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Local newsPowerview, Fort Alec a "hot spot" for dope 
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RCMP say Powerview and Fort Alexander are two of Manitoba's illegal drug "hot spots." At a news conference yesterday held to illustrate the damaging effects of drugs on rural communities, police revealed data showing 18 drug seizures in the area in 2011, placing the community in the Top 14 in the
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Local newsLife for Davis family 'will never be the same' Updated 21 hours ago
In 2008, 22-year-old Chad Davis was found dead inside a barrel floating in a river near Lac du Bonnet, the victim of an alleged drug-related killing. Davis' mom Lori spoke out about the murder Jan. 27 during an RCMP press conference highlighting the scourge of illegal drugs in rural Manitoba.
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Regional newsHwy. 59 major drug pipeline: RCMP Posted 1 day ago
RCMP say Hwy. 59 is one of the main "drug pipelines" in Manitoba. At a press conference Jan. 27, RCMP said the highway is one of the main "subsidiary routes" in Manitoba used to transport illegal drugs into the rural northern parts of eastern Manitoba.
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Local news12-hour relay for life to hit LdB Posted 1 day ago
Lac du Bonnet's Cristina Joseph and Sheri Hirst are spearheading the 2012 Relay for Life in Lac du Bonnet and are looking for volunteers to make the sure-to-be exciting event a success. "It's a really fun evening," Joseph says.
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Local news'Backsliding' blamed for laissez-faire hunting ban Updated 1 day ago
There should be no moose hunting anywhere in Game Hunting Area (GHA) 26, even for aboriginal rights-based hunters, says the Manitoba Wildlife Federation. The Wildlife Federation held two press conference Jan.
