [...]

Posted by Brian Schultz Police are investigating an accident that occurred Friday morning 4 miles north of Miami, Manitoba that sent a child to hospital. RCMP say an eastbound GMC Sierra pickup truck proceeded through a stop sign when it was struck by a northbound Pontiac Grand Prix on Provincial Road 29 at around 9:30 [...]

Posted by Brian Schultz The RCMP “D” Division introduced a newly-appointed Cultural Diversity Officer on Tuesday, a member of the Contract and Aboriginal Policing unit, to strengthen and promote positive relations between the RCMP and visible minorities in Manitoba. Corporal David Ogungbemi is an RCMP member with 17 years of service and will travel to [...]

View Larger Map The two lane portion of Highway 1 outside of Falcon Beach was closed for two hours on Tuesday as police investigated a head-on collision. RCMP say at about 3:15 p.m. a Chevrolet Malibu travelling westbound on Highway 1 crossed the center line and into the path of an eastbound Pontiac G6. Two [...]

Posted by Sarah Klein RCMP safely located four boaters who were reported missing early Sunday morning. Police say a group of boaters had set out on Burrows Lake in Duck Mountain Provincial Park to fish — about 30km north of Roblin — at supper time on Saturday. Family members became worried when they did not [...]

Posted by Brian Schultz A boater has gone missing on the Valley River near the RM of Gilbert Plains after the boat he was travelling in capsized. RCMP responded on Sunday at about 4 p.m., and found the four other occupants in the boat made it to safety. A 29-year-old Gilbert Plains man is missing [...]

One person has been killed in a head-on collision in the RM of DeSalaberry. RCMP say the crash happened just after 8 a.m. on Wednesday at the intersection of Highway 23 and PR 200. A 2002 Volkswagen Jetta travelling southbound on PR 200 crossed the intersection of Highway 23 and collided with an eastbound 2001 [...]