A Saskatoon woman died after she was hit by a train on the northeastern edge of Winnipeg on Wednesday, RCMP say.

Shortly before 12:30 p.m. on Wednesday, officers&nbsp;responded to a report of a pedestrian who was struck by a train at a crossing in the rural municipality of Springfield, a Thursday news release says.

A 40-year-old woman was found and pronounced dead near the crossing, which is on Day Street near Risque Avenue, according to Mounties.

The crossing along the two-way undivided road&nbsp;is controlled with safety gates for cars but there are no sidewalks, only unpaved road shoulders, Google Street View shows. The surrounding area appears&nbsp;largely&nbsp;undeveloped.&nbsp;

RCMP say an investigation into the woman's death is underway with the Canadian Pacific Kansas City Police.

Rural Manitoba liquor vendor says he may run out of stock by this weekend due to strike

The owner of a private liquor vendor in Lac du Bonnet says he may be out of inventory by this weekend thanks to the ongoing Manitoba Liquor & Lotteries strike. 

A closeup of a sign says that, due to the ongoing liquor and lotteries strike, some products might not be available.

A sign at a Shaw Park liquor kiosk, during a July 30, 2023, Winnipeg Goldeyes baseball game, lets customers know stock is thinning out amid job action by unionized Manitoba Liquor & Lotteries workers.

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A sign at a Shaw Park liquor kiosk, during a July 30 Winnipeg Goldeyes baseball game, let customers know stock was thinning out. The owner of a liquor store in Lac du Bonnet said Thursday people are driving more than an hour from Winnipeg just to purchase alcohol at his store.

Family ditches electric truck on drive from Winnipeg to Chicago after charging troubles

The owner of a Ford F-150 Lightning got his truck towed to a dealership in a small Minnesota town after encountering issues at two different charging stations. While he has regrets about his purchase, electric vehicle advocates say it's a sign charging infrastructure needs improvement.

A man in a yellow shirt and blue jeans stands beside the box of a black pickup truck using his left arm to lean on the vehicle.

Dalbir Bala is pictured next to his 2023 Ford F-150 Lightning

Dalbir Bala Lightning

Dalbir Bala is pictured next to his 2023 Ford F-150 Lightning.

Donated pandemic visitation shelter will house Manitoba community's first food bank

Volunteers in Vita are using a pandemic cast-off to help fight hunger, as they work to transform one of the province's decommissioned visitation pods into the town's first food bank.

A senior with short grey hair and glasses stands smiling in front of a shipping container.

Jane Roman stands next to the repurposed shipping container that will soon house Vita's first-ever food bank.

Jane Roman

Jane Roman stands next to the repurposed shipping container that will soon house Vita's first food bank.

The woman was found and pronounced dead near the rail crossing on Day Street near Risque Avenue, Manitoba RCMP say.

Saskatoon woman, 40, dies after being struck by train in RM of Springfield: RCMP

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