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Winkler Police responded to a report on August 2nd of fireworks being launched from a vehicle travelling along Main Street. 

Police Chief Ryan Hunt said officers were initially tied up with another traffic stop when they first heard fireworks in the area. A short time later, a report came in of a vehicle driving down Main Street and shooting fireworks out the window. The complainant was able to provide a description and licence plate number. 

Canada changed its BSE surveillance after lower global incidence of ‘mad cow disease’ led to international standards shift

Canada’s agency for food safety is encouraged with cattle industry response to a new, more farmer-friendly approach to BSE surveillance.

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency’s (CFIA) updated national bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) surveillance program — put in place earlier this year to meet new international standards — has received 152 samples of risk material as of Aug. 11, it recently said.

Massive storm in southeastern Alberta causes significant damage to crops and reported deaths of livestock

The numbers are still coming in for the cost of the damage caused by a huge hail storm that hit various areas of Alberta Aug. 20.

The storm ripped its way through vast swaths of land from Cayley, Milo and Brooks to the Saskatchewan border, as well as Camrose to the Viking, Edberg, Sedgewick, and Hughenden areas.

Manitoba Agriculture released its latest weekly crop report on Tuesday, offering a snapshot of harvest progress and crop conditions across the province. Cereal crop specialist Anne Kirk, who is compiling the reports this month, says harvest operations are moving forward despite recent weather challenges.

Altona police have recovered the motorcycle stolen out of Plum Coulee that we told you about last week. 

On August 20th, police received a complaint of a stolen 2024 Honda Grom motorcycle from a home in Plum Coulee. Security camera video showed two people walking away from the area, pushing the motorcycle.

Four days later, on August 24th, police learned the motorcycle was at a property in Emerson. 

"So, we drove around town looking and, eventually, it was determined which property it was at," explained Police Chief Dan Defer. 

No one was injured in a vehicle fire near Carman Tuesday afternoon.

The Carman Dufferin Fire Department was called to Highway 13, north of Carman, around 3:22 p.m. after reports of a semi on fire.

Fire Chief Chris Lemky says the semi was fully engulfed in flames when they arrived on scene.

"We got a couple crews out with a hose line and got the water going right away," he explained. "We had the tanker too just in case we needed more water. They were able to get after it right away and put it out fairly quickly."

Funeral For:  John Wall 
Funeral Date: August 31, 2025 
John Wall, 81, of Winkler passed away Sunday, August 24th at Salem Home. He is survived by 2 daughters and 2 sons. He was predeceased by his wife Helen. 
The funeral service for John Wall will be held Sunday, August 31st from 2pm at Winkler Sommerfeld Mennonite Church with burial at Westridge Memorial Gardens. 
Viewing will be at Wiebe Funeral Home, Winkler Saturday, August 30th from 1 to 5pm and at the church prior to the service. 
Donations may be made to Salem Foundation Incorporated. 

Lead poisoning impacts cattle in Saskatchewan every year, potentially killing multiple animals in a herd. Not only is there the concern associated with losing cattle, but there is also potential for lead to enter the food chain – because of this, testing is required in lead poisoning cases to protect public health.

Researchers say pediatricians, family doctors and parents need to learn more about what kind of performance-enhancing substances kids are using when they work out or play sports.

Seventeen per cent of more than 800 Canadian pediatric specialists surveyed say they saw adolescents who needed medical attention due to dietary supplements or performance drugs over the previous year.

The majority of cases were boys and more than half of them were between 13 and 15 years old.

Almost a third of the patients were even younger — between 10 and 12 years old.

Manitoba Agriculture's weekly crop report shows the provincial harvest is now complete at 4 per cent complete.