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The union representing about 55,000 Canada Post employees has called for a countrywide halt to overtime work, saying its negotiators will continue to review the latest contract offers from the mail carrier.

The Canadian Union of Postal Workers said late Thursday that members were being told to refuse any work beyond eight hours in a day and 40 hours in a week. 

The University of Saskatchewan’s Western College of Veterinary Medicine (WCVM) has secured over $194 million in funding, to be delivered over the next five years. This renewed interprovincial funding commitment from Manitoba, British Columbia, and Saskatchewan has been in place for over 60 years.

Through the agreement, WCVM provides essential veterinary medicine programming, research, and clinical services to meet the needs of each province. Saskatchewan and Manitoba each have 25 student seats, while British Columbia funds 40 seats.

Engines will be revving and mud flying as the Miami Tractor Pull & Mud Bog/Car Show Weekend rolls back into town on Saturday and Sunday, delivering two days packed with horsepower, family fun, and down-home excitement.

Organized by local enthusiast Russ Suderman, the event is now in its fourth year and continues to build momentum, attracting people from across Manitoba—and even beyond.

Plant 2025 is well underway across the prairies and generally ahead of the seasonal averages.

Canada's Outlook for Principal Field Crops came out yesterday.

Some of the highlights for the 2025-26 growing season:

As farmers continue their seeding operations, the latest crop report brings a mix of optimism and caution. 

Crop Extension Specialist Tyce Masich says at this point 72 per cent of the provincial crop is now planted; that's an increase of 23 per cent from last week. 

He notes it's a smaller increase than the week before, largely due to rain delays in parts of the south and east regions of the province. 

The union representing about 55,000 Canada Post employees said the latest offers from the postal service "fall short" with hours to go until a looming strike deadline.

Canada Post meanwhile said Thursday it's already seeing mail volumes decline ahead of another possible labour disruption and is pushing for an urgent resolution.

Spokesperson Lisa Liu said Canada Post hasn't yet received a response from the union about its proposals issued a day earlier.

The postal service is ready to resume bargaining "as soon as possible" with a mediator at the table, she said.

The Winkler Fire Department was dispatched to a dumpster fire on Southgate Drive Tuesday evening at approximately 8:32 p.m.

Fire crews quickly brought the fire under control, and it was fully extinguished without damage to any nearby properties. No injuries were reported.

The cause of the fire remains under investigation.

Funeral For:  Annie Plett 
Funeral Date: May 24, 2025 
Annie Plett, 84, of Winnipeg passed away Saturday, May 17th at her residence. She is survived by 1 daughter, 2 sons, 2 sisters, 1 sister-in-law and their families. She was predeceased by her husband Joseph, 4 sisters, 2 brothers, 4 brothers-in-law and 1 sister-in-law. 
The funeral service for Annie Plett will be held Saturday, May 24th at 2pm at Birchwood Funeral Chapel with burial at Heritage Cemetery. 
Donations may be made to Operation Smile Canada. 

The Winnipeg Goldeyes (6-6) erupted for seven runs in the bottom of the third inning en route to an 11-6 victory over the Milwaukee Milkmen (4-6) on a pleasant Wednesday evening at Blue Cross Park. The win marks the Goldeyes’ third straight, bringing them back to .500 on the season.
 
Milwaukee opened the scoring early, as Micker Adolfo delivered run-scoring single in the top of the first to give the visitors a 1-0 edge. Winnipeg responded in the bottom of the second when Gustavo Sosa lined a single up the middle to score Tanner O’Tremba and tie the game at 1-1.

Students from Ecole West Park School fanned out across Altona Wednesday afternoon for the 35th annual Clean-A-Thon in support of Blue Sky Opportunities. It is win-win-win partnership, because students raise pledges ahead of time for the organization which supports adults with intellectual disability, then go out and clean up the town picking up trash and debris, plus they have a chance to win prizes.

The event was supposed to happen last Friday, but was postponed due to the rainy, windy and wet weather.