PembinaValley

A prosecutor urged a jury Thursday to find two accused human smugglers guilty, saying the men cared more about money than people's safety and their actions led to the deaths of a family of four in a prairie blizzard.

"They knew they were risking people's lives," Michael McBride said in his closing arguments after three days of testimony in U.S. district court.

"To them, all of those people were nothing but dollar signs."

A senior official says the Canadian government is not aware of any evidence linking Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to alleged criminal activity perpetrated by Indian agents on Canadian soil.

Meta is refusing to publicly disclose information that could determine whether it is subject to the Online News Act despite blocking news from its platforms.

Thousands of smiles were brought to the faces Altona residents on Wednesday evening, thanks to a simple cookie. 
    
About 50 volunteers set out in blustery conditions to deliver a free Tim Horton's Holiday Smile Cookie to each resident in town, courtesy The Community Exhange (TCE) and a raft of sponsors.

It’s a common experience in the Pembina Valley and throughout southern Manitoba. You’ve driven through heavy, wet, dirty snow to run some errands, buy groceries or visit friends and family, and buy the time you get home you simply want to go inside as quickly as possible.

Your vehicle, however, can’t dry off as quickly as your boots, and through the night it drips a mixture of snow, sand and salt onto the surface of your garage, damaging the concrete and seeping into the walls.

2024 will go down as the year of canola disease.

That is according to Curtis Rempel, Vice President of Crop Production and Innovation with the Canola Council of Canada. Rempel says diseases were primarily root and lower stem. He notes this was partially due to the wet and cool conditions felt in large parts of the Prairies.

"For a lot of stubble-borne fungi, which are primarily disease-causing organisms, they are all fungal-related," explains Rempel. "The cool, damp conditions really allow the fungus to take off."

The recent Manitoba government’s Speech from the Throne presented the people of the province with a variety of promises, and Morden Mayor Nancy Penner shared her insights on how it addressed not only provincial needs but also local concerns. 

Gospel Mission Church is excited to announce its official launch on November 24th at 10:00 am, marking the beginning of a new chapter for both the church and the surrounding community.  

Brad Driedger, the campus pastor of Gospel Mission Morden, shared the vision behind the event.  

20 men's teams and 20 women's teams are competing in the 2024 DEKALB SuperSpiel which got underway Thursday morning at the Morris Curling Club.

Eunjung Kim of Korea who is seventh in the World Curling Team Ranking is in the women's field along with reigning Alberta champion Selena Sturmay of Edmonton, 2024 Manitoba finalist Beth Peterson, 2023 SuperSpiel finalist Serena Gray-Withers and Chelsea Carey who has is skipping Jennifer Jones' 2023 Manitoba championship team of Karlee Burgess, Emily Zacharias and Lauren Lenentine. 

Thursday, November 21st

MHSAA
Provincial High School Volleyball Championships
AAAA Junior Varsity Girls @ Wpg
Round Robin
Westwood over Northlands Parkway 25-21, 25-11
Shaftesbury over Northlands Parkway 25-26, 25-19
Steinbach Regional over Northlands Parkway 25-15, 20-25, 15-12
AAA Junior Varsity Boys @ Neepawa
Power Pool
Garden Valley over Westgate 25-17, 23-25, 15-10
Leo Remillard over Garden Valley 26-24, 25-22