High risk of ice jamming on a northern Manitoba river this weekend has the province warning around 75 homes in the area could be hit with some level of flooding. Assiniboine River crests on ThursdayIn the southern part of the province, flows on the Assiniboine River crested in Portage la Prairie on Thursday, McMahon said. A flood watch remains in effect for the area of the river between Portage la Prairie and Headingley, Man., and a flood warning is in place for the Upper Assiniboine River from the Shellmouth Dam to Holland, he added. The Assiniboine River crested in Portage la Prairie, Man., on Thursday. "That number's been fairly stable for the last few days now and it's a sign that things are starting to stabilize," Spencer said Thursday.

Source: CBC News April 13, 2017 22:52 UTC