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Indigenous groups in Canada say they want to see Pope Leo XIV continue the reconciliation work started by his predecessor, the late Pope Francis.

Francis was recognized as an ally of Canada's Indigenous Peoples and was known for advancing reconciliation efforts and apologizing — both in the Vatican and in Canada — for the Catholic Church's role in widespread abuses at residential schools.

His visit to Canada in 2022 was described as a "penitential pilgrimage" as Francis insisted on meeting with Indigenous survivors of residential schools and hearing their stories.

Alberta Sugar Beet Growers and Rogers Sugar have reached a new 5-year agreement.

The new supply agreement was announced in a press release on Friday.

Roger's Taber location is the only sugar beet processing facility in Canada. Established almost 75 years ago, the Taber facility is supported by approximately 200 Southern Alberta farm families, which supply the refinery with sugar beets. 

According to the ASBG website, those farms harvest about 900,000 tonnes of sugar beets annually, which are turned into 125,000 tonnes of sugar or nearly 2 million cups!

Manitoba Hydro is urging farmers to be careful when working near overhead power lines. The warning comes following a week that saw at least three mishaps involving farm machinery.

According to Manitoba Hydro, there have been several incidents already this spring where farm machinery contacting hydro equipment has resulted in significant damage. In the past week alone, three incidents have occurred, one of which resulted in the loss of a tower on Manitoba Hydro's Bipole 1 high voltage direct current (HVDC) transmission line in the Interlake.

The Coffee for a Cause fundraiser brewed up more than just great coffee on Thursday evening as it brought the community together in support of Steinbach Community Outreach (SCO). 

The event raised funds for several of SCO’s programs, including Today House, the Drop-In Centre, and The Bridge, which is an affordable housing initiative for low-income families and individuals. 

The Seine River School Division (SRSD) is hoping to harvest a crop of new leaders with the launch of a new program.

Colin Campbell, superintendent of the SRSD says it's called "Illuminate," and is intended to give staff the opportunity to grow their leadership skills for the benefit of their schools.

"That doesn't necessarily turn into a vice principal or principal role, but it can," Campbell says. "The why of this is to build sustainable capacity in leadership, which is really important in our schools as we plan each year."

La Broquerie Helping Hands (LHH) officially celebrated the grand opening of their new facility with a community barbecue on Wednesday, May 7. 

Founded in April 2024, LHH moved into their permanent location in October. Now that construction is complete, the organization marked the milestone with a ribbon-cutting ceremony and a warm welcome to the community. 

The people of Niverville proved once again what a generous and caring community they are, after rallying behind the Tim Hortons Smile Cookie campaign to support the “Bring a Mobility Van to Niverville” initiative. 

Lack of progress means time is growing short to get a successfull crop into the ground in Southern Alberta.

Contract negotiations are dragging on for Alberta sugar beet producers.

It’s already early May, and Alberta Sugar Beet Growers and Rogers Sugar, the sole sugar-beet processing plant left in Canada, still haven’t hammered out a deal.

Jennifer Crowson, executive director with the Alberta Sugar Beet Growers, cautioned the Western Producer in an email that she was limited in what she can share, other than that they are still in active negotiations.

The Winnipeg Jets responded with urgency in Game 2 of their second-round playoff series, taking an early lead and maintaining control throughout a 4–0 win over the Dallas Stars to even the series at one game apiece.

The Jets played much more like the Jets of the regular season, and that goes for Connor Hellebuyck as well. He would end up stopping 21 shots on his way to a shutout. It's his fourth playoff shutout of his career, and his first since 2021. Hellebuyck now has a record of 18-1-1 in the last 20 home games.

We've arrived at another Made in Manitoba, and this weekend we are thrilled to introduce you to the Ontario based group Boreal, and music from their latest album "Winterbirds".

The group is comprised of Katherine Wheatley, Angie Nussey and Tannis Slimmon, and it's because of Tannis that Boreal is our guest this evening. Tannis grew up on a farm north of Oak Lake in Western Manitoba, attended high school in Virden and spent time living in Winnipeg before moving to Ontario.