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Red Dress Day a time for remembrance, awareness and action

Red Dress Day a time for remembrance, awareness and action

A march through downtown Thompson on May 5 marked the National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls and Two-Spirit People.
Lynn Lake senior robbed, assaulted during April 30 home invasion

Lynn Lake senior robbed, assaulted during April 30 home invasion

69-year-old man was treated at hospital for non-life-threatening injuries and police are looking for two male suspects.
Funding, infrastructure, human resources and public safety on priority list of Manitoba municipalities

Funding, infrastructure, human resources and public safety on priority list of Manitoba municipalities

Association of Manitoba Municipalities released a list of the issues it wants political parties to address in the run-up to the provincial election.
Assault with shopping cart sends security guard to hospital in Thompson: RCMP

Assault with shopping cart sends security guard to hospital in Thompson: RCMP

Guard was inured when she came to the aid of another security guard who was attacked after confronting an alleged shoplifter.
Missing Split Lake woman found dead May 4

Missing Split Lake woman found dead May 4

Catherine Dumas, 42, was reported missing the previous day after not having been seen for nearly a week.
Woman who lit fire in apartment stairwell charged with arson

Woman who lit fire in apartment stairwell charged with arson

Police and firefighters responded to a fire at a Carlton Place apartment building in Thompson on May 2.
MKO to take over Thompson shelter, establish sobering centre

MKO to take over Thompson shelter, establish sobering centre

Responsibility for operating the Thompson Healing Centre on Princeton Drive will pass from the Canadian Mental Health Association to the Northern Manitoba Indigenous non-profit later this year, CBC reports.
Total cost to build Thompson’s new pool should be known by June

Total cost to build Thompson’s new pool should be known by June

City put out request for tenders April 20 and hopes to begin reviewing proposals within six weeks of the posting date.
AMC backs calls to ‘regulate how much alcohol is sold across all First Nations’

AMC backs calls to ‘regulate how much alcohol is sold across all First Nations’

Generally, there are no limits to how much alcohol people can purchase in Manitoba Liquor Marts, though there are bottle limits for some products at the Thompson location.
Thompson stabbing lands one man in hospital, suspect charged with aggravated assault

Thompson stabbing lands one man in hospital, suspect charged with aggravated assault

A 42-year-old man was stabbed outside a business on Cree Road April 28 and Thompson RCMP arrested and charged a 40-year-old man.
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