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Light rain showers Monday morning had our Rainwatchers checking their gauges to start the work week.

“The area of precipitation, primarily, kept along Highway 23 southward, with the highest totals right along Highway 3 and 14,” said CMOS Accredited Weathercaster Chris Sumner. “Yesterday’s moisture could be the first of several chances of shower activity this week.”

The following totals are courtesy PembinaValleyOnline Rainwatchers, Environment Canada and the Manitoba Ag Weather Network:

Snowflake – 11.8mm

Windygates – 11.7mm

Clearwater – 10.3mm

Breezy, gusty, blustery or windy... no matter how you describe the wind was being talked about Wednesday. Yesterday, Environment Canada issued a Special Weather Statement for much of Southern Manitoba ahead of what was expected to be a pretty windy day, with gusts up to 80 km/h possible in the Red River Valley and other regions of the province.

Members of the Morden Police Service handed out numerous speeding tickets this past week.
    
Out of the tickets written, the biggest fine for speeding was $573 to a driver going 40 km/h over the limit.
    
During the past week, officers also issued one ticket for possession of liquor by a minor, which carries a fine of $672, four tickets for not buckling up, two tickets for driving imprudently, and two tickets for unlawful transportation of liquor in a motor vehicle.

Those travelling in the Carman and Sperling areas caught a glimpse of a funnel cloud late Saturday afternoon. According to those who reached out to PembinaValleyOnline, the funnel cloud was spotted around 5:30 p.m. near Carman and the Sperling region.

CMOS Accredited Weathercaster Chris Sumner suspects this was a cold core funnel cloud, noting there were no severe thunderstorms or supercells in the region at the time of the occurrence.

Social media and search engine giants, Meta (Facebook and Instagram) and Google have decided to no longer share Canadian news links after the Online News Act, or Bill C-18, was passed in June. 

Does this mean the end of access to local news for you? 

In short, NO. 

Here are some of the frequently asked questions we get surrounding the stories we tell and the changing landscape of news on social media in Canada. 

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After spotty precipitation earlier in the week brought some rain to the region, our PembinaValleyOnline Rainwatchers are telling us Friday morning the widespread rainfall Thursday was very welcomed, indeed.

Discovering news articles, photos and videos on Facebook and Instagram will soon become a relic of the past, as Meta has begun ending news availability in Canada. 

Already many Facebook and Instagram users in the Pembina Valley have noticed they no longer have access to posts from PembinaValleyOnline, CFAM Radio 950, Country88 and Eagle 93.5 FM .  

Your Tuesday morning wake-up call after the long weekend may have come a few hours earlier than usual, with early morning rumbles of thunder across the region. 

"As a cold front slid through the area, that provided the trigger necessary to fire up a few thunderstorms and area of showers, overnight," said CMOS Accredited Weathercaster Chris Sumner. "Several Severe Thunderstorm Watches were in place, but for the most part, these storms did not reach severe limits."

Ahead of the 2023 hunting season, the Manitoba government has introduced new amendments to the Wildlife Protection Regulation to simplify data collection and provide more options for hunters to engage in the mandatory sample requirements for chronic wasting disease (CWD), Natural Resources and Northern Development Minister Greg Nesbitt announced today.

A cyclist was transported to the Boundary Trails Health Centre (BTHC) Tuesday following an early evening collision with a vehicle.

Minutes before 6 pm, Winkler Police, the Winkler Fire Department, and Boundary Trails paramedics responded to the scene on First Street near Pembina Avenue.