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 Alliance will remain a 'standalone' brand under Canterra ownership.

The lone remaining shareholder in a pedigreed seed company formed by a group of independent grain handling companies in Western Canada is selling that business to another Prairie seed firm.

Canterra Seeds announced May 1 it has acquired Alliance Seed for an undisclosed amount, and will continue to operate Alliance as “a standalone brand under Canterra Seeds’ umbrella, with key staff transitioning to maintain continuity and customer relationships.”

SASKATOON — Canada has far fewer green peas than the government is reporting, says an analyst.

“Purely from a price perspective, markets believe the Canadian harvest was smaller than estimated by Statistics Canada,” Stat Publishing noted in a recent article.

Using crop insurance data, a “strong argument” can be made that growers planted 358,000 acres of green peas last year, well below Statistics Canada’s 463,000-acre estimate.

Stat believes the area has been over-reported since 2021.

Root rots are the number one disease issue for pulse crops, significantly impacting pea and lentil fields across the Prairies.  Studies show that the disease which thrives in warm, wet conditions can cause a yield loss of anywhere from 60 to 84 percent.

Last year, the Saskatchewan Ministry of Agriculture conducted a pulse disease survey, which focused on the root rot disease complex.

The weekend is often a chance for local vendors to sell their wares, meet new people, and see what others in the area have to offer.

This weekend, three different markets were open, with two in the CanadInns building and one in downtown Portage.

The United Way West Central Manitoba hosted Portage's Largest Garage Sale from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the curling rink, with the Mother's Day Market going on across the hallway with several vendors in the banquet hall as well. 

Dyana Lavallee stares at a copy of a photograph on display to the public at the Hudson's Bay Company Archives in Winnipeg. 

The Metis woman quickly recognizes it as the same one her grandmother had years ago. 

"This is my family," she said referring to the figures in the picture. "I'm actually shaking a bit."

It's not the first time Lavallee has visited the archives, but it is the first time she's seen that photo among the thousands of historical documents that are housed at the Archives of Manitoba. 

While browsing online for historical information, retired teacher and historian James Kostuchuk stumbled across an auction site based in Britain offering Titanic memorabilia. One listing caught his attention: a third-class ticket carried by a victim of the disaster, valued at $90,000. But what stood out wasn’t the price — it was the name. 

After years of wear and tear, the Tupper Street overpass in Portage la Prairie is finally moving toward long-awaited repairs. The bridge is part of the 45th worst road in Manitoba and has seen minor maintenance carried out on the west side of the bridge a couple of weeks ago—an early sign of what's to come. 

Dorothy Jean McIvor (nee Radford)

It is with great sadness that we announce the sudden passing of our mother, grandmother and great grandmother Dorothy McIvor. She was born November 26, 1943 to Evelyn (nee Poyser) and Herbert Radford and raised on the family farm in MacGregor. Dorothy passed away on May 3, 2025 at her home at the age of 81 years.

You can call in to ask host Carla Hrycyna all of your gardening questions live every Saturday morning starting at 9:15am: 1-800-374-3315

After being asked to leave a portion of an SEMHL league meeting, President of the Ste. Anne Aces, Kevin Lansard, didn't think much of it, he went and grabbed a bite to eat and waited, but when he was called back in, he would be informed his team would no longer be welcomed in the league.

The South Eastern Manitoba Hockey League is now made up of Morden, Notre Dame, Portage la Prairie, Winkler, Warren, Carman, Ile des Chenes, Springfield and Red River.

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