Northern Lights light up the skies over Steinbach tonight

If you look up tonight, keep an eye out: the Northern Lights are on display over Steinbach, offering a rare and beautiful spectacle for those willing to brave the night sky. Flickers of green, and maybe pink or purple hues, may drift across the northern horizon—an awe-inspiring reminder of the natural wonders above us.

CWRC launches review of Canadian wheat breeding innovation system

 The Canadian Wheat Research Coalition (CWRC) has engaged Synthesis Agri-Food Network to review Canada’s wheat breeding innovation system in an effort to safeguard its ability to serve the evolving needs of Canadian farmers.

A review of the current wheat breeding landscape will help the CWRC identify and address potential risks and opportunities in the Canadian system while ensuring it continues to generate elite varieties for farmers across the country.

Hail Damages Crops as Farmers Continue Harvest

The latest report from the Canadian Crop Hail Association shows minor hailstorms are still damaging crops in Western Canada as harvest continues.

CCHA member companies are investigating 310 claims of crop damage from storms that occurred August 31-September 6. Companies are still assessing damage from the storms that occurred in late August.

“Adjusters are out in full force to complete hail claims quickly as harvest is in full swing across the prairies,” said Brian Bernauer, Rain and Hail Insurance Services.

Brianna Elliot Wins 2025 Reg Schellenberg Next Generation Legacy Award

Brianna Elliot has been named the recipient of the 2025 Reg Schellenberg Next Generation Legacy Award, the honour recognizing outstanding leadership in the Canadian Cattle Young Leaders (CYL) Program. 

This award celebrates individuals who embody the values championed by the late Reg Schellenberg - humble leadership, a commitment to mentorship, a spirit of collaboration, and unwavering dedication to the Canadian cattle industry. 

Manitoba cabinet briefing on landfill search for murder victims not being released

A report that could shed more light on why Manitoba's former Progressive Conservative government rejected calls to search a landfill for the remains of two murder victims is being withheld under the province's freedom of information law.

Records obtained by The Canadian Press show senior bureaucrats assembled a presentation for cabinet ministers on a potential search in the weeks before the government decided not to proceed with the idea in 2023.

RCMP feared traitor Kim Philby knew 'most interesting' Canadian secrets: documents

The early-1960s revelation that British spy Kim Philby had worked for Moscow alarmed Canadian intelligence officials who feared that he had betrayed confidences gleaned from Soviet defector Igor Gouzenko, once-secret archival records show.

Harold Adrian Russell "Kim" Philby was recruited by Russian intelligence in the 1930s. He joined Britain's Secret Intelligence Service, known as MI-6, during the Second World War, rising through the ranks to become a senior liaison officer in Washington from 1949 to 1951.

Former climate minister McKenna describes struggles over carbon pricing in new book

Former federal environment minister Catherine McKenna says the Justin Trudeau government's efforts to explain the consumer carbon price to Canadians were "half-hearted" — and just getting a meeting with the prime minister to discuss it "seemed impossible."

McKenna offers those behind-the-scenes details in her new autobiography, Run Like A Girl, which is being launched next week.

What does return of warm weather mean for Fall lawn care and gardening?

With the return to above average temperatures and sunshine this week, what has that meant for our veggie gardens and flower beds?

"At this time of the season, it is traditionally called our second season of gardening or our next season of gardening," shared Carla Hrycyna from St. Mary's Nursery and Garden Centre, Host of the Lawn and Garden Journal. "Maybe the vegetables are finishing, and we may still be doing a lot of harvesting. I'm still picking tomatoes off some plants."

Hutterite HEART: How faith is bringing victims home to grieving families

At Oak Bluff Colony Farms, surrounded by prairie sky and the quiet rhythm of communal life, you’ll find Manuel Maendel. He is a teacher, diver, and founder of HEART, the Hutterian Emergency Aquatic Response Team.

For Manuel, HEART wasn’t born from a business plan or a random idea. It began as a spark planted in his heart as a child.

179 Chapel Drive Finally Gets A New Owner

After sitting empty for years, the building at 179 Chapel Drive, formerly occupied by Springs Church, finally has a new owner. Calvary Church has purchased the building and will get possession on September 22nd. 

A place to call home

Pastor Rob Belfour says the reason they purchased the new building was not due to lack of room in their current space, but rather as a proactive measure: