Portage

Around 9 a.m. Treherne RCMP responded to a collision involving a school bus and a tractor near the intersection of Road 37 W and Road 43 N in the RM of Grey. The incident occurred while the bus was transporting 31 children to school in the Prairie Spirit School Division.

A distinguished professor emeritus in the Department of Biosystems Engineering at the University of Manitoba will be invested into the Order of Manitoba this summer.

Dr. Digvir S. Jayas, an engineer and agrologist, has received multiple awards for his 30-year research and teaching career. He conducts research related to drying, handling and storing of grains and oilseeds and digital image processing for grading and processing operations in the Agri-Food industry.

Prime Minister Mark Carney announced his new cabinet today.

One of the new faces at the cabinet table will be 59 year old Heath MacDonald an MP from Prince Edward Island, as he takes on the role of Federal Agriculture and Agri-Food Minister.

MacDonald was first elected as an MP in 2021 after previously serving in the Provincial Legislature

Kody Blois, who was appointed ag minister in early March following Carney's leadership win i
 was left out of cabinet.

Other key ministers of note relating to the ag industry :

The offseason commitments to play college hockey continue for the Terriers, with another player announcing his intent to go south of the border next season.

Ross has committed to the University of Jamestown in North Dakota, where he will join the Jimmies for a chance to compete for the ACHA Championship.

The Jimmies lost in the National Quarterfinal to Liberty University this past season.

Ross says the decision was a fairly easy one.

Prime Minister Mark Carney is giving his cabinet a major shakeup, moving several key players involved in Canada-U.S. relations into new positions and promoting 24 new faces to the front bench.

Carney's cabinet — 28 full ministers and 10 secretaries of state — retains prominent figures from former prime minister Justin Trudeau's government, including Dominic LeBlanc, Mélanie Joly, Chrystia Freeland and François-Philippe Champagne.

Update:

Highway 1 has been re-opened as of 1:45 p.m. Tuesday, May 13.

Former story:

A 54-year-old woman from the Rural Municipality of North Cypress-Langford is in hospital in stable condition after being shot by an RCMP officer during a chaotic scene on Highway 1 Monday night.

Carberry RCMP responded around 9:30 p.m. on May 12 to reports of a person creating a disturbance on the highway near Road 88 West. Multiple witnesses reported a woman walking in and out of traffic, causing vehicles to slow and stop unexpectedly.

On May 10, 2025, the Austin Fire Department responded to two separate fire calls within just hours of each other, as dry conditions and high winds continue to pose a significant wildfire risk in the region.

At 1:14 p.m., firefighters were dispatched to Road 70W and 69N for a report of a tractor on fire in a cultivated field. When crews arrived, they found the farm tractor fully engulfed in flames. Firefighters pulled hoses from both Alpha 1 and Alpha 2 units to attack the blaze and extinguish it.

Portage residents can expect a test alert from the City of Portage la Prairie’s alert system on Tuesday, May 13th at 2 p.m.  

Colin Doyle, chair of the city’s public safety committee, says Connect Portage is the city’s communication platform designed to alert residents of emergencies. 

“The test message will be distributed via e-mail or text for mobile devices or through a voice message on landlines,” Doyle explains. 

MONDAY, MAY 12TH

Centennial Cup
@Calgary
Northern Manitoba Blizzard 3 Kam River 2
 

NHL
Playoffs - Round 2
Game 4
Carolina 5 Washington 2
Carolina leads series 3-1

Playoffs - Round 2
Game 4
Edmonton 3 Vegas 0
Edmonton leads series 3-1

TUESDAY, MAY 13TH

Travel to the United States took another hit in April with booking agents saying an "elbows up" attitude over the trade war has Canadians pulling back. 

Canadian residents returning by automobile from the U.S. in April fell on a year-over-year basis for the fourth consecutive month, preliminary numbers released by Statistics Canada showed Monday. The 1.2 million trips represented a 35.2 per cent drop from the same month in 2024 and 45.1 per cent lower than April 2019, before the pandemic.