The Canadian Press
LORETTE, Man. – A four-year-boy who was riding a utility trailer on a rural Manitoba property has died.
RCMP say the incident happened Saturday afternoon near Lorette, southeast of Winnipeg.
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Nearly Half of Youth Incarcerated Are Indigenous: Statistics Canada
By Kelly Geraldine Malone, The Canadian Press
WINNIPEG – Nearly half of all youth who end up in custody across Canada are Indigenous, a statistic that a Manitoba activist says shows unacceptable and systemic racism.
Data released by Statistics Canada shows Aboriginal youth made up 46 per cent of admissions to correctional services in 2016-17 while making up only eight per cent of the youth population.
Red Shoe Crew Walk Helping Families One Step at a Time
WINNIPEG — A three-kilometre walk today is stepping up support for Ronald McDonald House Charities Manitoba.
The 4th annual Red Shoe Crew Walk kicks off from the Smartpark Event Centre on the University of Manitoba Fort Garry campus at 1:35 p.m.
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Grave Mistakes: Tax Agency Cuts Number of Fatal File Errors
By Jordan Press, The Canadian Press
OTTAWA – The federal tax collector is less and less seeing dead people where there aren’t any.
Figures recently tabled in Parliament show that 319 people were erroneously declared dead by the Canada Revenue Agency between Jan. 1, 2016 and Dec. 31, 2017, which actually marked a 39 per cent decline from the preceding two-year period.
Memorial Project Begins at Kapyong Park to Honour Soldiers
WINNIPEG — Ground was broken Saturday on a memorial project to honour 700 soldiers of the Second Battalion Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry (2PPCLI) who fought in the Battle of Kapyong.
The Kapyong Park improvement project, located at 340 Amherst Street, will include the installation of unique decorative wood fencing, a paving stone plaza, memorial boulders, concrete seating blocks and walkways, benches, trees, and rubberized surfacing.
Facebook Launches Messenger Kids in Canada, Despite Controversy in U.S.
By The Canadian Press
Facebook says it has launched its messenger app for kids in Canada.
Messenger Kids is an app that allows kids to video call and message friends and family using a smartphone or tablet.
Farmers Miss Opportunity to Voice Feedback on Upcoming Provincial Changes
By Kate Jackman-Atkinson, Editor, myWestman.ca
NEEPAWA, Man. — The 2016 Canadian Census of Agriculture recorded 20,140 farm operators and 14,791 census farms in Manitoba. Only 37 of them provided input into the upcoming changes the province’s Agricultural Crown Lands (ACL) program, which took place earlier this year.
Manitoba Agriculture released the report, compiling stakeholders’ feedback, earlier this month.
Pukatawagan Woman Drowns in Local Lake
RCMP are investigating after a woman apparently drowned in a local lake.
Pukatawagan RCMP said they were called to Pukatawagan Lake at about 3:45 p.m. Thursday. There, they found that community members had pulled the remains of a woman from the water.
New Tennis Courts, Soccer Pitch Open in South Winnipeg
Two newly rebuilt tennis courts and a renovated soccer pitch are now open to the public in south Winnipeg.
The new facilities are located in Thelma J. Call Park, next to Bonnycastle School in Waverley Heights on Chancellor Drive.
Attendance Steady, Budget Balanced for 2017 Manitoba Museum Season
The Manitoba Museum celebrated another year of solid attendance and excellent financial health Thursday night.
At the museum’s AGM, outgoing Board Chair Scott Craig highlighted the year’s successes, including the Canada 150 exhibition, the renewal of the Nonsuch Gallery, World’s Giant Dinosaurs exceeding attendance targets and their outreach project, called Spirit Lines, winning the Governor General’s History Award.
