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This past weekend was another opportunity to celebrate some great people from the game of baseball as the Manitoba Baseball Hall of Fame welcomed in some new inductees and Dan Giesbrecht, Chair Manitoba Baseball Hall, couldn't be prouder. 

"It's an organization that was founded in 1997," explains Giesbrecht. "The goal was to celebrate the outstanding contributions to the culture and the history of baseball in Manitoba."

Whether it's a day-trip or for a longer stay, Buffalo Point Resort will leave its guests both speechless while also having them unable to stop talking about all the amazing amenities found in this one, majestic location.

The Filipino community, along with local residents, came together on Saturday to celebrate the 127th Philippine Independence Day at Suncatch Plaza in downtown Morden. 

A great day to celebrate

With the event starting at noon and running into the evening, organizer Jewel White was pleased with the weather, the program, and the turnout. 

The year was 1999, and the video game world was in a moment of flux.

Sega had just launched the Dreamcast: a sleek, internet-ready console with arcade-quality graphics that were sure to cement the machine's spot in the console race. That is, until Sony’s PlayStation 2 was announced that same year, set to arrive in 2000, with a built-in DVD player and powerhouse specs that quickly shifted the conversation, and the market, entirely. 

An organization that monitors the effect of information flows on human rights says the new federal border security bill appears to "roll out a welcome mat" for expanded data-sharing agreements with the United States and other countries.

Researchers with The Citizen Lab at the University of Toronto say they want the federal government to reveal more about the information-sharing implications of the bill due to a possible risk to human rights.

Canada is hosting the G7 summit in Kananaskis, Alta.

Prime Minister Mark Carney has two days of meetings scheduled with world leaders, with discussion topics likely to include trade, the war in Ukraine and conflict in the Middle East.

Here are some highlights from the first day of the summit. 

The countdown to a U.S.-Canada trade deal is on

Prime Minister Mark Carney's office says U.S. President Donald Trump has agreed to have a deal on a new economic and security relationship between Canada and the U.S. by mid-July.

When the community comes together, a lot can happen. $11,000 was raised at the Classic Car Show for the Peter George Dyck Villages, on the second floor of the Buhler Active Living Centre. Held on June 14th at the green space on 400 Memorial Drive in Winkler, and organized by Chomper Giesbrecht, a car enthusiast himself, the event drew in over 75 participants from all over the Pembina Valley and beyond to show off their classic vehicles. 

Rain and cooler temperatures brought relief to fire-ravaged Manitoba and Saskatchewan Monday, allowing fire bans to be reduced and more evacuees to go home.

The weather helped fire crews get an upper hand in parts of northern Manitoba to clear the way for some of the 21,000 or more evacuees to start returning home.

David Monias, chief of Pimicikamak Cree Nation, reposted video of heavy rainfall on social media along with video of small planes leaving Winnipeg with evacuees who were forced out almost three weeks earlier.

Some areas of the prairies have received some rain over the past few days, but the weeks of hot, dry weather have had an impact on crops, hay, and pastureland. 

With the dry conditions across so much of the Prairies, there's been an increased concern about grasshopper infestations.

Dr. Meghan Vankosky, a research scientist in field crop entomology with Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, says grasshoppers could be shaping up to be an important story again this year.

The Morden Regional Airport was buzzing with aviators big and small on Friday, June 13th for Morden Flying Club’s annual Young Aviators event. Developed last year, organizer Reynold Hildebrand said that the event is the product of a simple question asked at a flying club meeting: What inspired you to get your pilots’ license?