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Update – Burton “Cody” Campbell is now in custody after turning himself in to Winnipeg Police Friday,

The Portage la Prairie RCMP thank the public and the media for their assistance.

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Portage la Prairie RCMP say an assault took place on September 3 around 3:45 a.m. at a home on 11th Street NW.

Shortly after 9 a.m. today, the severe thunderstorm watch has ended.

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The following areas are under watch for a severe thunderstorm:

• Municipality of North Cypress–Langford, including Neepawa and Carberry (051231)

• Municipality of North Norfolk, including MacGregor, Sidney and Austin (051241)

• Municipality of Norfolk Treherne (051242)

• Rural Municipality of Victoria, including Holland and Cypress River (051243)

Two men are facing a list of firearm-related charges after an incident on Long Plain First Nation earlier this week.

On Sept. 3, around 3:45 p.m., Manitoba First Nations Police were called after reports that two males had damaged the front window of a home with a shotgun.

With his family by his side, Joseph Allard passed away on September 8, 2025, at the Portage District General Hospital at the age of 75 years.

He will be lovingly remembered by his children Cordelia Allard (Dean Fabell), granddaughter Jade and great granddaughter Emily, Clarise Allard, granddaughters Sara Allard-McKinnon and Selena Allard and Joey Allard (Melissa) Ducharme, grandson Austin Turenne; siblings Florent “Porky” (Linda) Allard, Clarence “Nok-Yay” Allard and Darlene (Robert) Perreault; along with several nieces and nephews.

The company will start commissioning the Saskatchewan canola plant in the next couple of months

Canola growers finally have some good news to celebrate.

Cargill’s brand-new Regina crush facility is coming online just as farmers are reeling from the loss of their top export market.

“At a time of uncertainty in the canola markets, to have domestic demand is a really good opportunity for farmers,” said Cargill Limited president Jeff Vassart.

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 9TH

MJHL Exhibition
Portage 4 Virden 2
Niverville 6 Winnipeg Blues 5 (OT)

MLB
Houston 3 Toronto 2

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 11TH

MJHL Exhibition
Swan Valley at Flin Flon (SJHL), 7:30 PM

MLB
Houston at Toronto - 2:07 PM

The number of emergency department visits for pneumonia more than doubled last fall over the previous year, the Canadian Institute for Health Information says.    

The new data released Thursday said young people between five and 19 years old were the hardest hit. 

"This is actually the largest increase in pneumonia-related emergency department visits that we've seen post-COVID," said Tanya Khan, CIHI's manager of hospital data advancement and engagement, in an interview. 

Politicians in Canada are speaking out about political violence after Charlie Kirk, a conservative activist and close ally of U.S. President Donald Trump, was shot and killed Wednesday at a Utah college event.

Prime Minister Mark Carney offered condolences to Kirk's family and friends.

"There is no justification for political violence and every act of it threatens democracy," he said on social media.

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre said Kirk's shooting must be strongly denounced.

Maple Leaf Construction began their current paving work this week in Portage la Prairie, starting with 6th Avenue North. That section was expected to wrap up Wednesday, with crews scheduled to move to Lorne Avenue Thursday (today). Work there is expected to take about the entire day

“They will move out to Elm Street to finish up the paving there and then over to Crescent Road. So ideally they’ll be done paving this week,” notes Matt Phillips, manager of engineering with the City of Portage la Prairie.

Another big trip across the province of Manitoba started in the evening hours of September 10. Andrew Cherkas is making the trek from Saskatchewan's border all the way across to Ontario.

Cherkas is a former firefighter with the Winnipeg Fire Department and is an Aircraft Rescue Firefighter now with Canadian Base Operators.