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Homicide unit probing fatal fall
HOMICIDE detectives are investigating the death of a 22-year-old woman who fell from an apartment balcony in Winnipeg on the weekend.
Police haven't ruled out foul play in the death of Kylie Fay Dawn Armishaw of Winnipeg.
Emergency officials were called to the apartment at the 500 block of St. Mary Avenue at about 3:20 a.m. Sunday.
"(Investigators are) not ruling anything out," said Winnipeg Police Service spokeswoman Const. Natalie Aitken. "They have no idea if it's accidental."
She said no one's currently in custody in connection with the death, but police are speaking to a number of people.
The woman's cause of death is also still uncertain, said Aitken.
Armishaw's family in Carman declined comment Monday. Harry Armishaw, her father, works at a local Co-op and is well-known in the community.
Police asked anyone with information to call the Homicide Unit at 986-6508 or Crime Stoppers at 786-8477 (TIPS).
Flood warning for several regions
A flood warning has been issued for the Assiniboine Valley immediately downstream from the Shellmouth dam in western Manitoba.
Also threatened are the Interlake, Lake Winnipeg, Swan River, Bloodvein River and Red Deer Lake, encompassing communities such as Fisher River, Arborg, Hecla, Neepawa, Little Grand Rapids, Poplar River, Gypsumville and Minnedosa.
Environment Canada said an unstable weather system from North Dakota is expected to move northeast and produce "substantial" rainfall of up to 70 millimetres in the next 24 hours in southern and central regions of the province.
Recent storms in the area have saturated the soil and the fear is additional rain could result in significant run-off and flash flooding over the next two days.
Funding for French education
OTTAWA -- More than $100 million will be invested in French education and services in Manitoba over a four-year period.
The federal and provincial governments announced an agreement Monday that will see Manitoba match a $49.3 million commitment from Ottawa for French education at all levels. Another $11.2 million will be spent to deliver provincial services in French. Both agreements are retroactive to 2009 and expire in 2013. They are renewals of past money available for French education.
Manitoba Conservative MP Shelly Glover said Manitoba has an excellent program both for francophones and students learning French in immersion and basic programs.
"But we could always do better," she said.
Glover said immersing students in French both in school and the community is the only way the language is mastered.
"It's only through practise, through living in French," said Glover.
Among the projects funded will be $381,500 for a francization kit for elementary schools, $1.1 million for strategic development at Collège Universitaire de Saint-Boniface, and a renovation at the daycare at Ecole Réal Bérard in St. Pierre Jolys.
Manitoba Premier Greg Selinger said the funds will provide continuity in services for French-speaking Manitobans and said the funds will allow for things such as professional development, access to new programming and better evaluations of performance.
Fire commissioner attends inquest
AN inquest into the death of a 52-year-old man who suffered a fatal fall at Canad Inns Stadium during a CFL game continued Monday.
Andrea Szabo's August 2006 death happened after he lost his balance on a staircase, went through a guardrail and fell several metres onto an asphalt surface near the playing field.
On Monday, provincial fire commissioner Chris Jones discussed building codes in the province and how they apply to facilities like the stadium.
The inquest is looking at different aspects of safety at the stadium to prevent similar tragedies.
Republished from the Winnipeg Free Press print edition August 31, 2010 B2
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