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• Winnipeg experts encourage use of winter tires despite price

  As winter slams Manitoba, experts are reminding drivers to consider the appropriate tires to keep themselves, and others safe. But there's a reason some are steering clear.

  Weather

  Dec 12
• Manitoba woman, 72, killed in crash with tree: RCMP

  Officers from the Russell detachment were called to the scene around 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, where they found a vehicle at the bottom of a steep hill.

  Traffic

  Dec 11
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• No public safety concerns after Manitoba train derailment

  CN Rail says no dangerous goods were involved and no one was injured in a train derailment west of Portage la Prairie Monday morning.

  Traffic

  Dec 10
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• Winnipeg duo arrested for insurance fraud in aftermath of hit and run with pedestrian

  Two suspects, a 47-year-old man and a 45-year-old woman, now faces charges of failing to stop at the scene of an accident causing bodily harm, and fraud over $5,000.

  Crime

  Dec 9
• Police, RCMP launch Manitoba impaired driving checkstop program

  Winnipeg police and Manitoba RCMP have launched this season's holiday checkstop initiative.

  Traffic

  Dec 3
• McPhillips Street water main break expected to be repaired this weekend: city

  The break -- which caused traffic delays, high water levels on the road, and stalled vehicles Friday morning -- was being isolated by water and waste crews by the afternoon.

  Traffic

  Nov 29
• Winnipeg woman killed in rural highway crash: RCMP

  A 50-year-old Winnipeg woman is dead after a crash north of Portage la Prairie Monday afternoon, RCMP say.

  Traffic

  Nov 27
• Winnipeg man killed in crash between sanding, gravel trucks

  A 45-year-old Winnipeg man is dead after a crash between a gravel truck and sanding truck south of Stony Mountain Monday afternoon.

  Traffic

  Nov 26
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• Winnipeg Police Board chair, advocates support expanded photo radar enforcement

  The Act limits photo radar use to construction, school, and playground zones, and intersections controlled by traffic lights.

  Politics

  Nov 15
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• 3 pedestrians injured in separate Winnipeg crashes, police say

  Three people are recovering after two separate crashes involving pedestrians, Winnipeg police say.

  Traffic

  Nov 14
• Highway 59 crash in Manitoba a grim reminder to prepare for winter roads

  A series of recent crashes, including a fatal 19-car pileup on Highway 59, has raised concerns about driver awareness as winter approaches.

  Traffic

  Nov 7
• Pedestrian hit by car in front of Winnipeg mall

  A man remains in hospital after being hit by a car in front of Kildonan Place mall Monday evening, Winnipeg police say.

  Traffic

  Nov 5
• Winnipeg cops say more dashcams mean more investigative tools

  Winnipeg police say they're seeing more dashboard cameras in vehicles all over the city, and the gadgets can be a boon to investigations.

  Traffic

  Oct 31
• First responders connected to Carberry bus tragedy given provincial honours

  A total of 134 people connected to the tragedy — including paramedics, firefighters, RCMP officers and more — have been inducted into the Order of the Buffalo Hunt.

  Politics

  Oct 28
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• ‘Etched in my mind forever’: Memory of Manitoba teen killed in crash lives on

  It's been five years since their son was killed in a crash on the South Perimeter, and Ethan Boyer's parents continue working to keep his memory alive.

  Traffic

  Oct 25
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• MPI to spend $1.3 million on accessible driver training programs in Manitoba

  Manitoba Public Insurance (MPI) announced Thursday that it's spending more than $1 million toward adult driving programs in rural, remote and underserved communities.

  Education

  Oct 24
• Tire comes off car, causes fatal crash on Highway 1

  The incident happened early Wednesday morning at around 12:30 a.m. at the Trans-Canada and Provincial Road 206.

  Traffic

  Oct 23
• Winnipeg cops cracking down on dangerous ‘stunt’ driving

  Police said they've received multiple complaints from residents, and are tackling the issue with an initiative called Project Stunt Driving.

  Crime

  Oct 23
• ‘Headlights flying through the air’: No injuries in dramatic Winnipeg car crash

  According to an eyewitness, an SUV that crashed in a laneway Sunday night was speeding before it rolled and slammed into a garage. Police say no one was hurt in the accident.

  Crime

  Oct 21
• ‘Element of danger’: Manitoba school division calls for more safe transportation options

  Some students who live within 1.6 km of their schools are stuck walking along busy highways -- with no sidewalks -- as they don't qualify for bus transportation.

  Education

  Oct 18
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• Two people dead after Highway 7 crash

  RCMP say an SUV travelling north in the southbound lanes hit a pickup truck, about half a kilometre north of Road 73 North.

  Traffic

  Oct 16
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• Man in stolen SUV killed in head-on crash with farm tractor on Man. highway: police

  According to police, the SUV, which had been reported stolen from Winnipeg, was heading south when it veered into the oncoming lane and collided with the northbound tractor.

  Traffic

  Sep 17
• ‘It’s a no-brainer’: Officials in Carberry, Man., call for overpass at deadly intersection

  The town of Carberry wants the province to think long-term when it comes to improving safety at the deadly intersection just north of the community.

  Traffic

  Sep 13
• Fatal crash closes stretch of Portage Avenue: police

  The Winnipeg Fire Paramedic Service said one person was declared dead on-scene, while three others were taken to hospital.

  Traffic

  Sep 13
• Second man arrested in Wellington Crescent hit-and-run that killed Winnipeg cyclist

  A 19-year-old man had previously been charged in the incident, which saw a 61-year-old cyclist struck by a BMW on Wellington Crescent near Cockburn Street North on June 6.

  Crime

  Sep 9