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Weekly police briefs

A selection of calls to the Flin Flon RCMP for the period of July 28 to Aug. 3: Monday, July 28 • Report of shoplifting from a downtown business; groceries were retrieved and patrols made.

New power for city tax man

Flin Flon city council is cracking down on tax-evading businesses and owners of derelict homes.

Pot bust

A Flin Flon man has been charged after police intercepted nearly nine pounds of marijuana on Highway 10 near the community. This past Monday, Aug. 4, RCMP stopped an SUV driven by the man, 43, and carrying a female passenger, 20, from Winnipegosis.

Hitting the highway to fight cancer

Bikers revved it up for a good cause over the weekend as the Breast Cancer Pledge Ride North raised thousands of dollars. Held in and around Flin Flon this past Sunday, Aug.

Guilty of sex crimes, accused jailed

A Flin Flon man has been sentenced to three and a half years in custody for sexual crimes involving a 13-year-old girl. Spencer Venne was sentenced last week after pleading guilty to sexual interference, luring and accessing child pornography.

Hudbay’s man in Flin Flon

Meet Robert Winton, the new Manitoba VP

Uptown ATV mishap claims teen

One northern Manitoba teenager has died and another is seriously injured following an all-terrain vehicle accident in downtown Flin Flon over the weekend. Shortly before 11:30 p.m. on Saturday, Aug.

A life that ended too soon

Kyle Muldoon remembered by family and friends

Northern news briefs

• Former Flin Flonner Cam Bottrell has been named president of one of Manitoba’s most respected automobile dealerships, the Winnipeg Sun reports.

Distracted driving crackdown

Police officers across Saskatchewan will be on the lookout for distracted driving, the number one contributing factor in crashes in the province, this month.
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