RCMP are investigating a drowning that occurred Sunday in Whiteshell Provincial Park.
It happened Sunday just before 8 p.m. at Meditation Lake. Officers say a man and a woman were canoeing when winds and cooler temperatures caused the canoe to capsize. The woman was able to swim to shore, but the 61-year-old man was found dead.
Both people, from Winnipeg, were wearing life jackets. The woman remains in hospital.
Four arrested after robbery in Selkirk
Four people were arrested after a robbery at a store in Selkirk.
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It happened Saturday evening around 10 p.m. Police say a loss prevention officer was threatened with a knife at the store on Manitoba Avenue before the suspects fled in a black SUV.
Officers were able to track him down at the intersection of Manitoba Avenue and Highway 9. The driver, a 66-year-old woman from Steinbach, already had a warrant for her arrest for theft under $5,000.
A 51-year-old woman in the car from Bloodvein First Nation also had a warrant for taking a motor vehicle without consent.
Meanwhile, 31-year-old Maureen Young of Winnipeg was identified as the person who pulled the knife and is facing multiple charges, while a 43-year-old man was also charged in connection with the robbery.
Aggravated assault in Thompson
One man was taken to hospital with life-threatening injuries after being attacked in Thompson. Police found the man in a parking lot on Mystery Drive in Thompson on Friday evening around 11:45 p.m.
The 32-year-old man was taken to hospital and police charged 50-year-old Ronald Harvey of Tataskweyak Cree Nation with aggravated assault.
Anyone with information can call Thompson RCMP at 204-677-6909, Crime Stoppers anonymously at 1-800-222-8477 or get a secure tip online at http://www.manitobacrimestoppers.com.
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