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As of Friday, Aug. 5, Manitoba Health is expanding COVID-19 vaccine eligibility to include all children aged six months to four years.

In an update released Sunday afternoon, RCMP have charged 34 year old Savannah Dueck with Second Degree Murder in relation to the death of a 69-year-old male on Friday in Steinbach. This is the same female officers took into custody at the scene.

Steinbach RCMP arrested the woman after responding to a call on Whitby Crescent in the city Friday afternoon.

Around 3 p.m., RCMP received a report of a deceased male in the home.

Officers responded immediately, and found the 69-year-old man, and determined his death to be a homicide.

Steinbach RCMP have arrested a 34 year old female after responding to a call on Whitby Crescent in the city Friday afternoon.

Around 3 p.m., RCMP received a report of a deceased male in the residence.

Officers responded immediately and found the 69-year-old man, and determined his death to be a homicide.

The female was in the residence when officers arrived, and was arrested for the homicide and remains in police custody. 

The deceased and the female were known to each other.

Winkler Police Service (WPS) is looking for two people of interest that may be able to provide police with information about  two thefts at two different businesses.  If you are able to identify the people in the pictures found on Pembina Valley Online, to assist with the investigation, WPS would like to hear from you.

WPS would like to note these images are for identification purposes only and the subjects may or may not be responsible for the crimes indicated.

Call WPS 204-325-0829 to share information you may have.  

According to the Manitoba RCMP social media page, a Winkler youth was arrested and issued 6 tickets under the Highway Traffic Act following a high-speed joyride on Highway 23 near Morris. 

On July 15, shortly after 9 pm, an RCMP officer in the eastbound lane of Highway 23 noticed a westbound car speeding in the westbound lane, going 185 KM/HR. As the officer drove onto the shoulder to turn around, the vehicle sped past the police vehicle, clocked at 211 km/hr. 

Two people were arrested last week in Morden after hiding a youth from police.

The charges stemmed from a report of a missing female, received on July 17th. The female youth was believed to be at a residence in Morden, and when police responded and spoke to two people at the residence, police were told the youth may be somewhere else. 
    
Police checked the home and were unable to locate the missing female.

Morris RCMP have arrested and charged two people connected to multiple break and enters in the area after executing a search warrant on a home in Morris earlier this month.
    
The search, according to RCMP, yielded ammunition, a firearm, counterfeit currency, stolen ID and personal documents belonging to other individuals, along with lawn equipment, multiple power tools, over 50 bicycles and a small amount of drugs.

An upper level low crossing the province Tuesday drenched some regions over the course of the day, with several rounds of thunderstorms and shower activity.

The Regional Support Tactical Team was called into action Monday evening in Winkler.

Shortly before 7 pm, Winkler police received a report of an intoxicated man inside his home on Pineview Drive with a loaded handgun and threatening to harm himself. Officers immediately responded to the residence to secure the area. 

A complex of, at times, severe thunderstorms thundered across much of Southern Manitoba during the early morning hours of Saturday. Where more significant storm cells tracked, significant rainfall was reported in some locations in Western Manitoba, as well as the Pembina Valley. According to Environment Canada, very strong wind gusts were also part of the system, with a report of wind gusts of 117 km/h near McAuley and 90 km/h at Brandon.