15-year-old dies after dirt bike collides with deer in Dauphin

A 15-year-old male has died following a dirt bike collision in the RM of Dauphin. 

On July 5, at 9:50 p.m., Dauphin RCMP received a report of a dirt bike collision on Road 114W located southeast of Valley River.

When officers attended to the scene, they found the teen male in medical distress. 

EMS arrived on scene and transported the youth to hospital where he later succumbed to his injuries.

It was later learned through the investigation that the youth had left his home, travelling on the road when his dirt bike collided with a deer. 

17-year-old charged for drug trafficking

A 17-year-old male has been charged with drug-related charges in Crane River First Nation.

Shortly after 11 p.m. on July 5, Ste Rose du Lac RCMP officers were conducting traffic enforcement on Road 481, in Crane River First Nation, when they attempted to pull over an unregistered pickup truck. The vehicle did not stop immediately and instead pulled into a driveway.

Canada-wide warrant suspect jumps from window in failed escape 

A 33-year-old male has been arrested in connection with a random assault at The Forks in June.

Shortly after 11 p.m. on June 6, a man who was at The Forks Market was randomly assaulted by another man.

The suspect was arrested on July 6 at 4:20 a.m., near an apartment building in the 600 block of Jefferson Avenue. 

Colorado church asks 3 pastors to step down after Robert Morris' indictment

New Life Church in Colorado Springs has let three pastors go recently after the elder board found out about their knowledge of Pastor Robert Morris' illegal involvement with a minor.  

In June 2024, Morris confessed to having an inappropriate relationship with 12-year-old Cindy Clemishire for roughly four years, starting in 1982.

Air quality alerts remain in effect for much of Manitoba

Environment Canada and Manitoba Health have issued a special air quality statement for wide areas of Manitoba as wildfire smoke continues to impact air quality and visibility.

The advisory, issued early Monday morning, includes Winnipeg, Portage la Prairie, Selkirk, Steinbach, and many other communities stretching from southern Manitoba to the north, including Thompson and Flin Flon.

"Smoke is causing or expected to cause poor air quality and reduced visibility," the statement reads.

10 girls, 1 counsellor still missing from Camp Mystic as death toll rises to 82 in Texas floods

The search continues in the Texas Hill Country after catastrophic flooding left at least 82 people dead, including 28 children, and dozens more missing over the weekend.

Among the missing are 10 girls and one counsellor from Camp Mystic, a Christian summer camp for girls located on the banks of the Guadalupe River.

Police searching for teenage suspect after machete attack

The Winnipeg Police Service (WPS) are searching for a teenage suspect after a man was assaulted with a machete on Thursday. 

On July 3, the WPS responded to a call in the 1700 block of Portage Avenue. A man had been attacked by a teen carrying a machete, according to the victim. 

The suspect ran away before the West District Police arrived on the scene.

Politicians overstating benefits of scrapping internal trade barriers: think tank

A new report by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives is dismissing moves by the federal government and Canada's premiers to break down internal trade barriers as little more than "political theatre."

It lands just ahead of the country’s internal trade ministers meeting in Quebec City this week, where they are expected to talk about their next steps as they rush to remove rules hampering cross-provincial trade.

More soldiers, more money. Canada's top soldier extols benefits of spending boost

Canada’s top soldier is looking forward to a boost in military spending that includes a pay raise for military personnel at a time when uncertainty on the world stage is high.

NATO leaders — including Canada — have approved a plan to dramatically increase defence spending across the Western alliance to five per cent of gross domestic product over the next decade.

Prime Minister Mark Carney said the move to five per cent of GDP — 3.5 per cent for core military spending and 1.5 per cent for defence-related infrastructure — will take place over the next 10 years.