Steinbach

You took the test, and those two famous "thin but there" pink lines light up the display screen. 

Excitement, fear, and a storm of other emotions wash over you in an instant.

Now what? The Manitoba government recommends early prenatal care.

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is promising that a government led by him would use the notwithstanding clause to override Charter rights to implement his tough-on-crime agenda — something no prime minister has ever done.

Poilievre was campaigning in Montreal on Monday, where he announced he would pass a law to allow judges to impose consecutive life sentences in cases of multiple murders. The Supreme Court of Canada ruled in 2022 that imposing consecutive life sentences violates an offender's Charter rights.

Some of the bills now before the Manitoba legislature will have to wait until the fall to be passed into law.

The Opposition Progressive Conservatives have exercised their right under legislature rules to hold back five bills for further debate beyond the summer break.

One bill would forbid liquor licences in urban convenience stores and gas stations — a move the Tories say will affect small businesses and customer choice in the few locations where such licences have been issued.

The province is introducing new early reading screening tools to ensure no student is left behind. 

The Manitoba government announced last week that the new tools will allow teachers to identify students at risk of future reading difficulties.

The Manitoba government says it is repatriating energy by not renewing two hydroelectric export contracts to Minnesota.

Premier Wab Kinew says the contracts are set to expire at the end of this month and amount to 500 megawatts of power that will now be available for Canada.

Kinew says 50 megawatts of power will be set aside to go toward the potential development of a transmission line that would connect parts of Nunavut to Manitoba's grid.

Steinbach RCMP stopped a speeding motorist on Saturday, only to discover she was also impaired. 

According to police, the infraction happened on Steinbach Main Street Saturday at 2:12 am. A 30-year-old female from Steinbach was stopped for driving 84 kilometres per hour (km/h) in a 50 km/h zone. Police then learned she was also impaired. The motorist now faces charges of speeding, driving while disqualified, and operating a motor vehicle while impaired. She will have her vehicle impounded for 30 days and her license suspended for 90 days. 

It's Bus Safety Week in the Hanover School Division (HSD), during which thousands of students will be partaking in rear door evacuation drills. 

On Monday morning, many residents of southeastern Manitoba woke up to the ground covered in white, while communities to the west received some rain but no snow.