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The Winkler Police Service reaffirmed its commitment to community-driven safety efforts this week, presenting a cheque to the local Citizens on Patrol Program (COPP). The annual funding supports their members, who have quietly served as an extra set of eyes and ears in the community for nearly three decades. 

For nearly 30 years, Canadians have been packing shoeboxes filled with toys, hygiene items, and school supplies as part of Operation Christmas Child, a program of Samaritan’s Purse — a Christian relief organization dedicated to helping those in need around the world. 

This year may be Donna Hunter’s first on the committee for the Pembina Valley kidney walk, but she is no stranger to the event or the cause.  

Her mother sat on the committee “for quite some time,” and now she has taken up the reins. Her involvement, however, goes far beyond that still.  

For Hunter, the walk is a chance to offer support, but it’s also a symbol of honouring a struggle that she knows all too well.

Canada Post has rejected a request from the union representing about 55,000 of its workers to send their ongoing labour dispute to binding arbitration.

The Canadian Union of Postal Workers made the request in a statement Saturday, saying it was inviting Canada Post to a fair, final and binding arbitration process to resolve negotiations that have dragged on for months without producing a new collective agreement. 

Fire crews in northern Manitoba have so far been able to contain an encroaching wildfire that forced thousands from their homes, while more residents in Saskatchewan have been told to leave due to a fast-moving blaze. 

The Saskatchewan government has issued an evacuation alert for the dozens of residents that live in the small northern hamlet of Timber Bay.

Residents have been asked to make their way to a hotel in Regina. 

As Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre argues the government's plan to speed up key infrastructure projects doesn't go far enough, some Indigenous leaders are accusing Ottawa of not giving them enough time to weigh in.

The government is developing a bill to fast-track what it calls nation-building projects with a streamlined regulatory approval process as a substitute for reviews under the Impact Assessment Act, also known as C-69.

While the federal government and cities across Canada are making strides on expanding the housing supply, the provinces still need to get serious about building quality homes, a new report released Thursday argues.

No province earned a grade higher than C+ in the report assembled by the Task Force for Housing and Climate, a non-governmental body that was struck in 2023 with backing from the philanthropic Clean Economy Fund.

The task force's "report card" evaluated governments based on their policies for building homes quickly and sustainably.

Despite a change in venue due to poor air conditions, Morden Family Resource Centre’s annual Teddy Bear Picnic had an excellent turnout. We spoke to organizers and families attending the picnic about the impact of the event, and the community it gathers each year.  

Smoke has filled the air this week in the wake of the Manitoba wildfires.

The Winkler Fire Department (WFD) has confirmed its involvement in helping fight the ongoing 2025 provincial wildfires, answering the call to assist fellow Manitobans through a well-coordinated mutual aid system.

A diet that includes fresh products is important, but it’s not always accessible to everyone. 

Many Hands Resource Centre in Morden is bringing back a program that will help address this gap with the help of a few community resources.  

The result will be that a greater number of families — despite financial barriers — will be able to enjoy the bounty that the summer months bring.