Scoreboard/Line-up - Wednesday, July 23
TUESDAY, JULY 22ND
Manitoba Junior Baseball League
Playoffs - Best of 5
Game 4
Pembina Valley 4 Elmwood 4 (Game postponed after 7 innings due to darkness)
Elmwood leads series 2-1
MLB
New York Yankees 5 Toronto Blue Jays 4
WEDNESDAY, JULY 23RD
Manitoba and Saskatchewan sign agreement to boost trade corridor through the Arctic
Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew was hopeful after meeting Tuesday with the prime minister and other premiers about the potential for a large Arctic trade corridor through the Port of Churchill on Hudson Bay.
But some provinces are also supporting a trade route through a port on James Bay in northern Ontario that would also serve the Arctic. The two megaprojects are among many being pitched as part of a national effort to diversify trade and protect the Canadian economy from U.S. tariffs.
Fitness hearing for Adam Kai-Ji Lo, accused of 11 murders at Vancouver festival
The man accused of ramming an SUV into a crowd and killing 11 people at the Vancouver Lapu Lapu Day festival is set to appear in court today, with a judge determining if he's fit to stand trial.
RJ Aquino, the chair of festival organizer Filipino BC, says the court proceedings could prove "traumatizing" for victims and members of the Filipino community.
He says many have expressed anger and frustration since the April 26 attack and still find it difficult to cope with the tragedy almost three months later.
Crime severity index dropped four per cent last year, Statistics Canada says
The volume and severity of police-reported crime in Canada decreased four per cent last year after three annual increases in a row, the national statistics agency said Tuesday.
Statistics Canada said non-violent crime had a significant effect on the decline in the overall crime severity index in 2024.
The non-violent crime severity index — which includes such crimes as property and drug offences — dropped six per cent last year, following a nine per cent increase from 2021 to 2023.
The Threshing Floor Praise and Worship event at Threshermen’s Reunion focuses on faith, community
By the time Sunday rolls around, the annual Manitoba Threshermen’s Reunion & Stampede has been serving up steam engine rides, harvest demonstrations, delicious food and a celebration of the pioneering experience for three full days.
Steam engines, stampede, and seafood: Manitoba Threshermen’s Reunion adds Aquaculture to the mix
The Manitoba Threshermen's Reunion and Stampede takes place this week at the Manitoba Agricultural Museum near Austin from Thursday to Sunday.
With more than a hundred acres of land that features life in a pioneer village, the 4-day event will showcase steam engine demonstrations and antique farming activities. Horse-drawn wagon rides and a classic car display will add to the event's fun factor, and of course every evening will feature Manitoba’s best semi-pro rodeo and live musical entertainment.
Bereza: Monitoring tools won’t fix root crime problem
As the Manitoba government doubles its investment in electronic monitoring for offenders, Portage la Prairie MLA Jeff Bereza isn’t convinced the move will fix the province’s crime problem.
The province announced a $1.2 million boost to its ankle monitoring program, adding up to 100 more GPS-enabled devices for tracking people released on bail. But Bereza says the tool doesn’t address the root issue: repeat offenders being granted bail with few consequences.
Smart technology embedded throughout new Portage hospital
The new Portage la Prairie hospital will feature an array of advanced technologies designed to improve patient care and operational efficiency, and it's all set to fully open for service in approximately 2027. The new name is the Portage Regional Health Centre.
Maintaining CUSMA access should be the priority amongst other trade noise
Panelists agree that maintaining access under the Canada-U.S.-Mexico Agreement should be priority among other trade noise
Canadian trade negotiators should be cautious and be prepared to weather further abrupt policy changes from U.S. president Donald Trump.
A panel on trade and politics at the Seeds Canada conference in Quebec City heard that Canada’s ability to delay trade negotiations could be valuable in finding a way to a successful renegotiation of the Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement (CUSMA).
One dead in two-vehicle crash near Gimli
A crash just outside Gimli has claimed the life of a Winnipeg woman.
The collision happened around 5 p.m. on Monday, July 21st, at the intersection of Highways 326 and 329 in the Rural Municipality of Bifrost. Emergency responders arrived to find two vehicles in the ditch southwest of the intersection.
According to the RCMP, a pickup truck was travelling southbound on Highway 326 when a sedan, heading west on Highway 329, crossed into the intersection. The vehicles collided and sent both off the road.