Winter traffic snarls close Yellowhead in Manitoba
Parking lots along the Yellowhead were bumper to bumper as winter returned. RCMP closed the highway at Russell by 9:30 p.m. last Wednesday. The road reopened by 1:00 a.m. local time but travel remained restricted as the Yellowhead further east stayed closed.
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Yellowhead
Manitoba
RCMP
Russell
Expectant teen's rushed Brandon trip ends in childbirth
On Tuesday February 10 Charla Butler, 18, awaited her first baby as Russell and District Hospital had no delivery for years. Her water broke at 5:30 pm and she and partner Mark Hal, 17, traveled with grandmothers to Brandon for obstetric care two hours away, nearing her March 1 due date.
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Charla Butler
Russell and District
Charla
Brandon
Mark Hal
Karen Butler
Laurie Hal
Binscarth Grocer Closes After Long Local History
Robinson's Grocery on Binscarth Main Street closes its doors on the first Saturday in February ending a long lineage of owners and changes since 1883. The building, a fixture of the town, has housed Smellie Bros and later several proprietors before its final closure by Glen and Anne Robinson.
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Binscarth
Binscorth
Goldsmith
Brown and Smellie
Smellie Bros
Smellie
Russell
D. W. McGilvray
S. T. Ind
R. Blakely
M. Waldman
W. R. Bay
Allan Graham and
Fanny
Glen and
Anne Robinson
Sunte
Thugs Arrested In Dauphin Home Invasion Case
Three men were arrested in connection with a February 4 home invasion in Dauphin that left 87 year old Elsie Small in hospital with a broken hip and arm bruises. Small is in good condition at Brandon General Hospital recovering from hip surgery. The Dauphin Herald notes the incident and ongoing investigation.
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Dauphin
Elsie Small
Brandon General Hospital
Dauphin Town
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Parkland Regional Health Authority
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