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Honour band experience helps clarinet player expand her potential

Honour band experience helps clarinet player expand her potential

Bass clarinetist Tanisha Sempla, a Grade 9 student at R.D. Parker Collegiate, feels extra motivation to practise after playing with Manitoba’s best high school musicians.
Program to boost Indigenous participation in critical mineral development

Program to boost Indigenous participation in critical mineral development

Federal government announced May 16 in Churchill that it will spend $3.75 million over three years on the Manitoba Indigenous Critical Minerals Partnerships Initiative.
Money seized from criminals redirected to community-building initiatives

Money seized from criminals redirected to community-building initiatives

RCMP Manitoba North District obtained $169,000 in criminal property forfeiture grants to support programs and events in multiple northern communities this year.
Death of Tadoule Lake man in police presence not caused by officers, IIU finds

Death of Tadoule Lake man in police presence not caused by officers, IIU finds

RCMP officers were pointing guns at an assault suspect who was holding a firearm when he fatally shot himself in January 2022.
Three people threatened, one mugged in two separate incidents May 12

Three people threatened, one mugged in two separate incidents May 12

Thompson RCMP captured one of two men suspected of robbing a man in the Juniper area and threatening two women in Eastwood.
Alone in his bedroom, immobile Thompson resident waits to get into a care home

Alone in his bedroom, immobile Thompson resident waits to get into a care home

Vince Guay, who recently got on the waitlist for two personal care homes, has been confined to his bedroom for the past four years, apart from medical appointments and hospital stays.
Returning champion Rams run away with track meet title

Returning champion Rams run away with track meet title

École Riverside School retained the overall title they snatched away from Westwood School four years ago as the Knight of Columbus track meet returned May 12 after a three-year pandemic-related hiatus.
Boil water advisory for Thompson ended May 13

Boil water advisory for Thompson ended May 13

Advisory began less than 72 hours earlier when routine testing indicated that poorly treated water may have entered the distribution system.
Thompson RCMP looking for missing woman last heard from in April

Thompson RCMP looking for missing woman last heard from in April

Arlene Tait, 48, was in Winnipeg on April 9 and has not been in touch with her family since then.
Police seek suspect in Norway House home invasion during which shots were fired

Police seek suspect in Norway House home invasion during which shots were fired

Five suspects have been arrested and Norway House RCMP are looking for a sixth.
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