Portage

Murray Tweddell

1957 - 2025

It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of our beloved husband and father Murray Robert Tweddell on June 20, 2025 at the age of 68 years old.

Murray was born January 20, 1957 in Erickson, Manitoba then the family moved to Portage la Prairie. Murray attended school at the following schools: North Memorial until grade 6, Prince Charles for 7-8, then remaining years at Arthur Meighen.

Cheryl “Denise” McLaughlin

August 9, 1964- June 3, 2025

The Manitoba government is moving closer to changing a highway intersection where a bus crash killed 17 people, but there is controversy over the plan.

The province is holding an open house tonight in Carberry, west of Winnipeg, not far from where a minibus carrying 24 seniors tried to cross the Trans-Canada Highway and was struck by a semi-trailer in 2023.

The province has discussed three options: widening the median, turning the intersection into a roundabout, or banning left turns onto the highway, which would force people to turn right before making a U-turn.

May inflation figures showed marginal improvements in some of the Bank of Canada's closely watched price figures — a step in the right direction, some economists say, but likely not enough to convince the central bank to cut interest rates.

The annual pace of inflation held steady at 1.7 per cent last month as cooling shelter costs helped tame price pressures, Statistics Canada said Tuesday.

Emergency crews were called to the scene of a multi-vehicle collision early Wednesday morning on the Trans-Canada Highway west of Portage la Prairie, near the Simplot plant.

The crash happens around 6:30 a.m. in the eastbound lane and appears to involve a pick-up truck and an SUV.

When responders arrived, the SUV was on its side with the front windshield smashed out. The pick-up truck shows what looks like minor damage.

An ambulance is on scene, though there is no official word yet on injuries or what led to the crash.

The Liberal government will table a bill this fall introducing stricter bail conditions and sentencing for some crimes, particularly those involving organized crime, human trafficking, home invasion and car theft, Justice Minister Sean Fraser said in an interview.

"It's perhaps obvious, given the tenor around the criminal justice system, that reforms are in order," Fraser told The Canadian Press.

TUESDAY, JUNE 24TH

Manitoba Junior Baseball League
Winnipeg South Junior 3 Altona 2

American Association Baseball
Sioux City Explorers 7 Winnipeg Goldeyes 6 (10 Innings)

MLB
Toronto 10 Cleveland 6

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 25TH

A book event later this morning invites people in and around Portage la Prairie to reconnect with their prairie roots through the lens of local author Douglas Muir. From 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., Pallister Financial will host a book sale and meet-and-greet with Muir, featuring two publications rooted in familiar Manitoba soil.

Ancestry and adaptation

Muir, a retired education specialist, drew deeply on his early life in High Bluff and decades of family research to bring his first book to life.

Diane Wing, a Grade 1 teacher in Portage la Prairie, is preparing for an ambitious run across Manitoba this July to raise awareness and funds for mental health and suicide prevention.

Turning 50 on July 27, Wing says, “I see this as a privilege some don’t get. In recognition of this milestone, I am going to attempt to run across Manitoba (50kms a day for 10 days).” She adds, “I love the idea of ‘improve yourself so you can improve the world’ so that is my goal here.”

Ferdi Nelissen, Garth Asham, and their teammates were recently inducted into the Manitoba Softball Hall of Fame as members of two dominant squads: the 1983–85 Winnipeg Internationals and the 1987–89 Winnipeg Ashams. The recognition wasn’t just for individual feats, but for what they accomplished as a unit—winning provincial championships, representing Manitoba at nationals, and competing at ISC World Tournaments.

Nelissen brings the sport to life and makes you want to join a fastball team to garner memories, as he explains how that the honour meant more because it was shared.