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From Portage Terriers Marketing Director Cody Buhler

The Portage Terriers finished off their first round series with the Steinbach Pistons on Monday night picking up a close 3-2 win on home ice.

After starting slow in game five, the Terriers came out strong in the deciding game six. Dawson Madden opened the scoring for Portage, tipping in a point shot midway through the first period. The goal seemed to wake up the Pistons who got on the board two minutes later from Brayden Barnett.

Many workers in Manitoba are set to see a slight increase in their wages this fall.

The Manitoba government says the minimum wage is to go up by 20 cents to $16 an hour.

The increase is to take effect on Oct. 1.

Manitoba's minimum wage is updated annually and tied to inflation.

The government says the latest increase reflects the province's 2024 inflation rate of 1.1 per cent.

The federal minimum wage for employees in the federally regulated private sector is $17.75.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published March 31, 2025.

Liberal Leader Mark Carney promised Monday to get the federal government back into the business of home building, while Pierre Poilievre's Conservatives pitched a national energy corridor to fast-track approval of key infrastructure.

The New Democrats rolled out their own national project — a promise to help retrofit 3.3 million homes and pay for it by cutting supports for big oil and gas companies. 

Manitoba farmer Tyler Fulton is the new President of the Canadian Cattle Association. The Birtle area cattle producer moved into the role during the organization's recent annual meeting in Ottawa.

"Well, I'm excited," shared Fulton. "I'm a little tentative just given the political environment and the geopolitical environment and the reliance on trade. Overall, I feel well prepared, well supported, and so in that sense I'm excited to take on the challenge, and do my best to just represent cattle producers across the country with all the sectors covered off."

Southern Manitoba faces a mix of lingering snow and delayed warmth as April begins, with Environment Canada meteorologist Justin Shelley outlining a week of cooler temperatures and scattered flurries before potential double-digit highs arrive.

Unsettled pattern brings light snow

Shelley notes a "relatively unsettled pattern" dominates the forecast. "There aren’t any big systems of note," he says, "but a weak system on Tuesday could produce a couple of centimetres of snow." 

Flurries may persist through Friday, though accumulations remain minimal.

UPDATE #2:

As a result of the ongoing investigation into the death of the 37-year-old male inmate at the Stony Mountain Institution on July 22, 2024, RCMP Major Crime Services has now made additional arrests and have charged the following additional six men with 2nd Degree Murder.

It's Day 2 of the Royal Manitoba Winter Fair, celebrating 55 years of having a Royal Patronage by Queen Elizabeth II in 1970.

The annual spring Fair dates back to 1906 when it first began, named the Brandon Fair.

"So, it's been a long time standing in the community and became the pinnacle event during Manitoba Spring break," shares Provincial Ex-Operations Manager, Kristen Laing.

“I called for my dad, and he came and looked, and it was like a scene out of a horror movie.” 

This is what Cohen Hildebrand said of the day his recovery from a routine tonsil and adenoid surgery suddenly went awry in the most unpredictable way. 

It’s a sequence of events etched into not only his memory, but also his family's.  

The Fort la Reine Museum, one of the oldest institutions of its kind in Manitoba, is receiving a boost to its operations with a $65,000 grant from the City of Portage la Prairie. Executive Director Emma Ens-MacIver is excited about the funding. Though they apply for the grant every year, this year’s grant is more than they've received in the past. This added financial support will help the museum add some much-needed staffing support. 

Earlier today, just before 1:00 p.m., a motor vehicle incident occurred on Saskatchewan Ave and Shindleman Way in the west end of Portage la Prairie.

Manitoba First Nations Police Services were on scene, and westbound traffic was partially blocked off.

No additional information is available at this time, but if it's made available, this page will be updated to reflect it.