After months of recovery from an accident, Donna Showdra was excited to venture on her first small trip doing something she loved — spending a day at the casino. Showdra, 79, was among the seniors on a minibus from western Manitoba travelling to the Sand Hills Casino on June 15 when it went into the […]
The streets of this western Manitoba city were quiet Saturday as residents awaited confirmation on whether they knew any of the 15 killed or 10 injured in a horrific highway collision this week. Outside city hall on Main Street in Dauphin, Man., there were few people passing by the flags at half-mast and the digital […]
Dashcam footage seized from a transport truck that collided with a minibus full of seniors, killing 15, shows the bus pulled into the lane where the truck had the right-of-way, Manitoba RCMP said Friday. “We don’t know why the bus proceeded into the (truck’s) lane, but that is something we’re going to continue to look […]
A big country-music festival in Manitoba is off for this year. Organizers of Dauphin’s CountryFest have announced the 2020 show, which was planned for July 2-5, has been cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. General Manager Rob Waloschuk says organizers have been monitoring the spread of COVID-19, but with no sign as to when the […]
