Steinbach

It has been a month since Steinbach resident Michael Bueckert was struck by a vehicle in front of Southland Church, leaving him in critical condition. 

His mother, Karen Elias, has been by his side every day, watching him battle through serious injuries and uncertain progress. 

Elias shares that Michael remains unresponsive most of the time.  

It was a stellar season for the U15 AA  Eastman South Blizzard and the team capped it off by winning the Eastman League Championship.

"After winning Provincials last month, we went on a playoff run," Head Coach Nico Chiasson says proudly. "It was a new format this year, it was round-robin. We tied our first game, won our second game and it came down to a third game in the round-robin where it was lose and it's over or win and we're into the semi-finals. We came out and dominated, winning 8-3."

RCMP have confirmed that a male passenger was killed in Wednesday morning's rollover near Ste. Anne. 

According to police, at 6:20 am, a Steinbach RCMP officer was travelling along Highway 12 when he observed a vehicle rolled over in the southbound ditch. As he stopped at the scene to investigate, a passerby also stopped and advised the officer that he had seen someone attempting to remove a person from the vehicle before that person fled on foot.

Funeral For:  Eleanor Bergen nee Preston 
Funeral Date: April 1, 2025 
Eleanor Bergen nee Preston, 90, of Altona passed away Sunday, March 23rd at Altona Memorial Health Centre. She is survived by her husband Harvey, 2 sons, 1 sister, 2 brothers, and their families. She was predeceased by 1 son, 1 sister, and 1 brother. 
The funeral service for Eleanor Bergen nee Preston will be held Tuesday, April 1st at 2pm at Altona United Church with burial at Altona Cemetery. 

Canadian police patrolling corners of the dark web are well aware of the commonly nefarious ways criminals exploit artificial intelligence. 

There's deepfake pornography. Voice impersonation. Romance scams that turn into financial fraud.

But recently there's been a new twist — criminals offering to "jailbreak" the very algorithms that form the architecture of AI's large language models, or LLMs, tearing down their safeguards so they can be retasked for criminal purposes.

Call it tech support for cybercriminals.

Aviendah Plett started out playing volleyball in Landmark and after years of dedication, hard work and love of the game, she was part of the U of M Bisons that claimed the National Championship this season. 

"Honestly, the feeling is so surreal, I don't think it's fully sunk in yet," Plett says with a big smile, still energized when thinking about what her team accomplished. "It's been almost two weeks, but it is just really, really cool. I'm so grateful for the opportunity, for my coaches and for my teammates, it's just awesome."

Liberal Leader Mark Carney is back in Ottawa today to deal with the fallout of new auto tariffs announced by U.S. President Donald Trump. 

Speaking to reporters on Wednesday, Carney said he was suspending his campaign plans for the day and would return to Ottawa to hold a meeting of the Canada-U.S. cabinet committee.

It's unclear when Carney will be back on the road to continue campaigning. 

The Steinbach Chamber of Commerce is feeling very optimistic about the provincial budget announced last week.

"It definitely did deliver positive momentum for Steinbach businesses and the City of Steinbach with some of those budget line items that were there, and I am very excited to see additional details as they get communicated to the public," says Tracy Gromniski, president of the chamber.

Ted Falk is running again for the Conservative seat in Provencher. Not only is Falk personally looking to win a 5th consecutive election, but he is also hoping for a return to power, rather than serving in opposition as he has been doing for the last decade. 

Southeast Manitobans are getting a little taste of summer, as the Hanover Agricultural Society (HAS) announces the headliner for its annual Ag Fair.

This year, Canadian Country hit, Ryan Langdon will be swinging by for a performance on Aug. 16, that will not easily be forgotten, says Brenda Levesque with the society.