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The Morden Corn and Apple Festival is one of the largest summer events in southern Manitoba, drawing thousands of visitors each year. At the center of it all is a simple tradition: fresh, buttery corn on the cob. What many people don’t realize is that behind the steaming piles of corn are dozens of volunteers working hard to keep the booth running smoothly.

Farm Credit Canada is extending its trade disruption support program for canola producers impacted by the ongoing trade disruptions.

Last week, China implemented a 75.8 per cent tariff on Canadian canola seed imports.

FCC's President and CEO Justine Hendricks says the agriculture and food industry is resilient, but global trade uncertainty can create real pressure on cash flow and operations.

CN Rail submitted its 2025-26 Grain Plan to Transport Canada at the end of July.

CN's Assistant Vice-President of Grain, David Przednowek, says the grain plan is based on what CN knows from customers and other stakeholders about the volume of grain and processed grain products that it expects to move over the course of the 2025-26 crop year.

Time is running out to get your team registered for the 2025 Altona & District Chamber of Commerce Members Appreciation Golf Tournament, August 28th is the deadline for registration and this event always ends up being a blast for everyone involved!

On August 17th, Winkler welcomed a large group of swimmers to the city for the Swim Manitoba Championship Meet at the RCU Aquatic Centre.  

Nicole Levesque, a member of the Winkler Barracudas’ executive team, said athletes from Treherne, Hamiota, Beausejour, Neepawa, Swan Valley, and Portage made the trip to the Pembina Valley.  

A northern Manitoba town that has been evacuated twice this summer due to out-of-control wildfires has been given the go-ahead to return home later this week. 

The mandatory evacuation order for the roughly 1,000 residents who live in Snow Lake, about 700 kilometres northwest of Winnipeg, is expected to lift Friday morning. 

The town says in a Facebook post that a welcome centre will be set up at the community's hall to provide resources and assistance for returning residents, including mental-health supports and a food bank. 

After a summer of rodeos, dinosaurs and door-knocking, Pierre Poilievre is now officially heading back to Ottawa as a Conservative member of Parliament for Alberta.

The Tory leader will represent the sprawling rural riding of Battle River—Crowfoot, in the province's eastern region, after winning a byelection on Monday. 

"Getting to know the people in this region has been the privilege of my life," Poilievre told a crowd at a victory party in Camrose, Alta., on Monday night. "In fact, I've had a hell of a lot of fun."

Air Canada and the union representing its flight attendants have reached a tentative deal to end a strike that began on Saturday morning.

The airline said it will gradually begin operations Tuesday.

The two sides met through the night with a federal mediator before reaching a tentative agreement that will be brought to members of the Air Canada component of the Canadian Union of Public Employees.

"Your right to vote on your wages was preserved," the union said in a post on its website announcement the end of the strike.

Ahead of the 2025-26 season, the Winkler Flyers got back onto the ice, bringing a mix of veterans and newcomers together for a camp that head coach Matt Melo was very happy with what he saw.

A recent initiative inspired by a couple of members of Morden Police Service (MPS) is garnering a lot of attention on the organization's social media pages.

Scavenger Hunt game play

Inspector Sean Aune explained how the MPS Scavenger Hunt works.

"They will be posting a hint every week on our social media. If you follow throughout the clues, at the end, they're going to provide a cipher, and that will give you the location where you can ultimately go and win and get our challenge coin, and there's also a cash prize."