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A U.S based company is hoping to see more flax grown in the prairies.

Grain Millers, a Minnesota based company, is expanding its operations in Western Canada. 

The company operates an oat processing facility at Yorkton, Saskatchewan, and has been leasing a small flax processing facility in Saskatoon.

President and CEO Todd Stohlmeyer says with the lease wrapping up and the interest they've seen in flax they decided to build their own facility at Delisle, Saskatchewan
about 43 kilometres southwest of Saskatoon.

Officials say the largest wildfire burning in Newfoundland and Labrador may have destroyed up to 100 homes and structures.

However, Premier John Hogan says it is still too dangerous for crews to get into the area to complete an accurate tally.

The fire burning along the northwestern shore of Conception Bay began on Aug. 3 near Kingston, N.L.,  and Hogan says it now measures more than eight square kilometres.

Funeral For: Bert William Moore 
Funeral Date: August 17, 2025 
 

Funeral For: Jacob D. (Jake) Friesen 
Funeral Date: August 19, 2025 
Jacob D. (Jake) Friesen, 88, of Steinbach passed away Tuesday, August 12th at Bethesda Regional Health Centre. He is survived by his wife Elizabeth, 2 daughters, 2 sons, and their families. He was predeceased by 2 sons in infancy, 1 grandson, 3 sisters, and 3 brothers.  
The funeral service for Jacob D. Jake Friesen will be held Tuesday, August 19th at 2pm at Birchwood Funeral Chapel with burial at Heritage Cemetery. 

RCMP have issued a correction to the information concerning Wednesday's train collision near Dufrost.

At 7:28 am, St. Pierre RCMP responded to the crash along Highway 23 at Road 18E.

Starting today China is implementing a 75.8 per cent duty on Canadian canola seed imports.

China's Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) announced the preliminary ruling regarding their anti-dumping investigation earlier this week. 

The latest tariff on canola seed is in addition to the 100 per cent tariff implemented on Canadian oil and meal back in March 2025.

President and CEO of the Canola Council of Canada, Chris Davison, says China is a highly valued and important market for us, noting they were disappointed with the preliminary ruling.

The Manitoba government has begun its "test phase" search of a Winnipeg landfill for the remains of a victim of a convicted serial killer.

Premier Wab Kinew said Wednesday the preliminary search of the city-run Brady Road landfill for the remains of Ashlee Shingoose started this week. 

"We began the pilot test phase ... this is basically the excavation and taking a look at the material to try and figure out what is the actual process of the search going to look like," he said. 

A $1.5 million project will double Buffalo Creek Mills' capacity to produce oat flakes for human edible consumption.
    
CEO Ryan Penner says they'll be installing additional state of the art equipment to get the job done in November and December, with hopes it will be ready to go in the new year.

"We process four thousand metric tonnes of raw oats every month, of which a portion of that moves toward a direct human edible consumption product. So, it (the project) doesn't change what we do at the plant but it does change what we produce."

The Canadian Parents for French (CPF) Morden Chapter is inviting the community to a free movie night later this month. 

Melanie Howe, president of the CPF Morden Chapter, says their role is to help promote bilingualism outside the classroom. 

The dream of every young ballplayer in Winkler just got a little more real. Over the weekend, 25-year-old Tristan Peters stepped onto a Major League Baseball field for the first time, making his debut with the Tampa Bay Rays in Seattle, with his parents, Jake and Gabi, along with family and friends, in the stands to see it happen.

For his parents, it was the culmination of years of hard work, long drives to ballparks, and countless games of catch in their backyard.