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Police in Winnipeg are reminding the public of safe boating practices ahead of the long weekend after a kayaker was struck by a boat last weekend.

The Winnipeg Police Service says that around 9:45 p.m. on August 27 they were called to the Tache Public Dock, where Winnipeg Fire Paramedic Service members were already on scene, tending to an injured male.

A 41-year-old male was transported to hospital in stable condition suffering a head injury.

Officers were able to recover a heavily damaged kayak and personal property a distance away on the water.

A man in his 20s is dead after he was struck by a vehicle while while walking along the highway in Manitoba's Parkland region.

The Manitoba RCMP says that members from the Dauphin detachment were called just after 10 p.m. on Aug. 31 for a report of a vehicle-pedestrian collision on Highway 5, near Road 115 W, located seven kilometres west of Dauphin. 

Proverbs 22:6

Start children off on the way they should go,
    and even when they are old they will not turn from it.

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Winnipeg drivers are reminded to take it easy as school zone speed limits come back into effect on September 1.

While kids don't begin the return to the classroom until next week school zone speed limits begin at 7 a.m. on September 1.

School zones are marked with a yellow sign on top of a white sign showing a speed limit of 30 km/h.

The reduced speed is in effect from 7 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. Monday - Friday and remains in effect through the end of June.

Going 15 km/h over the speed limit in a school zone will cost you $250, according to the WPS.

The Estevan Humane Society is raising the stakes in this year's Annual Judy Martin Memorial Duck Derby.

The non-profit organization runs a yearly 'duck derby' where toy ducks, bought by people in the community, are dropped into the Souris River. The first duck to cross the finish line yields a cash prize for its owner worth half the money raised.

Board of Directors President Tayja Lakusta joined Lyle McGillivray on the Big Breakfast Show, and said that there could be a nice chunk of change for this year's winner.

Psalm 95:6-7

Come, let us bow down in worship,
    let us kneel before the Lord our Maker;
for he is our God
    and we are the people of his pasture,
    the flock under his care.

Today, if only you would hear his voice.

Motorists on a busy Winnipeg roadway should be aware of a big speed limit change coming soon.

The City of Winnipeg is lowering the speed limit along Fermor Ave. from Dunkirk. Dr. to St. Mary's Rd. to 60 km/h, down from the current 70 km/h.

The change comes after St. Vital councillor Brian Mayes put forward a motion calling for the change in the winter. At the time, Mayes said that residents wanted the change for safety reasons.

That stretch of Fermor Ave. passes by Glenlawn Collegiate, a YMCA, as well as the St. Vital library.

The province's police watchdog is investigating after Winnipeg police shot a man early Saturday morning. 

The Winnipeg Police Service says that on August 27, 2022 shortly after 2:00 a.m., the Winnipeg Police Service became involved in an officer involved shooting in the Windsor Park neighborhood.

An adult male was transported to hospital in critical condition.

The Independent Investigation Unit of Manitoba (IIU) has been notified and has assumed responsibility for the investigation.

No other information is available at this time. 

A 36-year-old man from Vita is facing several charges after allegedly assaulting a senior and attacking two officers.

Two people are recovering after a daring escape from a house fire in Winnipeg this week.

The Winnipeg Fire Paramedic Service says in a release that crews responded to reports of a fire in a two-storey house in the 400 block of Pritchard Avenue on Thursday afternoon just after 12:30.

When crews arrived on the scene they found heavy smoke and flames coming from the house. An offensive attack was launched and the fire was declared under control at 1:04 p.m.