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Four teenagers have died in a highway crash near Winnipeg Beach.

Manitoba RCMP are investigating the two-vehicle collision, which happened at about 9:15 p.m. Sept. 6. A vehicle travelling west on Highway 229 was struck while crossing Highway 8, RCMP stated in a news release Monday.

Everyone inside the westbound vehicle died at the scene, including the driver, an 18-year-old female from Winnipeg, and three passengers: an 18-year-old male from Gimli, an 18-year-old female from Sandy Hook and a 17-year-old male from Ear Falls, Ont.

The intersection is controlled by stop signs for westbound and eastbound traffic. Both vehicles went into the southwest ditch, with one vehicle rolling and landing on its roof, RCMP stated.

A man in his 20s is in critical condition after he was shot in downtown Winnipeg early Sunday morning.

The Winnipeg Police Service's major crimes unit is investigating and no arrests have been made.

Police responded to the area of Portage Avenue and Balmoral Street, near the University of Winnipeg campus, at about 4:20 a.m. Sept. 6 for the report of a male suffering a gunshot wound. Police provided first aid to the victim, who was taken to hospital.

DEAR MISS LONELYHEARTS: I mourn the end of summer every fall, but this year it’s far worse. My partner (a man, like me) broke up with me and my menagerie of animals.

The hardest part is that he still calls me before he goes to sleep at night — to see if I’m OK, and to tell me essentially, to buck up! Nothing like losing somebody and being told to be happy about it by the exact person you’ve lost.

He goes on about his new life and the people he’s meeting, and sometimes I just have to hang up on him.

Why does he bother calling? It seems like he maybe doesn’t know if he’s completely through with me yet, so he’s using me as a crutch. (Do I sound bitter?) What can I do?

Keep momentum goingThere has been some genuinely good news for women’s health in Manitoba.

And it is worth saying that plainly.

Prescription birth control is now covered. Hormone replacement therapy is covered. Pharmacists can now prescribe several forms of contraception. Breast screening access is expanding. Prenatal supports have improved. Some pregnant patients can access funded non-invasive prenatal testing. Fertility supports have also become more generous.

None of this is trivial.