Berens River Man Killed In Hit And Run
Police are investigating a fatal hit-and-run that happened in rural Manitoba over the weekend.
Early Saturday morning, RCMP were called to a collision involving a vehicle and pedestrian on Main Street in Berens River.
When officers arrived, a male was suffering serious injuries and the vehicle has left the scene.
The 29-year-old victim - from Berens River - was transported to a local nursing station, where he succumbed to his injuries.
Anyone with information regarding the incident is asked to contact RCMP or Manitoba Crime Stoppers.
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Bowman Marches In Pride Parade
Numerous politicians marched in yesterday's Pride Parade in Winnipeg, but one in particular had people buzzing.
Winnipeg mayor Brian Bowman gave a speech about acceptance before marching alongside other participants.
Bowman's predecessor, Sam Katz, would raise the rainbow flag at City Hall to kick off Pride Festival.
But organizers say they don't know why Katz never participated in the parade.
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Stronger Clubroot Strain Vexing Scientists
Researchers are grappling with a tough new strain of clubroot that can overcome resistant varieties of canola.
Agronomy specialist Dan Orchard with the Canola Council of Canada says there are 16 fields confirmed in Alberta with a strain of clubroot that has overcome all of the resistant varieties on the market.
Clubroot has been in Europe for centuries but was first discovered in Western Canada near Edmonton in 2003, and since then it has steadily moved from a few fields to 30 municipalities.
Low concentrations of regular clubroot varieties have been found in Saskatchewan and Manitoba, but not the newer strain.
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Ritz Talks Foreign Workers For Agriculture
Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz says the government knows the red-meat sector needs long-term employment solutions, not temporary fixes.
Ritz says the government has some programs that allow foreign workers to become permanent residents, but acknowledges that more needs to be done.
Canadian Meat Council spokesman Ron Davidson says they don't want temporary workers.
Davidson says they want permanent workers who want to immigrate to Canada and be Canadian citizens.
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Lac-Megantic Hearing Begins Today
A Quebec superior court will begin hearing arguments today on the future of a proposed $431-million settlement offer to victims of the 2013 Lac-Megantic rail disaster.
A class action suit against some 25 companies has been put on hold pending the outcome of the settlement offer.
But Canadian Pacific Rail has refused to participate in the offer and is challenging its legitimacy.
CP says it wasn't responsible for the disaster that killed 47 people, noting it had handed off the oil train to Montreal, Maine and Atlantic Railway.
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Dinosaurs Devour Box Office
The dinosaurs of ``Jurassic World'' are stomping the competition.
The first new Jurassic movie in 14 years had the biggest global opening ever this weekend with nearly $512-million.
Its North American opening is the second largest, at an estimated $204-million, just behind ``Marvel's The Avengers'' from 2012.
Melissa McCarthy's comedy ``Spy'' dropped to a distant second, followed by the earthquake disaster flick ``San Andreas.''
