PembinaValley

It's time for our weekly musical spotlight, when we feature the best music made right here in our province. We call this Made in Manitoba. Tonight, it's a return visit from Kelly Bado who is originally from Côte d'Ivoire, but is now based in Winnipeg. Her new album is called Belles Âmes, and brings together her multilingual roots blending French and Attié, her first language.

The Tampa Bay Rays recalled 25-year-old outfielder Tristan Peters from triple-A Durham, Peters will join the Rays for their west coach swing, starting in Seattle.

Drafted out of Southern Illinois University Carbondale in the seventh round by Milwaukee in 2021, Peters has starred at triple-A this season. The six-foot outfielder owns a .282/.370/.453 slash line, 11 home runs and 11 stolen bases through 105 games for the Bulls.

Glyphosate, a key product that is used by a number of farmers, could be coming to an end.

Bill Anderson, the CEO of Bayer, noted on Wednesday that the company will be forced to end its US production of glyphosate, unless regulatory or legal changes are made to prevent litigation.

The City of Winkler has confirmed that festival-goers should not be affected by the ministerial order for mosquito fogging in Winkler and surrounding areas. The order comes after mosquitoes collected in the region tested positive for West Nile virus.

Harvest operations are slowly starting to get underway. Crop condition and staging across the Prairies is variable depending on location and rainfall patterns.

In Manitoba, early reports of swathing in canola have come in from the Interlake and Central regions, along with some winter cereals.

Oilseed Specialist Sonia Wilson put together this week's Manitoba Crop Report.

Visitors will have a rare opportunity to experience the reality of trench warfare at the Manitoba World War One Museum’s "A Day in the Trenches", happening Sunday, August 10th from noon to 4 p.m. Located just west of La Riviere, the event offers a fully immersive World War I experience complete with re-enactors, original artifacts, and historically accurate trench systems.

Advance polls in a historic federal byelection for Alberta's Battle River-Crowfoot open today.

For the first time ever, Elections Canada says voters must fill out a blank ballot.

The agency lists a record 214 candidates running in the rural riding, with voting day on Aug. 18.

The majority are part of the Longest Ballot Committee, a protest group calling for various changes to Canada's electoral system.

Pembina Valley RCMP are still looking for leads in a gas theft we told you about last week.
    
Sometime between July 16th and the 18th, about 900 gallons of diesel fuel and 250 gallons of gas, worth over $5,500, had been siphoned out of fuel tanks on a rural property seven miles south of Winkler. 

According to Sgt. Darcy Thiessen, no tips have come in so far.

"I know the farmer spoke to some of the neighbours but, so far, we've got no suspects identified and we've got no real leads as to where this fuel ended up," he said.

After much of the region dodged the drops and thunderstorms which developed Thursday evening, a much more general rainfall occurred during the early morning hours of Friday.

Funeral For:  Peter Friesen 
Funeral Date: August 10, 2025 
Peter Friesen, 81, of Altona passed away Thursday, August 7th at Altona Memorial Health Centre. He is survived by his wife Susan, 1 daughter, 3 sons, 3 sisters, 1 brother, and their families. He was predeceased by 1 granddaughter, 1 sister and 2 brothers. 
The celebration of life for Peter Friesen will be held Sunday, August 10th at 2pm at South Park Mennonite Brethren Church, Altona with burial at Altona Cemetery.