Pedestrian Killed on Trans-Canada Highway
Mounties in Manitoba say a 25-year-old man has died after being struck by a semi northeast of Brandon.
Police say two men were returning home late Saturday and were standing at the side of the Trans-Canada Highway when one of the men stepped into the truck's lane.
Police say a witness, and evidence at the scene, confirm that the driver tried to avoid the collision.
While the driver was not impaired, police say alcohol is believed to be a contributing factor.
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Manitoba Mud Run Testing Big Fall Obstacle
A new obstacle for this year's mud run will have you taking a leap of faith.
A few members of the Manitoba Mud Run organizing committee were testing a new obstacle yesterday that had them jumping off the roof of Home Hardware on to an inflatable air bag.
But organizer Clayton Swanton says runners won't have to make the 15 to 20 foot jump if they don't want to.
A new obstacle for this year's mud run will have you taking a leap of faith.
A few members of the Manitoba Mud Run organizing committee were testing a new obstacle yesterday that had them jumping off the roof of Home Hardware on to an inflatable air bag.
But organizer Clayton Swanton says runners won't have to make the 15 to 20 foot jump if they don't want to.
"They can definitely go around, and hopefully, there’s no too many climb back down of shame if you get up to the top. If you get up to the top, then uh, you’re going to have to try to do it."
Swanton says the registration price for the mud run will go up by 10 dollars to 80 as of May 1st.
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False Alarm in Downtown Dauphin
It was an early rise for members of the Dauphin Fire Department, with a call to a downtown business, but thankfully there's no fire.
Firefighters were at Baker Computers around 6 this morning.
Fire chief Cam Abrey says it was a false alarm.
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Infrastructure Letters
Provincial governments have received letters from federal Infrastructure Minister Amarjeet Sohi telling them the first phase of the Liberal government's infrastructure program will cover the cost of new projects, as long as they're completed within three years.
In the letters to be made public today, Sohi writes that project costs for transit and waste-water and water-treatment plans will be eligible retroactive to April 1st, "so work can begin immediately.''
About $6.6-billion is earmarked for the first phase of the government's promised 10-year infrastructure plan, which is mostly focused on repairing aging roads, pipes and transit systems across the country.
