WINNIPEG — The union for Manitoba Crown attorneys is applauding an arbitrator’s decision to approve the admission of an expert report on workload issues at an upcoming grievance hearing with the province.

The ruling, by arbitrator Michael Werier, involves a report commissioned by the Manitoba Association of Crown attorneys that expands on a 2023 survey of union members about workload and health issues.

“The decision to admit the survey of our membership allows us to properly make our case about the conditions our members face,” association president Michael Desautels said in a news release.

“As the decision makes clear, the use of this kind of expert opinion is well established in Canadian labour law. It was unfortunate that the government felt the need to litigate this issue in the first place.”

ISTANBUL — A Turkish cargo ship with 10 crew aboard sank Wednesday after a collision with a tanker off Istanbul, with no immediate signs of survivors, Turkish authorities said.

A lifeboat and other debris belonging to the Tugberk Imamoglu have been found, but there is no sign of the crew, the General Directorate of Maritime Affairs said in a statement.

“There are 10 seafarers on board, including the captain,” Transport Minister Abdulkadir Uraloglu said. “They are all Turkish. We can say that the sinking occurred rapidly in 11 minutes. No one has been found alive.”

The ship collided with the Turkish-flagged tanker Alsu in the Marmara Sea at 3 a.m., the statement said. An emergency signal was received from the Tugberk Imamoglu and the first rescue craft reached the site 4:10 a.m.

The Manitoba Association of Optometrists is bringing a mobile clinic to Brandon today and offering walk-in eye appointments for children and families.

The clinic will be open from 8:30 a.m. to 7 p.m. in the WestVic Common parking lot outside FYidoctors for parents who want their children to get an eye exam before school starts, the association said in a news release Monday.

In addition to eye examinations, residents are invited to attend a community barbecue from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. with face painting and additional child eye-care resources.

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WINNIPEG — Manitoba wildlife officials are investigating after a polar bear was shot and killed near the mouth of the Seal River on Friday by a paddler.

The province confirmed Tuesday the incident occurred along the Hudson Bay coast, roughly 50 kilometres west of Churchill.

Few details about the shooting have been released. Officials have not publicly identified the paddler involved or provided information about the circumstances leading up to the encounter.

Polar bears are designated as a threatened species in Manitoba and are protected under provincial legislation. It is illegal to hunt the bears in Manitoba.