Shannon Dueck

Manitoba RCMP continue the search for a Winnipeg woman who went missing while on a group video call last week. 

On Thursday at approximately 4:10 pm, Whitemouth RCMP received a report of a missing 29-year-old woman from Winnipeg.

It was reported to police that Brittany Dawn Storey was in the Rennie area on a group chat with friends when she reportedly announced she had struck a tree and the call was lost. Despite repeated attempts, nobody was able to reach Storey on her phone.

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

The Official Opposition Leader for Manitoba says he will continue to hold Premier Wab Kinew to account as he leads the Progressive Conservatives for another 12 months.

The PC Party of Manitoba announced this last week that it will select its next leader on April 26, 2025. Wayne Ewasko has been Interim Leader since January. 

"To get the news of the date being near the end of April 2025 is good news," says Ewasko. "And I look forward to seeing how the whole process works out and see who we pick to be not only our next leader next April, but the next Premier of Manitoba."

If the opening week for campsite reservations was any indication, campgrounds in Manitoba might be a little less busy this summer than last year.

The province last week began taking reservations for campsites in Manitoba. According to a provincial spokesperson, there were 45,148 reservations made from Monday to Friday. That is down 2.1 per cent from opening week in 2023. Of those reservations last week, 97.6 per cent were made online and 2.4 per cent were made through the call centre.

A spokesperson for Southern Health-Sante Sud is urging any individual taking the Umary supplement to speak with their physician or pharmacist. 

The Member of Parliament for Provencher is using words like "disappointing" and "concerning" to sum up the federal budget delivered this week by the Trudeau Liberals. Ted Falk says exactly what this budget translates into, has yet to be seen. 

"But to start off with, very disappointing that again Justin Trudeau and his Liberal government have chosen to present a budget with a $40 billion deficit," says Falk.

The Progressive Conservative Party of Manitoba has announced the date for its leadership vote.

President Brent Pooles says the party's next leader will be selected on April 26, 2025. He also announced that Brad Zander will serve as the party's Leadership Committee Chair, overseeing the implementation of the leadership race.

In a matter of only a few days, southern Manitoba will go from near summer-like conditions to a winter wonderland. That is according to Environment Canada, as a Colorado Low sits on the doorstep.

Temperatures the next couple of days are expected to remain warmer than normal, but then things change. 

"It's a roller coaster out there," says Jason Knight with Environment Canada. "Things take a turn for the worse Tuesday night."

Knight says we will see rain move in late Tuesday as a Colorado Low enters Manitoba. 

A man from Steinbach and a woman from the Rural Municipality of Ste. Anne face drug trafficking charges following a single-vehicle collision Wednesday morning.

On Wednesday at approximately 8:10 am, Headingley RCMP received a report of the collision on Highway 3 near Brunkild. When police attended the scene, the vehicle had been in the northwest ditch and was being towed away. Police say the vehicle had likely hit the ditch at one o'clock that morning.

Manitoba's NDP government delivered its first budget since being elected last fall. Premier Wab Kinew says Budget 2024 delivers on the government's commitments to rebuild health care across Manitoba and lower costs for families.