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Canada's annual inflation rate spiked to 8.1 per cent in June according to new data from Statistics Canada (Stats Can). It's the largest yearly change in 39 years.

The climbing inflation rate came largely from gas prices, which were up over 50 per cent when compared to a year ago, Stats Can says in its report on Wednesday, July 20. Excluding the cost of gasoline, the Consumer Price Index (CPI) in the country was up by 6.5 per cent.

As predicted, the second wave of storms thundered through the southeast Tuesday afternoon.

As of 6 PM, Manitoba Agricultural Weather is reporting the following rain amounts for July 19, 2022

Steinbach - 65.1 mm
St. Pierre - 59.3 mm
Zhoda - 83 mm
Richer - 37.1 mm
Marchand - 100.2 mm
Gardenton - 56.8 mm

Teulon, in the Interlake, has seen the most rain in Manitoba so far today at 114.3 mm or 4.5 inches.

A large storm system brought rain, lightning and thunder to the southeast Tuesday.

The forecast calls for more rain throughout the day as another system will follow the one that arrived in the early morning hours.

Kayla Bilous is a meteorologist with Environment Canada and says the main system will push eastward into Ontario today, but another system is hot on its heels.

Corny Rempel took Feel Good Fridays to the splash park at EA Friesen Park in Steinbach. This week, two lucky families will be enjoying some free food thanks to the generosity and community spirit of the Steinbach Auto Dealers.

Watch the video to see what happens when one mom pays it forward to another. 

AD Penner Park in Steinbach was a colourful sight on Friday evening as people came out for the first ever IRAL Colour Fest. 

IRAL stands for International Reggae Afro Latin. 

The festival was put on by Nevillle Hamilton, a local musician, and one of the owners of Di Reggae Grill. 

He says this event was a great way to bring people together with music and fun activities. 

For all cellular users on the Rogers network, the only calls out that can be made are for emergencies. 

The issue seems to span across a few Canadian provinces as customers start the day. The issue started in the middle of the night.

According to a website that tracks outages, it says that 'Rogers is having issues since 02:20 AM EST.'

Rogers tweeted just before 8 AM that they were aware of the issues.

One person was taken to hospital following a collision near Oakwood Golf Course. 

Emergency crews responded to the single vehicle crash at around 6:45 pm on Dawson Road. 

The Richer Fire Department reports the driver of the motorcycle was taken to hospital by ambulance. 

Further details are not available. 

Sponsored by IRAL Colour Fest

A new festival is coming to Steinbach this summer, and it’ll be the most colourful the Southeast has ever seen.

IRAL Colour Fest will be taking place at Steinbach’s A.D. Penner Park on Friday, July 8th.

IRAL stands for International Reggae Afro Latin. The festival is being put on by Nevillle Hamilton, a local musician, and one of the owners of Di Reggae Grill.

Manitoba RCMP report that a 19-year-old driver, with an Intermediate licence, was caught going 170 km/h on Highway 1, near the Highway 12 overpass, at 6:47pm on July 1.  
 

A roadside breath demand was requested and the driver blew a 32, which is a FAIL, as Intermediate licence holders have a ZERO Blood Alcohol Content requirement.

RCMP report that the driver claimed she was on her way home from Reynold’s pond and “was just slowing down to pass a semi”  

It will be a busy long weekend in our communities and across the province as we celebrate Canada Day and the start of summer vacation for students. 

Canada Day Events in the Southeast:

RocketRez Canada Day Celebration in Steinbach