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A 25-year-old man is facing a slew of charges after allegedly robbing the Flin Flon Liquor Mart using a machete earlier this month - and a second suspect is still on the run. Two suspects entered the liquor store Feb.

Northern COVID-19 cases in both Manitoba and Saskatchewan dropped in several regions Tuesday. Manitoba reported a total of 68 net new cases Feb. 23, one of the province's lowest numbers in months.

Pelican Narrows is under lockdown conditions after another surge in COVID-19 cases. The lockdown was first announced Feb. 19 by Peter Ballantyne Cree Nation councillor Weldon McCallum via social media, going back into effect as of 10 p.m. Feb. 21.

A search warrant on a home in Channing has led to arrests and several drug and weapons charges. Officers from Flin Flon RCMP, Cranberry Portage RCMP, Creighton RCMP and from the RCMP Emergency Response Team executed the warrant Feb.

The districts covering Flin Flon and Pukatawagan are still the only ones in the Northern Health Region without active COVID-19 cases - but they may get some company soon.

A summary of police calls from Jan. 31-Feb. 6, as submitted by Flin Flon RCMP: Jan. 31 Report of an intoxicated person in a residence needing to be removed. Police attended and arrested and lodged one person.

The Flin Flon Bombers announced not one, not two, but three new college hockey commitments Feb. 18. A trio of forwards will be playing next season in the Alberta college ranks.

Thursday brought mixed news for northern Manitoba on COVID-19 - a high number of new cases were found in the region, along with hundreds of new recoveries due to case data validation.

Manitoba infrastructure officials say the province's winter road system is expected to open up this weekend.

COVID-19 has once again packed its bags and left the Flin Flon district. No active cases of the disease are listed in the Flin Flon/Snow Lake/Cranberry Portage/Sherridon district Feb. 17, according to provincial government data.