Portage

Jody Williams of Portage la Prairie recently captured the men’s singles title in his age division at the 2025 Pickleball Manitoba Provincial Championships.

The event took place last weekend at Winnipeg’s Dakota Community Centre.

Williams competed in the Men's (3.5) 60 to 69-year-old group.

“I was lucky enough to win my division,” he notes. “There was only four of us in our division, so I ended up playing seven games in total in about four hours.”

A man has been arrested after a robbery at a business on 4th St. E in Stonewall yesterday evening.

The incident happened just after 6 p.m., when a man walked into the store with a knife and demanded cash from the register. He left with an undisclosed amount of money, but didn’t stay on the run for long.

A short investigation led officers to a residence nearby where the suspect turned himself in to police, soon after the robbery. A search warrant was granted for the house, and officers recovered items linked to the incident.

Manitoba Health, Seniors and Long-Term Care is expanding measles vaccine eligibility for infants affected by ongoing wildfires in the province.

Children between six months and under 12 months of age who have been evacuated from their home communities are now eligible for one dose of the MMR vaccine.

This dose is in addition to the routine immunization schedule, which already includes doses at 12 months and between four and six years of age.

Carleen Wollman grew up in Portage la Prairie before moving north about five and a half years ago when her husband joined the RCMP. After spending two years in Moose Lake, they relocated to Cranberry Portage, where they chose to stay even after his initial posting ended.

They fell in love with the community and the area, deciding to extend their time there. Despite now facing evacuation for the second consecutive year, Wollman says they remain committed to their adopted home.

Portage Collegiate Institute (PCI) made an unforgettable first impression at a provincial beach volleyball tournament in Winnipeg, bringing home a gold medal in their debut appearance.

PCI entered several junior varsity (JV) and varsity teams into the beach volleyball championships, but among the highlights was a junior varsity girls’ team that took home gold, beating out several schools of seasoned squads from across the province.

"I believe there were close to 70 teams overall," said head coach Braden Schrader.

A 30-year-old man from Winnipeg is in custody after a string of break-ins at local businesses in Carman over the past month.

The first incident happened around 1:30 a.m. on May 4th, when two people smashed a window at a business on Main St. They didn’t end up going inside and left before anything was taken.

This past weekend, on June 1st, police were called to a business on 1st St. SW shortly after 1 a.m. When they arrived, the door had been damaged, and a small amount of cash was missing.

Manitoba’s farm groups are happy about a new bill to reduce the regulation red tape hindering interprovincial trade.

Manitoba’s farm groups say they’re glad to see the province’s latest effort to break down interprovincial trade barriers.

The Weather Network's Summer Forecast is calling for above-normal temperatures for the Prairies.

The southern half of the provinces will experience well-above-normal temperatures due to a heat dome in the U.S.

A heat dome occurs when a high-pressure system traps hot air over a region, causing prolonged periods of extreme heat. 

Meteorologist Rhythm Reet says this means we could see excessive heat for a longer period and more frequent heat waves; it also influences where the storm track will be setting up.

RCMP in Portage la Prairie are investigating the theft of a skid steer from a business in the rural municipality.

The stolen equipment is described as a 2019 orange Case TV380 skid steer.

It was taken sometime between 4 p.m. on Friday, May 23, and early Saturday morning.

“The suspect(s) entered the compound by cutting a gate and loaded the equipment onto a trailer,” RCMP notes.

Authorities are asking anyone who may have seen suspicious activity in the area to contact the Portage la Prairie RCMP detachment at 204-857-4445.

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