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Manitoba 4-H Council is recruiting 4-H families once again for this year's York-Benimaru Foundation (YBF) program where 20 Japanese students (ages 16-18) and two teachers travel to Manitoba to experience life on the Prairies.

This collaborative effort between the Japanese YBF and the 4-H Manitoba Council was facilitated by Manitoba's Department of Agriculture 38 years ago, where each year 20 students spend 2 weeks living with a host family here in Manitoba.

Canada Post says it has received strike notices from the union representing some 55,000 postal workers, with operations poised to shut down by the end of the week.

The Crown corporation says the union informed it that employees plan to hit the picket line starting Friday morning at midnight.

A work stoppage would affect millions of residents and businesses who typically receive more than two billion letters and roughly 300 million parcels a year via the service.

Funeral For: Helena Wiebe nee Hiebert 
Funeral Date: May 21, 2025 
Helena Wiebe nee Hiebert, 97, of Winkler passed away Friday, May 16th at Salem Home. She is survived by 4 daughters, 3 sons and their families. She was predeceased by her husband Bernard. 
The funeral service for Helena Wiebe nee Hiebert will be held Wednesday, May 21st at 2pm at Zion Mennonite Church Schanzenfeld with burial at the church cemetery. 
Viewing will be at Wiebe Funeral Home, Winkler Tuesday, May 20th from 1 to 6pm and at the church prior to the service. 

An evacuation order for the Rural Municipality of Lac du Bonnet in eastern Manitoba has been partially lifted as officials say crews continue to make good progress battling a wildfire that forced close to 1,000 people from their homes.

A statement from Lac du Bonnet Emergency Management posted to Facebook on Sunday afternoon says the province's Wildfire Service has recommended reopening the southern section of the evacuated Wendigo region.

The post says people who live south of PR 313 between Urban Road and Belluk Road can now return to their homes.

It was a new venue and a new record number of tickets sold, but the same phenomenal support for South Central Cancer Resource (SCCR). The organization held its fundraising fashion show, titled "Stronger Together", Thursday night for the first time at the Bernhard Thiessen Hall in Winkler's Meridian Exhibition Centre. Nearly 500 tickets were sold for the event.

Prime Minister Mark Carney reaffirmed Canada's "steadfast and unwavering support" for Ukraine in his first meeting with the country's president on Saturday in Rome.

His meeting with Volodymyr Zelenskyy was one of several sitdowns with world leaders taking place in the Italian capital, where Carney — a devout Catholic — has travelled to attend the inaugural mass of Pope Leo XIV. The Prime Minister is making a concerted effort to meet with other G7 leaders ahead of the global summit Canada is hosting in Kananaskis, Alta., next month.

Tick season is in full swing, but mosquitos have yet to make their presence known.  Let's just say when the time comes for them to realize our Manitoba winter is officially over, they'll be sure to show up!

It's interesting to note how hardy something so tiny like a mosquito can live through a Manitoba winter!

"They're hardy!  They over-winter as either eggs or really early larvae stages depending on the species, and they're able to survive until conditions become favorable," says Dr. Bryan Cassone, Professor of Biology at the University of Brandon.

May Long Weekend is the unofficial kickoff to gardening season in the Pembina Valley — few people are as prepared as John Froese, the man behind Post Road Vegetables in Hochfeld. For nearly 30 years, John and his family have run a market garden, growing everything from cabbage to his personal favourite: gourmet sweet corn.

With its historical sites and tidy appearance, Miami could be a destination for any discerning visitor. 

While it might be a bit more common to see a billboard advertising this pleasant village in Manitoba, how about Alberta?  

That’s just where one was spotted.  

With student enrollment growing at record rates, Western School Division (WSD) has submitted a revised five-year capital plan to the Province of Manitoba, highlighting urgent infrastructure needs to accommodate the rapid population increase. 

WSD Superintendent Stephen Ross says the capital plan is essential in identifying and requesting support for major school projects, including classroom additions and mechanical upgrades.