
In brief: Mounties assaulted, Lac du Bonnet arrests, Selinger doctorate, food recall
Officers were called about a disturbance at a home on Outhwaite Drive in Selkirk just before 3 a.m. Saturday, but were told the woman who had been fighting people in the home had left before police arrived, RCMP say.
The Mounties patrolled the area and didn't find her, but 20 minutes later, the suspect returned to the house, where they found her outside the front door.
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North Shore Fishery frozen breaded shrimp patties (above) and tempura shrimp rolls have been recalled.
RCMP say as officers brought her to their cruiser, the suspect kicked at one of the Mounties and then bit another officer, who went for medical treatment, in the leg.
Mounties say she continued to be violent and harm herself at the local detachment and paramedics took her to the Selkirk hospital for treatment.
A 22-year-old woman is facing charges for resisting arrest and two counts of assaulting a police officer.
TWO MEN were arrested after police observed a break and enter at a Lac du Bonnet business.
After arriving at the Minnewawa Street business at 5 a.m. on May 29, RCMP officers said they saw a utility task vehicle driven off the yard at a high rate of speed.
Officers chased the vehicle until it abruptly stopped. Two males were arrested without incident.
RCMP later determined the side-by-side vehicle was stolen from the business and other stolen items were scattered nearby. The total value of the items is $27,000.
A 26-year-old man and a 40-year-old man, both from Fort Alexander, were charged with break and enter, theft over $5,000, flight from police and possession of property obtained by crime over $5,000.
They were remanded in custody.
Université de Saint-Boniface will award former premier Greg Selinger an honorary doctorate in recognition of his longtime commitment to French-language education and for making an 'indelible mark' on Manitoba.
The honorary doctorate — the highest degree granted by the francophone university, the only one of its kind in western Canada — will be unveiled at a convocation ceremony on June 16. It is being conferred in partnership with the University of Manitoba.
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North Shore Fishery frozen tempura shrimp rolls
Selinger, 74, served as the 21st premier of Manitoba from 2009 to 2016.
He held numerous political roles during his two decades in public office, the majority of which was spent as an NDP MLA for St. Boniface.
'Under his guidance, the government adopted a holistic approach to promoting the sustainable, long-term development of Manitoba's Francophonie,' the USB said in a news release.
The release credits Selinger with expanding the province's network of French-language and immersion schools and playing a key role in granting the school full university status.
Selinger, a U of M alum, was a social worker in Winnipeg's North End. He returned to his alma mater to teach in its social work school before entering politics in 1989.
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency announced Wednesday it is recalling North Shore Fishery brand frozen breaded shrimp patties and frozen tempura shrimp rolls as allergens egg, soy and milk were not declared on the label.
The items, sold in Manitoba and B.C., should be thrown out or returned to the store where they were purchased.

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