Shannon Dueck

Search and rescue teams combed the woods again last weekend with hopes of finding a missing senior from the Rural Municipality of Piney.

Saskatchewan RCMP have made two arrests in connection to Wednesday morning's fatal shooting in the Niverville area.

Winnipeg Police Service has provided new information on Wednesday morning's fatal shooting in Niverville.

Saskatchewan RCMP have made two arrests in connection to Wednesday morning's fatal shooting in the Niverville area.

"This would obviously be a first."

Those were the words of Niverville Mayor Myron Dyck on Wednesday following a deadly shooting overnight.

Police have so far released few details. But what we do know is that an adult male is dead in relation to an officer-involved shooting. It happened sometime before 3 am in front of the Shell gas station and Tim Hortons restaurant. 

Don Plett of Steinbach has entered his last year as a Senator. 

Plett was appointed to the Senate in 2009. Before that, he was the President of the Conservative Party of Canada for seven years. In Canada, Senators can only serve until the age of 75. Plett will reach that milestone on May 14th of next year. 

"I'm, I guess in my sunset time," says Plett. "I've got a year left until I reach that golden age that I have to look for something else to do."

Elected officials are applauding the efforts of a grassroots team pushing for the paving of a 12-kilometre stretch of Provincial Road 210.

Spokesperson Bill Stowe says PR 210 from Woodridge to Highway 12 is in "absolutely horrendous" condition. The majority of this road is gravel and Stowe says the 12-kilometre stretch should only take about eight minutes to drive, but these days can take up to 20 minutes.

Wayne Anderson is Reeve for the Rural Municipality of Piney. He says that road is in bad condition both in spring and any time it rains. 

There is a rainfall warning in effect for much of southern Manitoba.

Natalie Hasell with Environment Canada says there is a low-pressure system sitting over North Dakota that is going to bring a lot of rain, beginning later in the day on Thursday. 

Hasell says we can expect rain, at times heavy, to begin late Thursday evening. Between 10 and 15 millimetres of rain is anticipated Thursday night. Friday's forecast also calls for rain, at times heavy, with another 10 to 20 millimetres expected. Periods of rain are also expected Friday night. 

It's that time of year when there's an increased chance of thunderstorms. A meteorologist is warning that thunderstorms can be hazardous even if they are not considered severe. 

Natalie Hasell with Environment Canada says they define severe thunderstorms as those that produce heavy rain, large hail, strong straight-line winds, and maybe a tornado. But, even if it is not severe, a thunderstorm is still defined by lightning, which itself can be threatening.

RCMP officers in Manitoba are being extra diligent this week in cracking down on impaired drivers. 

Canada Road Safety Week runs from May 14th to the 20th, which includes the Victoria Day long weekend. Traditionally this weekend, RCMP see more people on Manitoba roadways.