Emerson

• NASA releases satellite images of Manitoba flooding as province braces for more rain

  Satellite images of flooding in the Red River Valley were NASA Earth Observatory's images of the day on Thursday.

  Environment

  May 12, 2022
  
• Overland flood watch issued for all of southern, central Manitoba

  Manitoba is under an overland flooding alert as the forecast calls for as much as 60 millimetres of rain to fall over the already water-logged region in the next five days.

  Weather

  May 9, 2022
  
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• Manitoba issues flood watch for the Red River valley

  The province says the risk of lakes flooding remains low in most major Manitoba lakes.

  Environment

  Apr 4, 2022
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• Manitoba border blockade to be over by Wednesday, RCMP say

  The Canada-U.S. border crossing at Emerson, Man., remains shut down to most traffic, but Manitoba RCMP say it's nearly over.

  Politics

  Feb 15, 2022
• Emerson residents ‘held hostage’ by truckers blocking Canada-U.S. border

  Emerson a community of roughly 700 people has been at the forefront of ongoing blockades involving Canadian truckers protesting COVID-19 mandates.

  Politics

  Feb 13, 2022
• No timeline for end of Emerson border blockade, RCMP say

  RCMP confirmed the blocked border is due to a demonstration involving a large number of vehicles and farm equipment, and advised drivers to avoid the area.

  Traffic

  Feb 10, 2022
• ‘It’s about money, not people’: Immigration experts describe human smuggling business

  Police in a western state of India have begun delving deeper into the deaths of four Indian migrants whose bodies were found in Manitoba just short of the Canada-U.S. border.

  Crime

  Jan 27, 2022
• Mounties say autopsies have begun to identify family found dead near border

  Mounties say autopsies have begun on the four people who were found dead in a frigid Manitoba blizzard near the United States border.

  Crime

  Jan 26, 2022
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• Alleged border smuggler was Florida cab driver with financial troubles

  Steve Shand ran his own taxi business and declared bankruptcy four years ago. He was arrested this week for allegedly transporting illegal migrants across the Canada-U.S. border.

  Canada

  Jan 21, 2022
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• Survival outdoors in extreme cold treacherous for anyone, expert says

  After four people died while attempting to cross the Manitoba-U.S. border, survival experts say when it comes to extreme cold and blowing snow, it's easy to be underprepared.

  Weather

  Jan 21, 2022