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NDP names critics for upcoming session of legislature

NDP names critics for upcoming session of legislature

Thompson MLA Eric Redhead will be Indigenous reconciliation and northern affairs critic, while Flin Flon MLA Tom Lindsey will be the critic for natural resources and northern development. 
Police on snowmobiles rescue men stranded near Nisichawayasihk Cree Nation

Police on snowmobiles rescue men stranded near Nisichawayasihk Cree Nation

Three men who couldn’t make a trip to a camp and back due to extreme cold were towed to safety in a snowmobile-drawn toboggan on Feb. 18.
South Indian Lake homicide victim identified in statement from family

South Indian Lake homicide victim identified in statement from family

Noreen Tait, a mother and grandmother, described as a ‘loving, free spirit.’
Stacy Kennedy first woman appointed as permanent head of Vale Manitoba Operations

Stacy Kennedy first woman appointed as permanent head of Vale Manitoba Operations

A Thompson resident since 2007, Kennedy has previously served as interim general manager and will assume her new role March 1.
South Indian Lake woman’s Feb. 21 death being investigated as a homicide

South Indian Lake woman’s Feb. 21 death being investigated as a homicide

47-year-old was taken to the nursing station Feb. 19 with injuries believed to have resulted from an assault.
Norway House, Barren Lands get $750K each in federal funding

Norway House, Barren Lands get $750K each in federal funding

Money will be used to build a pavilion for community gatherings in Norway House Cree Nation and for community centre and band hall renovations in Brochet.
Better fire protection needed in northern, isolated communities, say leaders

Better fire protection needed in northern, isolated communities, say leaders

“Our First Nation citizens deserve to feel safe in their homes and in their nations,” says AMC Grand Chief Cathy Merrick.
Stabbed man hospitalized, suspect arrested

Stabbed man hospitalized, suspect arrested

31-year-old from Cross Lake charged with aggravated assault after Feb. 15 stabbing in Thompson.
David Campbell wins Lynn Lake mayoral byelection

David Campbell wins Lynn Lake mayoral byelection

Eugene Shin, Tyler Hunt, Anne Kenny Thompson and Vicki Phillips elected as councillors 
Repeated assaults on Shamattawa officers causing injuries and ‘dangerous situations,’ RCMP says

Repeated assaults on Shamattawa officers causing injuries and ‘dangerous situations,’ RCMP says

A Feb. 14 press release highlighted three incidents, two in the last two months, in which police responding to calls in the remote Northern Manitoba First Nation were punched, kicked or pushed by groups of adults and youths.
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