First Nations Firefighters Compete in Dauphin
Dauphin played host to the Manitoba First Nation Fire Training and Competition this past weekend.
The event was designed to educate and inform people about procedures taken by Manitoba's Indigenous fire departments.
Fire Service Officer for West Region Tribal Council, Darcy Clayton Houle says the event is to bring fire departments closer together.
"The barrier gap of First Nations vs. provincial and stuff like that... we got the foot in the door with the province and we get the training just as well as anybody else."
STARS Air Ambulance provided some training throughout the weekend.
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Registration Open for Dauphin's Red Shoe Crew Walk
Pledges are now being accepted for the Red Shoe Crew walk in Dauphin next month.
Curtis Kaleta, who organizes the local walk, says people can register now and as soon as you register you can start collecting pledges.
"For every $100 someone collects in pledges they get entered in to win a pair of WestJet tickets... as well if you collect $1,000 in pledges you get a pair of Ronald McDonald's red shoes."
The 2nd annual Red Shoe Crew Walk happens September 24 at Vermillion Park. All proceeds raised go to Ronald McDonald House.
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Suicide Bomber Kills At Least 63 in Pakistan
A Pakistani doctor says the death toll from the suicide attack on a hospital in the southwestern city of Quetta has further increased to 63.
Abdul Rehman, the director of the Quetta Civil Hospital, says they are also treating 92 wounded people following the explosion at the state-run hospital.
He says most of the victims of the bombing are lawyers.
No group has so far claimed responsibility for the attack.
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Saskatchewan's Deputy Premier Resigns from Cabinet After Drunk Driving Charge
Saskatchewan Premier Brad Wall is expected to announce an interim minister to replace his deputy premier today.
Don McMorris announced Saturday that he was resigning from cabinet after being charged a day earlier with impaired driving.
McMorris wore many hats -- he was the minister of Crown investments and also the minister responsible for Saskatchewan Government Insurance and the province's liquor and gaming authority.
In a statement released Saturday, Wall expressed his disappointment with McMorris, noting that drinking and driving ruins lives.
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Computer Outage Grounds Delta Flights
If you know someone flying Delta today they may not be leaving yet.
Delta Airlines has grounded flights for this morning because of a global computer outage.
The airline has been tweeting customers, saying its IT systems are down everywhere and that "flights awaiting departure are currently delayed.''
The airline says flights enroute have been operating normally.
A check of the arrivals and departures system at Canada's largest airport -- Toronto's Pearson airport -- showed no Delta cancellations and only some delayed flights. Other flights had arrived on time or early.
