Steinbach

The Winnipeg Blue Bombers have secured a key piece of their roster, announcing the re-signing of veteran kicker Sergio Castillo to a one-year contract.

Castillo, 34, has been the Blue Bombers' placekicker since 2023, marking his third stint with the team. He began his CFL career with Winnipeg in 2015, returned via trade in 2021, and rejoined the team in 2023 after a season with Edmonton.

The current pylon configuration for the Highway 12 and Loewen Boulevard intersection project has caused congestion on Brandt Street south of Main. 

Traffic controls were recently moved to accommodate a change in the work being done at the construction site and a shift in the crossover.  

At a recent Steinbach City Council meeting, the council took steps to correct the tender award amount for the design and engineering services of the Park Road West Sewer Force Main and Lift Station 1 Upgrade Project. The issue arose during the November 19th meeting, where an error was identified in the initially recommended award amount for consulting services. 

The Liberal government plans to temporarily lift the federal sales tax off a slew of items just in time for Christmas and send cheques to millions of Canadians this spring, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced on Thursday.

"Our government can't set prices at the checkout, but we can put more money in people's pockets," Trudeau said at a press conference in Toronto alongside Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland. 

A Canada-wide warrant of arrest has been issued for a man involved in a fatal crash last week in the Pembina Valley.

On Friday evening, Pembina Valley RCMP responded to a two-vehicle crash at the intersection of Provincial Roads 201 and 306, approximately 13 kilometres west of Altona.

Yash Patel had only been away from his native India for a few weeks when he was dropped off on the bald Canadian prairie in the middle of a nighttime blizzard and given vague instructions to walk in a straight line into the United States, he testified Wednesday.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is expected to announce on Thursday a temporary GST break for certain essential items to help ease affordability pressures.

NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh says in a statement that the announcement is in response to his party's demands to permanently lift the goods and services tax on a range of expenses.

The provincial government is lowering the credit requirements for elementary and middle school teacher certification.

Michael Zwaagstra, high school teacher and deputy mayor of Steinbach, explains what the current teacher certification requirements are.

Steinbach City Council has approved the first reading of a conditional use application to allow a new daycare center in the Millbrook Market neighbourhood. The daycare, to be operated by Kinder Korner Early Learning Centre, will be located at 59 Market Boulevard and will serve as the fourth location for the growing childcare provider.

While Christmas may still be a few weeks away, GNM Fine Jewellers on Main Street in Steinbach is already bustling with holiday shoppers looking to find meaningful, lasting gifts. For those wanting to avoid the holiday rush, the classic advice holds: shop early. Sales Manager Nick Lanteigne notes that in Manitoba, the holiday shopping season typically kicks off when the snow hits or during Black Friday week, which falls on November 29th this year.