Fentanyl Stolen from Swan River Drug Store
RCMP say one man has been arrested after prescription drugs -- including fentanyl -- were stolen during an overnight break and enter at a Swan River drug store.
There's no word on charges or any other suspects but Mounties say they are continuing to investigate the break-in at the store in Swan River.
In the meantime, they are warning area residents of a potential influx of illicit prescription drugs in the community.
Mounties say they are especially concerned about the theft of fentanyl -- a highly potent and addictive painkiller.
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Flood Outlook from US Red River Valley Positive
The risk of a significant flood this spring is low in the American portion of the Red River Valley.
The U.S. National Weather Service issued a 2016 spring flood outlook that describes the flood risk this spring as being slightly higher than it was in 2015 but slightly less than it was in 2014.
During both years, there was no significant flooding.
Manitoba incorporates the U.S. outlook -- as well as flood forecasts from Saskatchewan -- into its own flood outlooks.
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Former Doctor to Face Sexual Assault Charges in Yorkton Court
A former Saskatchewan doctor is to appear in court in Yorkton next week on six sexual assault charges dating back 15 years. RCMP say a woman alleged being sexually assaulted by obstetrician and gynecologist Mohammed Haque in 2001.
Investigators say 12 other women have alleged similar assaults between 2001 and 2008.
The 71-year-old doctor gave up his medical licence in 2012 following allegations to the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Saskatchewan of sexual misconduct with female patients.
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Feds Okay with Private Plasma Donor Clinic
Federal Health Minister Jane Philpott is fending off calls to close a private, for-profit plasma donor clinic in Saskatchewan.
She says Canada has one of the safest blood systems in the world.
The federal N-D-P called on Ottawa to ban such clinics, pointing out that an inquiry into the tainted blood scandal of the 1980s recommended against paid-donor blood clinics.
Canadian Plasma Resources officially opened its doors yesterday in Saskatoon. The clinic plans to pay people with $25 gift cards for making plasma donations.
