Steinbach RCMP are looking for a newer model black Ford Mustang after hit and run Saturday night.
Police say around 11 p.m. a 2009 Kia was truck by the Mustang at the intersection of Brandt Street and Main Street in Steinbach.
The Mustang took off without exchanging particulars with the driver of the Kia or checking on the well-being of the occupants in the other vehicle.
Posted by David Klassen
Police seized 65 marijuana plants from a home in Steinbach on Friday, May 17, 2013. (RCMP HANDOUT)
A domestic assault investigation in Steinbach led to the discovery of a marijuana grow-op on Friday.
Police were called to a home to investigate a domestic incident when officers found the grow-op in the basement of the residence. Police obtained a search warrant and seized 65 marijuana plants.
Several children were also living in the home at the time and Child and Family Services was called.
There were no serious injuries as a result of the incident and police continue to investigate.
Posted by David Klassen
The Corn and Apple Festival isn’t the only thing Morden is known for.
Morden’s Back 40 Festival is Sunday, June 2 and kicks off the summer festival season in the southwestern Manitoba town.
Dubbed “Manitoba’s greatest small festival,” the Back 40 will include interactive kids activities, face-painting, artisans, food and live music to the Morden Park Bowl from noon until dusk.
“We are heading in to our 25th year of planning the Back 40 and this will be our 24th annual festival,” said event chairperson Linda Hiebert.
One person was killed Friday night after a two-vehicle crash north of Brandon on Highway 10.
The accident happened around 8:45 p.m. between a pickup truck and semi-trailer truck eight kilometres north of the Wheat City.
RCMP say the driver of the southbound pickup truck was pronounced deceased as a result of the head-on collision, while the semi driver hauling fertilizer wasn’t injured.
Posted by Sarah Klein
MTS has flicked the switch on 4G LTE wireless service at Grand Beach and Victoria Beach.
Two of six communities that are receiving the service in 2013, vacationers will now have access to faster download and upload speeds while at the cabin.
“Just in time for May long weekend, MTS is offering ultra-fast 4G LTE wireless service in two of Manitoba’s most popular cottage country destinations,” said MTS president Kelvin Shepherd.
The faster network is only available to users who have LTE-enabled wireless devices.
To help Manitobans to remain even more connected, the province is increasing the number of WiFi hotspots in Manitoba parks.
The driver of a minivan was killed Thursday afternoon after colliding with a parked semi-trailer truck on Highway 1 just west of Kemnay, Manitoba.
The crash happened at the weigh scales just before 1:30 p.m.
RCMP haven’t released any further details and are continuing to investigate.
Wider view of the Kemnay crash scene, where emergency crews are still working to extract the van #bdnmb twitter.com/thebrandonsun/…
— The Brandon Sun (@thebrandonsun) May 16, 2013
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RCMP perform a checkstop in this file photo (CHRISD.CA)
As the May long weekend draws closer, RCMP and Manitoba Public Insurance have launched their annual RoadWatch program to nab impaired drivers.
Police agencies across the province will take part in the third annual program, which has removed more than 600 drinking drivers off the road since it began. During Thursday’s launch near the weigh scales on northbound Lagimodiere Boulevard, RCMP charged three young adults with an open case of beer.
“RoadWatch complements the province’s strategy to get drinking drivers off the road,” said Justice Minister Andrew Swan.
A 51-year-old East St. Paul woman was killed Wednesday night in a head-on collision on Highway 10.
RCMP say the woman driving an SUV pulled out to pass a semi-trailer truck when she collided with an oncoming semi while travelling southbound. The crash happened three kilometres north of Dunseith Port of Entry in the RM of Morton.
The woman was the sole occupant of the SUV and pronounced deceased at the scene. The 61-year-old Deloraine resident driving the semi was treated for non-life threatening injuries.
Alcohol is not considered a factor in the collision. The name of the deceased isn’t being released.
Manitobans wanting to remain connected while out in the wilderness will have more WiFi hotspots this year.
The upgrades are being made to provincial parks along with more modernized washrooms and showers, new yurts.
“We know an increasing number of Manitobans use mobile devices to get online, especially young people, and we are responding,” said Conservation and Water Stewardship Minister Gord Mackintosh.
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The Canada Border Services Agency searches a vehicle. (CBSA / HANDOUT)
If a trip across the border is in your May long weekend plans, the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) is offering up tips to make it as smooth as possible.
As with every long weekend, border traffic increases and Victoria Day is the busiest day of the year for the CBSA. Mornings are generally a quieter time to cross, but officers are reminding travellers to still keep track of their personal exemptions.
Staying in the U.S. 24 hours or more allows you to bring back $200 worth of goods, while 48 hours allows for $800.
RCMP have arrested a Gods Lake Narrows man in connection to drug trafficking in the community.
The 20-year-old was arrested Wednesday in Winnipeg and charged with the purpose of trafficking cocaine and possession of marijuana.
RCMP also seized 41 grams of cocaine and three ounces of marijuana.
The accused has been released and will appear in Winnipeg court on July 25.
The Manitoba government has removed some of the red tape surrounding the province’s liquor laws.
In modernizing the ancient legislation that govern the way booze is sold, the province is proposing changes to update the laws that date back to the 1950s.
The first step will be to reduce the number of liquor licenses from 12 to three (sales, manufacturing and service) and conditions of licences into regulation.
Other changes include allowing liquor service in customer service environments such as hair salons and spas, and eliminating reporting requirements for restaurants on their sales of food compared to liquor.
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