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A 46-year-old woman was arrested on Friday following a traffic stop by Morden police. 
    
According to police, officers found the woman, who was driving the pulled-over vehicle, to be on an undertaking to not possess a cell phone. The subsequent investigation also revealed a quantity of crystal meth in the car. 
    
The woman was arrested for failing to Comply with Undertaking and Possession of Crystal Methamphetamine. She was released on an Undertaking to attend to Morden Provincial Court in July.

The vote to find the next Conservative Party of Canada (CPC) candidate in Portage-Lisgar begins today and concludes tomorrow. Party members will be casting their ballots for one of four candidates (listed in alphabetical order);

Don Cruickshank
Cameron Friesen
Branden Leslie
Lawrence Toet

It's hard to believe it took nearly until the end of April for our first Rainwatchers of the season, and it's not like it's been dry, rather the precipitation has come more often as flaky white stuff than rainfall.

Morden Police have charged a 29-year-old male with multiple counts of assault following subsequent incidents this past Sunday.
    
Police were first flagged down by a male advising them he had just been assaulted by a male outside of a local business. The male told police that while he was speaking to a group of people, another male approached him and punched him in the face. 
    
The suspect then got into a taxi and left the area. 
    

A 25 year old Altona man has been remanded into custody after an early morning stabbing in Altona.

Altona police responded to an apartment complex in the northeast corner of town around 3 a.m. after receiving multiple calls regarding a disturbance.

Upon entering the apartment, a 49 year old male with multiple stab wounds was found. The 25 year old suspect fled the scene before police arrived, but was later arrested without incident, several blocks away. Both the victim and accused are known to each other.

A 66 year old man from Roseisle has died as the result of a two vehicle collision just west of the village.

Pembina Valley RCMP received the call around 11:25 a.m. Monday regarding the collision on Provincial Road 245, about two kilometers west of Roseisle in the R.M. of Dufferin.

The investigation determined a westbound SUV, driven by the 66-year-old male, attempted to turn south onto a gravel road (Road 40W) when it was struck by an eastbound pickup truck, driven by a 67-year-old male from Notre Dame.

With the first widespread rainfall event of the Spring season in the forecast for Thursday afternoon and Friday, municipal officials and area residents will be keeping a very close eye on on how much precipitation comes over the next two days.

Morden Fire and Rescue is at the scene of a fire at a residence on the west end of the community this morning.

A witness reported to PembinaValleyOnline News that smoke could be seen coming from the structure.

Crews are expected to be on the scene for much of the morning.

No other information is available at this time.

PembinaValleyOnline.com will continue to follow the story for updates.

Water flowing from the Pembina Escarpment is expected to start hitting drains in the RM of Stanley as soon as today. 

The face of the escarpment is melting quickly with the longer days and warming temperatures.

A 32-year-old woman from Winkler will be charged with assault and assault causing bodily harm following an incident at a local grocery on Saturday afternoon, according to Winkler Police Service.

In a news release issued Sunday afternoon, the department explained officers and paramedics were called to the scene after the woman, reportedly in an agitated state, aggressively approached a 20-year-old female employee who was helping an 81-year-old man who was shopping at the store. Police say the victims and the suspect were not known to each other.