Northern Manitoba

• Shamattawa RCMP look for missing man

  Abraham Beardy, 43, was last seen on Aug. 25 when he was canoeing with a woman on the Gods River when the vessel tipped. The woman made it to shore but it's unknown if Beardy did.

  Canada

  Aug 29
  
• 1 dead, 1 injured in northern Manitoba boat accident

  Mounties say a 30-year-old was driving the boat when it struck debris in the water, causing it to veer off course. A 40-year-old was ejected from the watercraft.

  Canada

  Jul 18
  
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• Missing Thompson woman found: RCMP

  Alexis Dick, 26, was reported missing on June 22 from a home on Nickel Road in the city, approximately 760 kilometers north of Winnipeg. RCMP say she has been found.

  Canada

  Jun 27
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• Evacuation order issued in Leaf Rapids as wildfire closes in

  With a wildfire inching closer to their community, an evacuation order has been issued in Leaf Rapids.

  Fire

  Jun 26
• Providence University College to offer Inuit flight training, jobs to the north

  An Inuit-owned airline will give conditional offers of employment to graduates of the expanded aviation program who complete their studies.

  Canada

  Jun 8
• Manitoba RCMP arrest man in connection with fatal Sandy Bay shooting

  RCMP arrested Shawn Spence, 26, for his alleged involvement in the slaying of a 39-year-old male outside a residence on Sandy Bay Ojibway First Nation on June 6.

  Canada

  Jun 8
• Northern Manitoba girl, 5, dies in suspected drowning

  Thompson rural RCMP are investigating what is believed to be a drowning after they received a call from an isolated Northern Manitoba community about a deceased child Wednesday.

  Canada

  Jun 1
• Man charged for alleged baseball bat assault in Thompson

  A 27-year-old man is charged with aggravated assault, break and enter with intent and possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose. He was remanded into custody.

  Crime

  May 25
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• Some Pimicikamak, Man. residents returning home after wildfire prompts evacuation order

  Some residents of Pimicikamak Cree Nation are returning home after a raging wildfire prompted an evacuation order Wednesday night.

  Fire

  May 25
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• ‘A bleak outlook’: Impacts of climate change on full display in Canada’s north

  Churchill, Man., is on thin ice, as is humanity, according to a report released by the UN earlier this week.

  Environment

  Mar 24