By CBC News, May 25, 2016 Several people were hurt when a propane explosion levelled a building in Flin Flon, Man., on Wednesday. Employees at Stittco Energy, a propane supply company, were doing repair work just before 8 a.m. CT and didn’t realize there was a propane leak, said Mark Kolt, Flin Flon’s chief administrative officer. He wasn’t… Continue reading Flin Flon propane explosion levels building, injures several people
Tag: Manitoba
University of Manitoba's David Onyemata tops CFL scouting list
By The Canadian Press, CBC Sports, April 26, 2016 Also getting interest leading up to NFL draft, which begins Thursday in Chicago Manitoba defensive tackle David Onyemata tops the CFL scouting bureau’s final top-20 prospect list for next month’s draft. The 6-foot-4, 300-pound Onyemata was second behind Iowa receiver Tevaun Smith in December. Smith… Continue reading University of Manitoba's David Onyemata tops CFL scouting list
Manitoba MLAs Need to Fix Pension Plan
By Todd Mackay, Canadian Taxpayers Federation April 21, 2016 Pension payouts for MLAs are not connected to contributions Ashton to collect $86k annually, Briese $15k, Chomiak $64K and Dewar $54K. MLAs qualify for severance payments of up to one year’s salary REGINA, SK: The Canadian Taxpayers Federation (CTF) is calling on newly elected Manitoba MLAs… Continue reading Manitoba MLAs Need to Fix Pension Plan
Brian Pallister's Manitoba PCs win record-breaking victory
By Eric Grenier, CBC News, April 20, 2016 After starting campaign with promise, Manitoba Liberals flounder by election night The Manitoba Progressive Conservatives under Brian Pallister won a majority government in a historic fashion Tuesday night, putting up some of the biggest numbers by any party in the province’s history. In the process, the PCs… Continue reading Brian Pallister's Manitoba PCs win record-breaking victory
Manitobans go to the polls in provincial election
By CBC News, April 19, 2016 CBC’s live coverage of election results begins when polls close at 8 p.m. CT Manitobans are going to the polls today in an election that has the New Democrats seeking an unprecedented fifth majority government, but the incumbents are facing a strong challenge from the Progressive Conservatives. Polls opened at… Continue reading Manitobans go to the polls in provincial election
Chase Martens search volunteers express sorrow, resolve
Source: Solomon Israel, CBC News, March 29, 2016 ‘He was brought home to his family, and that had to happen,’ says child and family advocate Heart-broken volunteers who joined the search for Manitoba toddler Chase Martens say they wouldn’t hesitate to search for another missing person again. The body of the two-year-old was found by search volunteers on Saturday in a creek… Continue reading Chase Martens search volunteers express sorrow, resolve
Body of Chase Martens, missing Manitoba toddler, found in creek
Source: CBC News, March 26, 2016 Boy, 2, had not been seen since Tuesday evening The body of Chase Martens, a two-year-old boy who went missing from his rural Manitoba home earlier this week, was found in a nearby creek on Saturday afternoon, RCMP confirm. The toddler had gone missing from his family’s farm home near Austin,… Continue reading Body of Chase Martens, missing Manitoba toddler, found in creek
Chase Martens search: RCMP dive teams, drones look for missing toddler
Source: CBC News, March 26, 2016 2-year-old reported missing Tuesday from family farm in Austin, Man. The search for two-year-old Chase Martens continued in rural Manitoba Saturday, with underwater recovery teams, aerial drones and hundreds of volunteers expected to join the effort. Martens was reported missing Tuesday from his family’s farm home in the Austin, Man.,… Continue reading Chase Martens search: RCMP dive teams, drones look for missing toddler
Chase Martens search: Toddler 'vanished without a trace,' says dad
Source: CBC News, March 24, 2016 2-year-old last seen by his mom playing outside home in Austin, Man., on Tuesday evening The parents of Chase Martens, the two-year-old boy who has been missing in rural Manitoba since Tuesday, sobbed as they pleaded for any information that could help bring their son home. “Chase has vanished without… Continue reading Chase Martens search: Toddler 'vanished without a trace,' says dad
Chase Martens: Still no sign of missing Manitoba toddler as search expands
Source: CBC News, March 24, 2016 2-year-old was last seen by his mom, playing outside family home at about 6 p.m. Tuesday Searchers persisted through another cold night in rural Manitoba, using flashlights to look through fields and tangled brush, but there was still no sign of two-year-old Chase Martens early Thursday. The search area is… Continue reading Chase Martens: Still no sign of missing Manitoba toddler as search expands