Scoreboard/Line-up - Friday, September 5
Crescentview School kicks off new school year with energy and excitement
The halls of Crescentview School are once again buzzing with energy as students and staff kicked off the new academic year on Tuesday with an enthusiastic opening assembly. Principal Doyle Moar led the gathering, using the event to welcome everyone back, outline key routines, and build excitement for the numerous clubs and sports programs launching this fall.
The assembly began with an introduction—for some, a re-introduction—of all the teachers and staff in the room.
Back to school bus safety tips from the Portage School Division
As students in Portage la Prairie prepare to return to the classroom, the Portage la Prairie School Division is emphasizing crucial safety tips for riders and motorists.
Adam Thompson, Supervisor of Transportation for the division, outlines key practices to ensure everyone's safety on and around school buses this new school year.
For new students, the primary focus is on timeliness and composure at the bus stop.
Being ready and avoiding a last-minute rush is critical for maintaining schedules and preventing accidents.
Elie car show returns after last year’s rainout
The streets of Elie will come alive next weekend as the community hosts its sixth annual downtown car show. Head organizer Vince Gillis says the event takes place September 13 on Main Street, right across from the hotel, and promises a mix of classic vehicles, live music, and a lively atmosphere.
“This year it’s called the Stunt Doubles. They're from Winnipeg. They're country and classic rock,” notes Gillis.
Bondi says human smuggling across the border with Canada is getting worse
U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi said Thursday human smuggling across the border with Canada is getting worse — and that traffickers are looking north following the Trump administration's crackdown at the border with Mexico.
"The northern border, it always has been, but it's gotten much worse, much more prevalent because … it's a multibillion-dollar business, the smuggling of drugs, guns and humans," Bondi said during a news conference in Tampa, Fla.
Officials, Indigenous leaders respond to mass stabbing on Manitoba First Nation
Messages of condolences and support poured in for a Manitoba First Nation after a mass stabbing on Thursday, including from a First Nation in Saskatchewan that experienced one of its own exactly three years earlier.
Police say eight people were found severely injured in two homes on Hollow Water First Nation, northeast of Winnipeg.
An 18-year-old woman died while the suspect, her 26-year-old brother, died after the stolen vehicle he was driving collided with a vehicle driven by a police officer responding to the attack.
Edwin Winfield Ross
Edwin Winfield Ross
September 22, 1945 – September 2, 2025
Edwin Ross, 79, of Portage la Prairie, passed away at home in the early morning of September 2nd, 2025.
He is lovingly remembered by his wife, Gloria; his children, Chad and Sheryl and his grandson Rayne (Nicole). He also leaves behind his sister Iris Grasby (Grenville) and brother Jim Ross (Lois); and sisters-in-law Marilyn McCasin and Bev Reese, as well as an extended family of cousins, nieces, nephews, and many friends.
Suspect in mass stabbing on Manitoba First Nation killed in crash with Mountie
A brother and sister are dead and several others, including a Mountie, injured after a mass stabbing Thursday on a Manitoba First Nation.
Police say the woman, 18, was among those stabbed by her brother, 26-year-old Tyrone Simard, in the early morning attack on the Hollow Water First Nation northeast of Winnipeg.
Portage school drop-offs disrupted by PR 240 construction
The start of the school year in Portage la Prairie is facing a bumpy transition as surface rehabilitation on Provincial Road 240 creates significant congestion for parents dropping off children at nearby Crescentview School and École Arthur Meighen.
The construction, which began just before fall classes began, has sparked frustration online over its timing, though some parents on the ground are choosing to focus on the eventual improvements.
Music kits and choir projects give Portage students new opportunities
Lori Mackedenski begins a new role this fall at La Verendrye School, teaching clothing textiles for Grade 7 and 8 students. As part of the division’s industrial arts program, students rotate through four sections: sewing, metalworks, foods and nutrition, and graphics.