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Winnipeg Blue Bombers running back Brady Oliveira etched his name in the history books on Thursday night.

The 27-year-old Winnipeg native took home the CFL’s Most Outstanding Player for the first time and Most Outstanding Canadian award for the second time in his career.

Oliveira’s dominance on the field this season was undeniable, leading the league with 1,353 rushing yards.

Thursday, November 14th

Zone 4 High School Hockey League
Northlands Parkway 2 Portage Collegiate 1

Manitoba U18 AAA Hockey League
Wpg Thrashers 4 Eastman 3 (OT)

The Moose Jaw Curling Centre is hosting the Mixed Doubles Super Series, with teams from China, Korea, Australia, Estonia and more in attendance. The event continues today and runs until Sunday. You can find tickets on sale at sasktix.ca. 

Last night in the NHL, the Lightning beat the Winnipeg Jets 4-1, the Flyers one-upped the Senators 5-4, the Wild blanked the Canadiens 3-nothing and the Oilers took down the Predators 3-2. 

Decker Mujcin has made the trip from Prince George, British Columbia to Portage la Prairie at least twice, as he joined the Terriers for his second year in the city. His buddy Scott Cousins made the trip to Portage for the first time, and the duo is enjoying getting a chance to play for a team leading the way in the league.

Cousins and Mujcin are childhood friends who met when Mujcin moved from Yellowknife to Prince George when he was around the age of ten. Mujcin shared what brought him back to Portage for another season.

The Canadian Junior Hockey League (CJHL) is starting to become a believer in the Portage Terriers.

The CJHL lists the top 20 teams throughout all of the junior leagues under their umbrella, including the Manitoba Junior Hockey League (MJHL). This week, the Terriers are ranked 17th. This is the first time this season the squad has made the top 20.

The largest ever junior curling bonspiel was hosted at the Cochrane Curling Centre last weekend t kick off the bonspiel season on a high note.

A total of 30 U15 and U20 teams competed from across the province--12 U15 teams, 12 U20 women's teams and eight U20 men's teams.

Coordinator Dawn Marie Cinnamon says tin the end they had to turn away some U15 teams for the sold out event

The Okotoks Dawgs have announced another trio of players returning to Seaman Stadium for the 2025 season.

Okotoks True Grit award winner Logan Grant will be back in Dawgs uniform for a third season. Grant was a force last season during his 41 games played. He accumulated 39 runs on 49 hits, 12 doubles, three triples, five home runs, 32 RBIs, 18 walks, and 15 stolen bases.

MacGregor Wild captain Justin Minoletti updated Portageonline on progress in the 2024 senior hockey season and the impact of league changes. Despite facing some challenges, including a two-game losing streak, Minoletti remains optimistic about the Wild's future prospects.

The team started the season strong with a win over Carberry but struggled in their next few games, including a tough loss against Boissevain.

The Olympic Trials are looming large in mixed doubles curling with recent shuffling by Canada’s curling body. That means that local favourite Kirk Muyres, and long-time dedicated mixed doubles partner Laura Walker are in the home stretch toward the competition that sees who will represent Canada in the discipline at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milano Cortina, Italy.  

Almost a week after suffering a brain aneurysm during a training session, the Winnipeg Sea Bears are updating fans on Chad Posthumus' condition. 

According to the team, the 33-year-old centre underwent a long and complex surgery that successfully repaired a large brain aneurysm. However, there were complications and he is now in critical condition in the intensive care unit. 

Update on Chad Posthumus: pic.twitter.com/JqtjhtDeNT