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Witnesses help Thompson RCMP officer who was assaulted while arresting a suspect

Witnesses help Thompson RCMP officer who was assaulted while arresting a suspect

A 32-year-old man who assaulted two people April 26 kicked the police officer who was trying to arrest him after a short foot chase.
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With 75% of positions vacant, Thompson hospital lab ‘beyond crisis,’ union says

With 75% of positions vacant, Thompson hospital lab ‘beyond crisis,’ union says

Only three of 12 medical lab technologist positions at Thompson General Hospital are filled and staff may work regular and on-call shifts back-to-back.
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Slow contract negotiations ‘frustrating’ for health care union members

Slow contract negotiations ‘frustrating’ for health care union members

MAHCP president Jason Linklater is in the north for information pickets just over 10 days since the union voted 99 per cent in favour of a strike mandate.
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Insufficient low-income housing makes homelessness inevitable, researcher says

Insufficient low-income housing makes homelessness inevitable, researcher says

Dr. Cheryl Forchuk was in Thompson April 20 to discuss a four-year project aimed at developing a better estimate of how many people in Canada don’t have a permanent home.
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Booze ban on Northern Manitoba First Nation not the solution, community leaders say

Booze ban on Northern Manitoba First Nation not the solution, community leaders say

Community leaders say alcohol prohibition only makes people go to dangerous lengths to get intoxicated.
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16-year-olds charged with second-degree murder after Garden Hill death

16-year-olds charged with second-degree murder after Garden Hill death

Island Lake RCMP responded to a report of a body outside April 20 and determined that a 36-year-old man had been murdered. 
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USW All-Stars claim Steelworkers hockey tournament title in overtime

USW All-Stars claim Steelworkers hockey tournament title in overtime

City Slickers fell behind 4-0 in the first period but battled back to tie the game with three goals in the third before falling in the extra frame.
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Northern ballet tour entertains audiences while training young dancers

Northern ballet tour entertains audiences while training young dancers

Royal Winnipeg Ballet’s On the Edge tour performed fifth of 12 shows in Thompson on April 21.
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Drugs containing an opioid have caused multiple overdoses in The Pas and Thompson

Drugs containing an opioid have caused multiple overdoses in The Pas and Thompson

Purple, crystal-like powder, which may be being sold as ecstasy, tested positive for an opioid, which could be the powerful painkiller fentanyl.
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CEDF loan program restarts after more than five years on hiatus

CEDF loan program restarts after more than five years on hiatus

Loans of up to $2 million will once again be available to ventures that improve northern and Indigenous economic development.
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