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Much of northern Manitoba remains under an extreme cold warning Monday as arctic air continues to push through the region.

Places like Tadoule Lake have been under an extreme cold warning for a week now. Wind chill values of -45 to -50 are being experienced throughout the regions under the warning.

Conor Geekie's second goal of the game with 2:27 remaining in regulation time proved to be the deciding marker Saturday night as the Winnipeg ICE beat the Prince Albert Raiders 6-4.

Matthew Savoie also scored twice while Zach Benson and Ben Zloty rounded out the attack. Benson's goal was the 50th of his WHL career. Ty Nash chipped in with three assists.

The ICE outshot the Raiders 31-25. Goaltender Mason Beaupit earned the victory while Max Hildebrand suffered the loss.

Brayden Dube, Sloan Stanick, Carson Latimer and Ryder Ritchie had the Prince Albert goals.

A semi crash on the Trans-Canada Highway just east of Winnipeg is currently impacting traffic in both directions.

Witnesses say that a semi travelling westbound appeared to lose control and go into the eastbound lanes.

It is currently jackknifed across the eastbound lanes after the Deacon's Corner intersection.

The westbound lanes are also reduced to one lane while emergency crews respond.

Snow and wind have caused some tough driving conditions in some areas.

A man at the centre of a provincial manhunt is now in police custody.

Police had been searching for Michale Klimchuk since late Friday afternoon after he allegedly had an encounter with police in the parking lot of a Portage la Prairie hotel, tried to run over officers, drove into oncoming traffic on Highway 1, and kidnapped a 2-year-old girl and 25-year-old woman.

The RCMP sent out a release Sunday morning confirming that the Winnipeg Police Service took Klimchuk into custody earlier Sunday morning. Mounties say that he was taken into custody without incident.

Police in Winnipeg are investigating yet another homicide after calls for shots fired in the West End early Saturday.

The Winnipeg Police Service says they received the report around 1:44 a.m. at an apartment block in the 500 block of Furby Street. Callers said they heard shots fired inside the building.

Upon arrival, officers located a severely injured adult male inside a suite and administered emergency medical care.

The Winnipeg ICE improved their record to 22-2 on the season with a 6-3 victory Friday night over the Saskatoon Blades.

Graham Sward opened the scoring with his first goal as a member of the ICE. Conor Geekie, Ben Zloty, Ty Nash, Owen Pederson and Vladislav Shilo rounded out the offence as Winnipeg had a 1-0 lead after the opening period and a 3-1 advantage through 40 minutes.

Nash's goal extended his goal-scoring streak to five consecutive games while at the other end of the ice goaltender Daniel Hauser made 30 saves improving his personal record to 16-0.

The Saskatchewan RCMP announced late Tuesday afternoon that Edgar Kakakaway Jr. was arrested without incident on Keeseekoose First Nation.

Police did not provide any court information at the time.

Kakakaway Jr. had already been charged with the following offences following the death of a 16-year-old male that occurred early Saturday morning on Keeseekoose First Nation.

The Winnipeg Police Service is requesting the public’s assistance in locating a missing 63-year-old woman.

Police say that Thompson was last seen in the Central St. Boniface area of Winnipeg on Tuesday, November 22, 2022 at approximately 12:00 p.m.

Thompson is described as female, approximately 5’1” in height, medium to heavy build, with long black hair in a ponytail.

She was last seen wearing a purple older looking puffy jacket with purple fur, purple scarf, purple sweater, and black boots.

The Saskatchewan RCMP announced late Tuesday afternoon that Edgar Kakakaway Jr. was arrested without incident on Keeseekoose First Nation.

Police did not provide any court information at the time.

Kakakaway Jr. had already been charged with the following offences following the death of a 16-year-old male that occurred early Saturday morning on Keeseekoose First Nation.

The Color and Brooke Nicholls are warming up to lead Albertans in Christmas celebration and worship.

Fresh off their No Greater Love Tour across Western Canada, these recent Juno-winners are in the midst of a whirlwind that’s not letting up just yet.

“We had a lot of fun reconnecting with people, sharing music from our new record that won a Juno this past spring,” shares Jordan Janzen of The Color. “Now we’re getting ready for this big tour with Brooke.”