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Manitoba had the highest homicide rate among the provinces in 2014, a new Statistics Canada report shows. The report, as cited by CBC, showed Manitoba had a homicide rate of 3.43 per 100,000 people last year. That was behind Nunavut (10.

Roads will be safer this holiday season thanks to the Rotary Club of Flin Flon. The service organization launches the 2015 edition of Operation Red Nose tonight.

Lack of firefighter training and inadequate equipment and communications systems are among the factors that contributed to a pair of deadly northern Manitoba house fires in 2011, an inquest has found.

Pharmacists Manitoba (PM), which represents pharmacists across the province, wants to help end the wait for many primary care services that can be delivered by community pharmacists. PM launched a public awareness campaign this week.

Two emergency medical services personnel from the Northern Health Region (NHR) have received the Governor General’s Exemplary Service Medal for 30 years of service.

Flin Flon Seniors Ladies’ Spades, Oct. 27: Sheila Adams, first, 805; Pearl Wright, second, 789; Irene Kozar, third, 760; Millie Quesnel, low, 539. Men’s Spades, Oct.

Moses gave his final discourse to the people of Israel just before they were to go into the land that God had promised to give them.

Flin Flon has a new U-Haul dealer. VA Flin Flon, formerly VA Services, is now the place to call to rent U-Haul’s various-sized trucks and trailers. U-Haul can also move houses and vehicles.

Fans attending tonight’s Flin Flon Bomber game are invited to bring teddy bears and other plush toys to help children in need.

“For any of us who have had to live day in and day out of losing someone close to our hearts, there will never be justice.” BEV JACKSON AUNT OF LOCAL HOMICIDE VICTIM RAYLENE GRANT