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The South-Eastern Manitoba Hockey League announced Tuesday that an earlier decision from Hockey Manitoba has been reversed, meaning the Ste. Anne Aces are no longer part of the SEMHL, and will not play in the 2025-26 season.

A statement was provided by Commissioner Tom Vatrt:

"Hockey Manitoba Confirms SEMHL Decision Regarding Ste. Anne

As harvest operations begin across the prairies, CN Rail is monitoring the impact of weather on the harvest and working with customers as it prepares to ramp up grain movement. 

David Przednowek,Vice President of Grain for CN Rail says with the seasonal decline that they usually see in shipping, they move some of the hopper car fleet into long-term storage, and it's time to bring them back out and get them ready to roll.

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A new report released as students across the country return to school finds bullying, poverty and mental illness are on the rise among Canadian youth and urges action from policy-makers to improve the lives of children. 

The Raising Canada report says more than 70 per cent of Canadian youth between the ages of 12 and 17 experienced bullying in the last year, and more than 13 per cent of children were living in poverty by the end of 2024.

There were only minor injuries reported in a single vehicle rollover early Sunday morning in Rosebank, near the junction of Highway 23 and PR 432.

Morden RCMP received the call around 1:40am, which indicated an SUV with four occupants, three males and one female, had swerved to avoid a deer, rolled and struck a hydro pole.

The 26-year-old male driver sustained only minor injuries. The other occupants, a 30-year-old female, and 21 and 32-year old males, were also minorly injured and transported to hospital via EMS. All are from Winnipeg.

In what could be our final Severe Thunderstorm Warnings of the season, portions of the Pembina and Red River Valleys received rainfall late Labour Day Monday afternoon and early evening.

According to CMOS Accredited Weathercaster Chris Sumner, at one point, Environment Canada had Warnings in place for about a half dozen municipalities across the region including Lorne, Louise, Pembina, Dufferin, Thompson, Roland, Rhineland, Montcalm, Morris and Emerson-Franklin.

It is still summer, yet The Old Farmer's Almanac has just released its winter weather outlook.

Carol Connare is Editor of The Old Farmer's Almanac which released their 2026 edition, which, of course, includes forecasts for the upcoming seasons.

"For your region, we are calling for a warmer-than-normal winter," says Connare. "Of course, that doesn't mean that it will be balmy, because it's pretty cold there."

As Chinese tariffs on Canadian canola products continue to hamper the cash price of one of the country's most valuable crops, farming experts say producers have big decisions ahead of them.

Market analyst Chuck Penner with LeftField Commodity Research said while future prices are down slightly, the cash price farmers receive for their canola, also known as the basis, is much lower.

Those big yellow school buses will be back on the road after September Long Weekend, with students heading back to class shortly. With the start of another school year only a few days away, Western School Division is putting out a call regarding its need for a few more bus drivers.

Portage–Lisgar MP Branden Leslie is preparing to head back to Ottawa as the fall parliamentary session begins, and he says his priorities remain squarely on the concerns he’s been hearing from constituents over the summer.

Leslie spent much of August connecting with his family and with residents. He says while many are trying to enjoy the last days of summer, the economic pressures facing farmers, manufacturers, and families continue to dominate conversations.