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The Winnipeg Goldeyes announced Sunday the acquisition on loan of left-handed starting pitcher Mitchell Lambson from the Saraperos de Saltillo of the Mexican Baseball League.
 
Lambson won an American Association championship with the Goldeyes in 2017 and was named the league’s Pitcher of the Year following the 2019 season, during which he went 13-4 with a 3.11 earned run average.

Ray Zuberer III’s sacrifice fly with one out in the bottom of the ninth inning gave the Lake Country DockHounds (38-41) a 7-6 victory over the Winnipeg Goldeyes at Wisconsin Brewing Company Park Saturday evening.
 
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The loss not only spoiled a late four-run comeback for the Goldeyes (45-35), it also snapped their five-game winning streak.
 

Earlier this month Brandon University announced receiving financial support through Research Manitoba of $20,000 to international student, Shamima Anonna, to continue her study on early indicators of breast cancer. Anonna is in the Master of Science (Environmental and Life Sciences) program at BU, working in Dr. Mousumi Majumder’s Breast Cancer Cell & Molecular Research Laboratory (BCCMRL).

Picture this: Instead of sweeping canola, wheat, and corn fields as far as the eye can see in Southern Manitoba, the landscape is one of ancient waters teeming with marine life, including squids, vegetation, and large aquatic reptiles. This is what the area looked like during the Cretaceous period. Thanks to a local fossil tour, for the first time in Manitoba’s history, we can add the shark to our image of this region long ago. 
 

A wide swath of new artwork is on display at Altona's Gallery in the Park. The second season launched Thursday and features artists April Friesen, Josee Voth, Pearl Krahn and Tim Froese.

We caught up with April Friesen on opening night, where the artist described her art of making something out of nothing to create the tapestry exhibit titled, Threat Intention.

Perceptive travelers looking closely at the roadwork on Road 27 just outside of Morden as they pass by on Highway 3, may have noticed something strange about it.  

Sunday, August 11th, 2024, marked the final day of Winkler's Harvest Festival, filled with community events and inspiring performances. The day began with a church service, bringing community members together in a spirit gratitude. Following the service, the festival grounds were filled with a classic car show, where vintage vehicles attracted fans and families.

Jasper's mayor says wildfire evacuees will learn Monday when they will be allowed to return home.

Richard Ireland told an online news conference on Saturday that details on the exact time of the announcement haven't been finalized, but news on the date when people will be permitted back into the town will be delivered by members of the unified command on Monday.

About 20,000 visitors to Jasper National Park and 5,000 town residents were forced out last month due to fires, and flames destroyed one-third of the town's buildings.

After the overwhelming success of the inaugural Altona Gospel Music Festival, they have decided to host another one this Summer and it's coming up Saturday, August 17th in the Altona Park!

Peter Letkeman, one of the organizers of the event chatted with CFAM Morning Show co-host Zack Driedger and sent out the invite to everyone to come enjoy eight performances on the park stage, including himself!

Skywatchers are in for a treat this weekend. The annual Perseid meteor shower is happening as we speak, with its peak happening early Monday morning. 

Scott Young is Planetarium Astronomer at Manitoba Museum. He explains that what appear to be shooting stars in the night sky are actually tiny pieces of dust. Young says these ancient particles, which are about the size of a grain of sand, are crashing into the earth at high speed and then burning up because of friction with our atmosphere.