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Air Canada flight attendants are expected to picket at airports in four major Canadian cities on Monday in what their union is calling a national day of action.

The Canadian Union of Public Employees says demonstrations are expected to take place at Montreal’s Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport, Toronto Pearson International Airport, Vancouver International Airport and Calgary International Airport, all at 1 p.m. ET. 

Heartland Livestock Services announced the closure July 25; the Brandon auction mart has been a historic standby for Manitoba beef producers selling their cattle

Manitoba’s livestock producers have one less place to sell their animals.

Heartland Livestock Services announced July 25 that they are closing their Brandon location.

Prime Minister Mark Carney's popularity may be cooling off in the summer but remains broadly positive, a new poll from Abacus Data suggests.

The Carney-led Liberal government's approval rating dipped to 50 per cent in the firm's latest polling, down two percentage points compared to mid-July and the lowest level since March.

With 48 per cent viewing Carney favourably and 19 per cent disapproving, the prime minister maintains a positive net approval. That figure is a couple percentage points lower than in Abacus's previous poll.

An upper level low moving west to east across central Manitoba brought showers with it throughout parts of Saturday afternoon and evening.

"There were embedded thunderstorms within these lines of showers, and that's why some points received significantly more rainfall than others," noted CMOS Accredited Weathercaster Chris Sumner. "The counterclockwise rotation of the low had the showers moving generally southwest to northeast, but not every part of the area received measurable precipitation yesterday due to dry pockets within the overall system."

It was a sweeter Saturday than usual at the Harvest Festival with highlights including the parade, StrongMan provincial finals, and of course local groups The M’Ladies and Link and the Moustaches opening for headliner Big Sugar on the mainstage.  

The union representing front-line RCMP members wants the force to ease requirements for foreign applicants to help attract experienced police officers from agencies like the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation and counterparts in the United Kingdom and Australia.

The RCMP currently requires that applicants be Canadian citizens or have permanent resident status in Canada. Applicants with permanent resident status must have lived in Canada as a permanent resident for three of the last five years.

It’s a question that plagues book clubs and friend groups across the Pembina Valley.  

Uncle John in the coffee shop with his buddies, Oma at her Dutch Blitz table, all eager to weigh in on the not-so-age-old debate:  

‘If you listened to the audiobook, can you say that you’ve read the book?’  

In a world where every reader out there has some form of opinion on the idea, we decided to take it to the professionals and get to the definitive, undeniable, once-and-for-all correct answer. 

It might be patio season in Winkler, with the sun high and the forecast calling for 27°, but for local families, now is the time to start thinking about skates, jerseys, and early morning practices. Winkler Minor Hockey registration is officially open, and while the process is now fully online, the experience it opens the door to is still as personal and powerful as ever.

“You can register through our website,” says Ryan Friesen, President of Winkler Minor Hockey. “It’s all online now, and the earlier the better because it really helps us get organized for the season ahead.”

Nikki Shae's innovative Facebook post in What's up Winkler, a popular community page, aims to help connect the community through event information and personal inquiries, bringing some humour and genuine curiosity when she requested someone to offer face-painting services for her kitten's gender reveal party.   

Farm groups are asking for federal action on regulation and trade amid mounting financial pressures and tariff fears

Keystone Agricultural Producers and the Canadian Federation of Agriculture want governments to consider agriculture more often when setting priorities.

They are ramping up pressure on governments to prioritize agriculture in trade, regulation and disaster response as farmers face worsening drought and mounting financial strain.