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Manitoba Agriculture's weekly crop report shows the provincial harvest is now complete at 4 per cent complete.

Workers dangle from ropes as they brush the last bit of white paint on the trim of the Okhmatdyt children’s cardiac hospital in Kyiv.

Below them, a damaged children's stroller and construction supplies sit atop a tree-covered garbage heap. Windows of some surrounding buildings are still boarded up with plywood.

One year after a devastating rocket attack on Ukraine's largest children's hospital that killed four and injured a dozen, the century-old facility is getting ready to reopen — with help from the Canadian Red Cross.

A beloved program designed to help young children understand their big feelings is making a triumphant return to the Portage la Prairie Family Resource Centre this fall.

The "Mindful Munchkins" program is back after a three-year hiatus, ready to equip a new generation of kids and their parents with emotional tools through fun, interactive lessons and the help of some familiar puppet friends.

The program last ran in December 2022, and its absence was simply a matter of shifting focus within the centre.

“You’re running on an actual airfield, with aircraft just steps away- that’s not something you see every day.” 

Southport RUNway, happening Saturday, September 13th, is a 5km or 10km run or walk through the Southport community, with a unique airside experience that offers participants an up-close view of various aircraft in and around Southport CYPG. And for the first time, they’re introducing the one-kilometer Kids Run, offering a shorter, supervised route for young runners.  

Most drivers in Portage la Prairie have noticed a sharp increase at the pumps, with prices now sitting at 142.9 cents per litre at most stations; about 10 cents higher than just a few days ago.

According to GasBuddy petroleum analyst Matt McClain, the sudden jump can be traced back to an unexpected problem south of the border.

Portage la Prairie has been heavily affected by wildfire smoke this summer, with haze and poor air quality contributing to the thoughts in many residents' minds, wondering if the season has already turned toward fall. But meteorologist Crawford Luke says the numbers show the region is still running close to, or even warmer than, normal.

The family of a Norwegian hiker whose body was recovered over the weekend from the shores of the Hayes River in northern Manitoba says an autopsy shows the man drowned.

Steffen Skjottelvik, 29, was on a cross-continental journey of the Canadian wilderness when he set out on foot with his two dogs from Fort Severn, Ont., to York Factory, Man., last month. 

He was expected to arrive in York Factory on Aug. 15 but never made it. 

Police had said Skjottelvik may have tried to cross the swift-moving Hayes River and got swept up.

It's been a fierce race between the three candidates vying for the position of MLA for the Spruce Woods Riding in this byelection over the past few months.  It all came to a head Tuesday evening when PC candidate, Colleen Robbins, was running neck and neck with NDP candidate Ray Berthelette as soon as polls closed and reports started pouring in.

The issue of trade and tariffs is on the mind of everyone involved in agriculture.

President of the Canadian Federation of Agriculture (CFA), Keith Currie says there was a lot of uneasiness - especially in the agriculture sector -  back in January when President Trump first started talking about tariffs, but then we didn't know exactly what that would involve.  

Two years after the death of her son, the mother of a 25-year-old homicide victim is publicly pleading for anyone with information to come forward.

Lyndon McIvor was last seen on August 26, 2023, after a night out with friends on Lake Manitoba First Nation. His body was found five days later, on August 31, in a wooded area within the community.

The RCMP's Major Crime Services continues to investigate McIvor’s death and says it believes people in the community hold information that could help move the case forward.