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First-year Winnipeg Goldeyes skipper Logan Watkins was named American Association Manager the Year Tuesday after piloting the club to a 56-43 record and first place in the West Division.
 
The Goldeyes, who finished in last place in 2023, secured the 21st playoff appearance in franchise history under Watkins, and ended the season with a winning record for the 25th time in 31 seasons.

At 1:09 p.m. Sunday afternoon, Winkler Fire Department responded to a structure fire on an Albert Street yard.

According to Chief Richard Paetzold, when crews arrived they found a fully engulfed outbuilding located behind the main residence. Firefighters proceeded to protect the adjacent buildings and extinguished the blaze.

The outbuilding was destroyed, and there was some damage to nearby trees, but there was no damage to any of the adjacent structures.

There were no injuries in the incident, and the cause remains under investigation.

Al Briscoe & Mike Walker are Golf Manitoba's 2024 Senior Men's Four-Ball champions. Mike Walker will join Clayton Dreger of Off the Tee which airs Tuesdays at 5:15 p.m. on CFAM Radio 950.

New Democrats are huddling in Montreal to strategize a new path forward ahead of the fall parliamentary session — one that doesn't include the Liberals at their hips and ideally makes them a credible alternative to the Conservatives at the next election.

The three-day caucus retreat kicking off Tuesday comes less than a week after NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh announced the end of the supply-and-confidence agreement with the Liberals. 

It's also taking place in one of the two cities where the NDP is hoping to win a byelection on Sept. 16. 

The Winnipeg Goldeyes are one win away from advancing to the American Association's Wolff Cup final. Dayson Croes, Ramón Bramasco and Roby Enríquez had three hits each as the Fish defeated the Fargo-Moorhead Redhawks 10-1 Monday night at Newman Outdoor Field in game one of their best-of-three West Division Championship Series. Joey Matulovich started for Winnipeg and went six innings, allowing one run on five hits while striking out seven. Ben Onyshko and Ryder Yakel appeared in relief. Game two goes Wednesday night (6:30 p.m.) at Blue Cross Park. 

The Winnipeg Goldeyes (3-1) scored ten unanswered runs en route to a 10-1 victory over the Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks in game one of the American Association West Division Championship Series at Newman Outdoor Field Monday evening.

A wildly successful 50/50 draw allowed the Altona Angels softball organization to make headway on its diamond revitalization effort this summer. 
    
In the end, the pot hit nearly $15,000, split between the winner and the organization.

A full crowd gathered in the arena at the Honey Garlic and Maple Syrup Festival (HGMSF) Saturday afternoon for a special feature paying tribute to one of the first performers on the HGMSF stage Stew Clayton. Clayton's music was heard once again almost a full year after his passing at 94. He was best known as a yodeler. 

Two of his daughters, Juanita and Loriann Clayton performed some of their dad's songs as the Yodeling Daughters along with Loriann's husband Ed Bethard and son Corbin.   

Juanita said her father gave so much to Manitou and the surrounding area.  

As the leaves begin to change, the Pembina Valley is settling into a new season that brings with it beautiful weather. For anyone looking to spend some extra time in the great outdoors during this brief autumnal window, Eden Foundation has the perfect opportunity — the Head for the Hills cycling fundraiser on September 14th.  

According to Quinn Friesen, the events coordinator at Eden Foundation, the Head for the Hills fundraiser has occurred every year for over two decades.  

The family of a 15-year-old girl who was lit on fire at a Saskatoon high school has asked people to wear purple Tuesday when classes resume. 

“It is her favourite colour,” the girl’s grandmother said in an interview.  

“It’s going to be a very long recovery, and we’ve put it out there just to let her know that people are thinking of her and praying for her.”

Students are to return to Evan Hardy Collegiate on Tuesday, where last week a witness said the girl had liquid from a black canister poured onto her head which was then lit on fire.