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The Canadian Country Showcase, hosted by Courtney Fielder, airs every weekend on Saturdays at 12 PM and Sundays at 4 PM. Courtney engages in conversations with both emerging country music artists and the established stars we’ve come to love, celebrating their milestones and new releases.

Episode 22 of the podcast, features Drew Taylor and special American guest Tyler Braden, aired on the weekend of October 5th & 6th, 2024. 

On Friday, Central Station’s roof was filled with firefighters and hockey players for a good cause.

You can call host Carla Hrycyna live on the program with all of your gardening questions every Saturday morning at: 1-800-374-3315

The Pembina Valley Hawks have two wins and three losses two weeks into the 2024-25 Manitoba U18 AAA Hockey League season. Head coach Jeff Andrews will join Clayton Dreger on the Hawks Report which airs Mondays at 5:15 p.m. on CFAM Radio 950.

Funeral For:  Cornie Thiessen 
Funeral Date: October 9, 2024 
Cornie Thiessen, 87 of Steinbach formerly of Hadashville, passed away Wednesday, October 2nd at Rest Haven Care Home. He is survived by 1 daughter, 4 sons, and their families. He was predeceased by his wife Mary and 1 grandson. 
The funeral service for Cornie Thiessen will be held Wednesday, October 9th at 11am at Ridgewood Church, Giroux with burial at the church cemetery.  
Viewing will be at Birchwood Funeral Chapel Tuesday, October 8th at 7pm and at the church prior to the service. 

The Oct. 7 attack by Hamas fighters on Israel last year, and the immediate Israeli retaliation that followed, sent shockwaves throughout the world that have shaken Canada culturally and politically.

Here is a look at some of the major developments in Canada related to the conflict.

Oct. 7, 2023 — Hamas-led militants launched air and ground attacks on Israel, killing nearly 1,200 and taking more than 250 hostages. The attacks, followed hours later by Israeli counterattacks in the Gaza Strip, marked the beginning of the current Israel-Hamas war. 

Northlands Parkway swept Garden Valley 25-10, 25-11 in the final of the Nighthawk Invitational junior varsity girls volleyball tournament. The host Zodiacs beat Steinbach Christian 23-25, 25-18, 15-6 in the final of the Garden Valley junior varsity boys volleyball tournament. Morris/St. Jean defeated Miami 25-23, 27-29, 15-12 in the championship game of the Red River Invitational varsity boys volleyball tournament. Portage Collegiate swept Miami 25-21, 25-22 in the final of the Morden Thunder varsity girls volleyball tournament.

Thousands of kids across Canada benefit from 4-H programming each year.

Ben Graham, chair of the Canadian 4-H Foundation says 4-H has an enormous impact on our youth.

"It's about team building, learning parliamentary procedure, how you run a meeting, and how to public speak. It's about how to manage projects, whether it's computers or dogs - canine, whether it's beef cattle. It's a real diverse opportunity for kids to learn skills that help them become better leaders and contributors to their community."

Beyond Ready is this year's theme for National 4-H Week.

The Canadian Crop Hail Association member companies are investigating 630 claims of crop damage from isolated storms that hit farms across Alberta, Manitoba, and Saskatchewan during the week of September 16-22.

Rodney Schoettler of Saskatchewan Municipal Hail Insurance noted that September brought an unexpected surge in claims:

He says the claim count is much higher than typical [for this time of year] and the severity of losses at this stage is costly to producers and insurers.

Farmers are making some good progress with the harvest. 

The latest crop reports show in Manitoba, 73 per cent of the provincial crop is now in. 

This week's crop report shows there's still some spring wheat, barley and oats to come in.

The canola harvest is now at 78 percent complete, dry beans are at 60 per cent, soybeans at 29 percent,  17 per cent of the flax is now in with the corn harvest just getting underway in Eastern Manitoba.

In Saskatchewan, 91 per cent of the crop is now in with harvest most advanced in the southwest at 99  per cent complete.