Chris Sumner

On Sunday, Federal by-elections were announced in four ridings across the country, including Portage-Lisgar. Voters will head to the polls Monday, June 19th. A by-election became necessary in the riding after former Conservative Portage-Lisgar MP Candice Bergen resigned her seat in the House of Commons earlier this year.

Canadian citizens in Portage–Lisgar who are at least 18 years old on election day are eligible to vote in their electoral district if they:

The Red River continues to rise as water from the U.S. moves northward, with the crest is expected from Emerson to the Red River Floodway inlet between today and Friday. According to the Manitoba Hydrologic Forecast Centre's Sunday report, River levels rose just less than half a foot yesterday from Emerson to Morris.

The Red River continues to rise as water from the United States arrives in Manitoba. In the latest daily report from the Manitoba Hydrologic Forecast Centre, it was noted most tributaries in the basin have peaked or are near their peak, but a major risk of flooding remains between Emerson and the Floodway inlet.

The U.S. National Weather Service, out of Grand Forks, has released its latest flood outlook after this week’s Spring snowstorm dropped significant precipitation throughout the Red River Basin.

The U.S. National Weather Service, out of Grand Forks, has released its latest flood outlook after this week’s Spring snowstorm dropped significant precipitation throughout the Red River Basin.

According to the province's latest spring flood outlook, released this morning, there is now a major risk of flooding along the Red River, and low to moderate risk of flooding in most Manitoba basins. Recent precipitation events south of the border in the United States are the main factor for the flood risk on the Red increasing. Winter precipitation has been well above normal in the U.S. portion of the basin, and below normal on the Manitoba side.

Just over two dozen individuals were freezin for a reason Saturday afternoon at Lake Minnewasta for the return of the Polar Plunge in support of Special Olympics Manitoba. Organized by the Law Enforcement Torch Run, Morden Police Sergeant Scott Edwards is part of the local committee which brought the event back for the first time since 2020. The Morden event was moved to Lake Minnewasta this year, and held alongside a pond hockey tournament happening at the same time.

The National Weather Service office out of Grand Forks has released its latest Red River Basin flood forecast, and is indicating the risk for moderate to higher spring flooding has increased since its last outlook a couple of weeks ago.

The risk is now near, or above, long-term historical averages across the U.S. portion of the Red River basin.

The forecast does not include potential impacts from this weekend's potentially significant snowfall event.

Astronomy enthusiasts, skywatchers and those who happened to look west this past week on Wednesday night will have caught a glimpse of a special celestial display.

Social media feeds in Southern Manitoba were busy since the sun went down, with pictures of what appear to be two very bright lights in the western sky, the one on the right a little bigger and brighter than the one on the left.