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Morden track and field star Benji Dueck, is looking to build off an incredible year, and with the Canada Summer Games coming up, he's looking to hit his peak, and dominate.

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Since 1890 — for 135 years — the Miami Horticulture Show has acted as a hub for plant lovers to come together to view the finest a rural Manitoba harvest can offer.  

Miami Horticultural Club President Lynn Sprott said the first iteration of the show was held by a local resident referred to as “Mrs. Campbell.” 

JobJon Portable Solutions strives to make a difference for workers across North America by offering clean, heated, and efficient portable washrooms and modular units. The story starts close to home – Steinbach and Winkler – but the impact stretches far beyond.

From humble roots to a bold new vision

David Krahn is CEO of JobJon Portable Solutions. He says the company began in 2007, founded by local construction professionals who recognized the need for better on‑site sanitation – heated facilities, running water, flushing units, and cleaner working conditions.

What began with a dining room brainstorm and a passion for cartwheels has tumbled into one of the region’s most energetic and beloved youth programs. South Central Aerials, a grassroots gymnastics club based in Plum Coulee, has seen enormous growth since launching in 2017, and it's only picking up speed.

“It gave me an outlet to just do something for me. My passion grew for it, and then I couldn’t live without it. So it became a part of me.” - Cherish Delyea, Coach with South Central Aerials.

Air Canada flight attendants are expected to picket at airports in four major Canadian cities on Monday in what their union is calling a national day of action.

The Canadian Union of Public Employees says demonstrations are expected to take place at Montreal’s Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport, Toronto Pearson International Airport, Vancouver International Airport and Calgary International Airport, all at 1 p.m. ET. 

Heartland Livestock Services announced the closure July 25; the Brandon auction mart has been a historic standby for Manitoba beef producers selling their cattle

Manitoba’s livestock producers have one less place to sell their animals.

Heartland Livestock Services announced July 25 that they are closing their Brandon location.

Prime Minister Mark Carney's popularity may be cooling off in the summer but remains broadly positive, a new poll from Abacus Data suggests.

The Carney-led Liberal government's approval rating dipped to 50 per cent in the firm's latest polling, down two percentage points compared to mid-July and the lowest level since March.

With 48 per cent viewing Carney favourably and 19 per cent disapproving, the prime minister maintains a positive net approval. That figure is a couple percentage points lower than in Abacus's previous poll.

An upper level low moving west to east across central Manitoba brought showers with it throughout parts of Saturday afternoon and evening.

"There were embedded thunderstorms within these lines of showers, and that's why some points received significantly more rainfall than others," noted CMOS Accredited Weathercaster Chris Sumner. "The counterclockwise rotation of the low had the showers moving generally southwest to northeast, but not every part of the area received measurable precipitation yesterday due to dry pockets within the overall system."

It was a sweeter Saturday than usual at the Harvest Festival with highlights including the parade, StrongMan provincial finals, and of course local groups The M’Ladies and Link and the Moustaches opening for headliner Big Sugar on the mainstage.  

The union representing front-line RCMP members wants the force to ease requirements for foreign applicants to help attract experienced police officers from agencies like the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation and counterparts in the United Kingdom and Australia.

The RCMP currently requires that applicants be Canadian citizens or have permanent resident status in Canada. Applicants with permanent resident status must have lived in Canada as a permanent resident for three of the last five years.