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As the days grow longer and the snow begins to melt, local photographer Jennifer Normand has been busy capturing the beauty of spring through her lens.  

Normand is from New Bothwell but recently took a trip out to Sandilands in search of wildlife, and she wasn’t disappointed. 

Starting this summer, Manitoba Public Insurance will open up its options for towing. 

The plan is to move from a centralized towing model, which only uses one service provider, to a diversified approach, which will use up to five. 

This will allow customers to choose their preferred towing company when reporting a claim. It also allows those needing a tow to contact the company directly to complete claim-related tows after hours.

The federal Liberals are pushing further ahead of the Conservatives in voter support, and almost one in two Canadians surveyed said they think the Liberals will win the election, a new poll suggests.

The survey, conducted by Leger for The Canadian Press, reports that 44 per cent of decided voters surveyed would vote Liberal in the upcoming election, ahead of the Conservatives at 38 per cent.

The poll surveyed 1,599 Canadians between March 21 and March 23, which includes the first day of the election, and the two days leading into it.

1 John 1:9

"If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness."

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Psalm 23:1–6

The Winnipeg Jets will be without a key piece for an extended amount of time. 

Head coach, Scott Arniel told reporters on Monday that Gabriel Vilardi is out on a week-to-week basis following an upper-body injury. 

Two individuals have been detained in custody following an illicit drug trade investigation in the North End. 

On March 21, with assistance from the West District Community Support Unit, the Guns & Gangs Unit, the Tactical Support Team, the Drone Unit, and the North District General Patrol, officers went to an involved residence in the 500 block of Alfred Street. 

The Winnipeg Goldeyes announced the signing Monday of multi-talented position player Ray-Patrick Didder, whose primary position is shortstop.
 
A native of Oranjestad, Aruba, Didder has twice been a recent teammate of Goldeyes All-Star Dayson Croes when the pair represented the Netherlands at the World Baseball Softball Confederation Premier12 tournament last November, and the Japan Series earlier this month.

Manitoba's Opposition Progressive Conservatives are calling for an investigation after Premier Wab Kinew accepted private travel with Winnipeg's professional football team to go to two Grey Cup games.

The Tory caucus has asked the ethics commissioner to investigate the trips, saying accepting flights through a private charter goes against the province's Conflict of Interest Act.

The Winnipeg Blue Bombers invited Kinew on a private charter to the 2023 game in Hamilton and the 2024 game in Vancouver.

A 47-year-old female is dead following a single-vehicle rollover on Provincial Road 201 on Saturday morning. 

On March 22, at approximately 10:50 a.m., Emerson RCMP received a report of a vehicle rollover near Sundown Road. 

When officers located the vehicle, they saw that it had left the roadway and collided with trees before rolling. The vehicle was being driven by a 47-year-old female who was not wearing a seatbelt. She was ejected from the vehicle and pronounced dead on the scene.