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Sunday afternoon’s American Association game at Blue Cross Park between the Winnipeg Goldeyes and Chicago Dogs was cancelled due to rain and unplayable field conditions.
 
As this was the final scheduled game between the two clubs this season, it will not be made up.
 
Tickets to Sunday’s game may be exchanged at the Blue Cross Park Ticket Office for those of equal value to any remaining 2025 Goldeyes home game.
 

With less than a year to go until the 2026 World Cup, political tensions and U.S. policy threaten to pose problems as Canada, the United States and Mexico prepare to co-host the tournament.

Next year’s FIFA World Cup will be the biggest ever, with the three countries hosting a record 48 teams. Between June 11 and July 19, they will play 104 matches, most of them in the U.S.

Avery Shenfeld doesn't think the Bank of Canada will cut its benchmark interest rate at its decision on Wednesday, but if it does, he said it will be a "pleasant surprise."

"There's always a chance that they'll surprise with the rate cut," the chief economist of CIBC said.

Most economists are also expecting the Bank of Canada will hold its policy rate steady at 2.75 per cent for a third consecutive decision later this week.

The Supreme Court of Canada has dismissed a request to hear an appeal from Achter Land and Cattle regarding an earlier court decision that found a thumbs-up emoji served as an agreement to a grain contract. South West Terminal launched a claim for damages after Achter Land and Cattle failed to deliver on the contract.

It was a special run for Kelsey Warkentine, who was named Most Outstanding Player for the provincial tournament, as well as the U17 Eastman Wildcats who claimed the gold, and now, the group is all set to head to nationals in Warman, Saskatchewan starting July 30th.

"Our team never gave up," Warkentine says with a champions tone. "We came in doubting, and came out with the gold, which is absolutely crazy."

The Ride Like a Mother barrel racing series continues to draw competitors and fans to the Hanover Ag exhibition grounds in Grunthal every Thursday evening, with just two weeks remaining in the season.

A place for everyone

One of the youngest competitors, four-year-old Blaine Watt, races on her horse Peanut under the proud watch of her mom, Lyssa Ingeberg.

The Rural Municipality of Hanover is set to begin its most expensive road reconstruction project of the summer. 

Wes Fehr is Manager of Works and Operations. He says crews will be reconstructing Road 32E or Bristol Road, between Road 34N and Road 35N. The work is expected to start on Monday and last about two weeks. According to Fehr, they will do a full two-foot excavation, with geotextile, and then build it back up for the full mile. 

"The contractor will be posting up signs and barricades for traffic control through that area," says Fehr. 

A local gardening expert says the smoky conditions over the last couple of months are having an impact on vegetation in Southern Manitoba.

Even though the wildfires might be hundreds of kilometres away, Carla Hrycyna of the Lawn & Garden Journal says the smoke that is wafting into our region is being felt by our plants, both positively and negatively. 

Hrycyna explains that the wildfires are releasing carbon dioxide into the air, which is a positive thing for our plants. 

SUNDAY, JULY 27TH

Manitoba Junior Baseball League
Finals - Best of 5
Game 2
Elmwood Giants at Carillon Sultans - POSTPONED
Carillon leads series 1-0

Canadian Elite Basketball League
Winnipeg Sea Bears 79 at Calgary Surge 78