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A driver was suspended and fined after blowing a Warning on a roadside screening test.
    
It all started when officers noticed an open case of beer inside the vehicle during a traffic stop. That's when the request for a roadside test was made. 
    
In the end, the driver was issued a 72-hour driving suspension and a 3-day impoundment of the vehicle along with a $400 fine.

Traffic stop yields to arrest

Also, while on general patrol earlier that week, officers pulled over a man known to be on conditions. 

Morden Mayor Nancy Penner is sharing with city residents the 50 km/h speed reduction zone as you enter the city on P-R 4-32 is now further north than previously with the opening of Ecole Discovery Trails. She made the comment for In the Mayor's Chair which you can listen to, below.

Thanks to a Charity for Youth and Children Initiatives Grant from Canada Post Foundation (CPF), the Morden Youth for Christ (YFC) will now be able to complete the basketball court portion of their backyard project fundraiser. 

Kris Hansen Canada Post Local Area Manager for Southeastern Manitoba said YFC Morden was one of three organizations in his region to receive a grant. 

In a collaborative effort to support students in need, the Western School Division and Garden Valley School Division are joining forces for a significant back-to-school supply drive. This event, held in partnership with Decor Cabinets, will take place at Walmart in Winkler on September 18th and 19th from 9:00 AM to 6:00 PM, with Eagle 93.5FM, Country88 and CFAM Radio 950 broadcasting on location both days.

Learn more about the Decor Cabinet Company Back to School Supply Drive, here.

The Altona Maroons, a charter member of the South Eastern Manitoba Hockey League, will not put a team on the ice for the upcoming 2024-25 season.

It became official Tuesday night at the league’s fall meeting in Carman.

SEMHL commissioner Tom Vatrt informed the league executive and the 10 other teams that due to a lack of players, the Maroons would not be able to compete in season 73.

The team will take a one-year leave of absence, ending a streak of 72 years of senior hockey in Altona.

The Morden Activity Centre is pleased to announce a new series of monthly workshops designed to boost technological confidence among seniors. Starting Thursday, the "Confidence with Technology" sessions will offer hands-on support for navigating digital tools and applications.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the Liberals have lots to ponder after losing a second stronghold in a byelection in Montreal.

"Obviously, it's never fun to come so close and not win a byelection," Trudeau said this morning in French, a few hours after Elections Canada confirmed the Bloc Quebecois had defeated the Liberals in LaSalle—Émard—Verdun.

A 29-year-old man was arrested after Morden police were called to a domestic disturbance earlier this month.
    
When they got to the home, officers learned the male suspect had conditions not to be there and had fled before they arrived. He was found nearby shortly after, with the help of the Winkler Police K9 unit, and arrested for three counts of failing to comply with release order. 
    
He was remanded into custody and scheduled to appear in Winnipeg court. 

With bird flu outbreaks popping up more and more in the United States, officials are asking Canadian producers to not bring their own cattle over in case of contamination.

That comes as multiple producers will be unable to attend cattle shows below the border due to the spread of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI).

In a release from the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA), they advised against " all Canadian cattle travelling to and participating in agricultural exhibitions in the U.S. at this time."

Inflation finally hit the Bank of Canada's two per cent target in August after a tumultuous battle with skyrocketing price growth, raising the odds of larger interest rate cuts in the coming months.

Canada's annual inflation rate fell from 2.5 per cent in July to reach the lowest level since February 2021.

The slowdown can be attributed in part to lower gasoline prices, Statistics Canada said Tuesday in its consumer price index report.