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Provincial authorities are preparing to open the floodway as river levels rise throughout southern Manitoba.

The Manitoba government says that river ice must be clear upstream from the floodway inlet before the gates are opened and conditions appear favourable in the next day or two to begin operating the floodway.

Manitoba Transportation and Infrastructure (MT) is reporting that the Red River has now crested at Emerson. The river level there reached 781.57 feet on Tuesday, nearly two feet lower than in 2017.

On the fourth anniversary of the Humboldt Broncos tragedy, those here at home and around the world pause to remember and honour the 2017-2018 Humboldt Broncos, their families, and all those impacted by the tragedy on April 6, 2018. Residents are reminded of the following events.

The RCMP says that it is now investigating found human remains in the RM of Woodlands as a homicide.

Stonewall RCMP received the report of the found remains on the evening of March 30. They were located on Road 79 North in the RM. Investigators, including the RCMP Forensic Identification Services and an anthropology team, searched the area.

The RCMP says an autopsy was performed last week, and while the investigation is still in its early stages they had enough evidence to believe the body was placed there in the winter.

A young woman is in police custody following an early morning carjacking in a shopping mall parking lot.

The Winnipeg Police Service says that they were called just after 12:30 a.m. on Tuesday to the Polo Park Shopping Centre.

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Over 450 vehicles were checked at SGI high-visibility check stops Friday night in Estevan, and police located zero impaired drivers.

The Estevan Police Service reported that 20 roadside screening tests were performed. Three tickets were issued for other offences.

EPS members were out placing gift cards on vehicles that stayed the night at some of our local restaurants and lounges. Thank you from EPS and MADD for finding a safe ride home. pic.twitter.com/sEZYykSzbG

A 3-year-old boy is dead after he was hit by a vehicle that was backing up in a farmyard.

The Manitoba RCMP says in a release that officers from the Pembina Valley RCMP received a report Wednesday evening of an unresponsive toddler at a farm located approximately 11 kilometres southwest of Roland, Manitoba.

Officers say that the initial investigation has determined that boy had wandered away from a group of children when he was struck by a pickup truck that had been backing up at the time of the collision.

A Winnipeg man is facing several charges after police allege that he sexually assaulted a teenage boy in early March.

The Winnipeg Police Service says in a release that they received a report of a 16-year-old male that had been sexually assaulted in the Inkster Gardens area on March 8.

The teenager had left a bus stop near Old Commonwealth Path and Doctor Jose Rizal Way when he was approached by an unknown male who started an inappropriate conversation and repeatedly fondled him before leaving.

Almost two dozen people are facing several charges after a massive investigation led to a large network involved in importing drugs and guns into Manitoba. Police are also asking for help in locating two men wanted in connection to the investigation.

The Manitoba RCMP says the investigation began in 2018 after an RCMP criminal analyst noticed some trends regarding the international importation of drugs into Canada. "When investigators realized they were onto a large-scale domestic operation, Project Divergent was born," a press release from the RCMP says.

An Estevan man facing several trafficking charges has been released by a Justice of the Peace and will appear in court in early May.

The Estevan Police Service announced they arrested 25-year-old Brandon Tremblay on Saturday. He was found with substances believed to be methamphetamine and ketamine.

This came as a result of an investigation involving members of the EPS and the Estevan Police K9.