Candace Derksen

Obby Khan says now is a great opportunity to deliver his positive and respectful leadership style.

Khan is one of two candidates vying to become the next leader of Manitoba's Progressive Conservative party.

"For months, I've been attending gatherings - small and large - and that really helped me make the jump to doing this," he said. "Listening to people over and over again, the common theme (that) came up was, 'build a really strong team, Obby. Show respect, listen, build each other up'."

It was a full day for police officers on duty in Altona on Saturday.
    
It all started early in the morning when officers were called to an intoxicated man causing a disturbance at a home. The man, however, had left before police arrived. Just before they were about to leave, however, officers noticed him walking back.
    
The 24-year-old was arrested under the Intoxicated Persons Detention Act and lodged in police cells until sober.

It was an emotional day Sunday as Altona's Mark Wiebe pushed his body and mind to the edge - all in support of men's health and cancer research.
    
In his own spin on the annual Movember fund raiser, Wiebe ran 100 kilometres on Sunday. 

He only started running about four months ago and, instead of doing it just for himself, decided to turn it into something good for others.

"No matter where you look, you're going to have people in your life who are dealing with health issues or cancer or whatever it is," said Wiebe. 

There were no injuries in a late afternoon two-vehicle crash on the outskirts of Altona Monday.

According to the Altona Police Service, a vehicle turning south onto Highway 30 from Centre Ave. failed to merge properly and sideswiped another southbound vehicle on the highway.
 

No other details are available at this time.

Two 16-year-old males from Swan River have been arrested in Friday's death of a 21-year-old Brandon man in the community.
    
Around 11 p.m. that night, police were called to an unresponsive man in Legion Park and, when they got there, found him with obvious injuries. He was pronounced deceased on scene.
    
According to RCMP, investigation led to the arrest of a 16-year-old male the following day. He's been charged with Second Degree Murder and was remanded into custody.
    

A drawn-out incident that started with a hit-and-run Saturday in Altona, ended up with 65-year-old local man getting arrested for impaired driving.

Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew says the results of Tuesday's U.S. presidential election will be pivotal to the future of our province's economy.
    
Since his own election last fall, Kinew has been working to strengthen Manitoba's relationship with the United States through a series of trade missions.

"Whichever way the American public decides to cast their votes, we're going to be that good trading partner, that ally that they can trust, and we're going to continue to look at them as our friend and ally, and trading partner," said Kinew.

A crop specialist with Manitoba Agriculture says growers need to be on the lookout for the noxious weed, Waterhemp. 

"When they were harvesting their soybeans, if they saw patches hopefully, they did not put those through the combine," said Dennis Lange. 

In 2023, Waterhemp was confirmed in over 20 municipalities and Lange says there will be more added to the list this year.

It's that time of year again where we set our clocks back one hour and return to Standard Time. 
    
Daylight Saving Time ends on the first Sunday in November and returns the second Sunday in March.
    
The official time change happens at 2 a.m. Sunday. and it's probably a good idea to adjust your clocks before heading to bed Saturday night.
    
It's also a good time to check both your smoke and carbon monoxide alarms to ensure they are both in working order, replacing the batteries if needed. 
 

It's that time of year again where we set our clocks back one hour and return to Standard Time. 
    
Daylight Saving Time ends on the first Sunday in November and returns the second Sunday in March.
    
The official time change happens at 2 a.m. Sunday, and it's probably a good idea to adjust your clocks before heading to bed Saturday night.
    
It's also a good time to check both your smoke and carbon monoxide alarms to ensure they are both in working order, replacing the batteries if needed.