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A man from Blumenort is facing a lengthy list of drug and weapon charges following a bust in Winnipeg.

Last December, the Winnipeg Police Service's Guns and Gangs Unit began an investigation regarding drug production and trafficking in the McMillan and Garden Grove neighbourhoods. During the investigation, police seized several weapons, ammunition, hundreds of thousands of dollars of cocaine, more than $20,000 in Canadian currency, as well as other items including drug trafficking materials.

Abbey Norek of Gerald is this year's Agriculture Student Scholarship grand-prize $6,000 winner.

Norek's winning video highlighted an urban-rural disconnect when it comes to agriculture. 

She proposed education and advocacy as key solutions to this issue. 

In her video presentation, she talked about her experience building a school garden using recycled materials, leading outreach programs on her family farm, and lobbying for agriculture electives in her school division.  

Max and Curtis from Covello Financial joined Country 107 to surprise Trouw Nutrition in Otterburne with a Country Coffee Break. 

Kim nominated her coworkers because they are a great team and very hard working.

Be like Kim and nominate your coworkers or another local business and Country 107 might be stopping by with coffee and treats, courtesy of Covello Financial.

Click here to send in a nomination!

Southern Alberta farmer has long-standing issues with supply-management system for smaller egg producers like himself.

A southern Alberta egg producer who had been jailed for missing a court date for violating the provincial laws governing egg production has passed a premises inspection by Egg Farmers of Alberta.

Henk Van Essen said an inspector only spent a few minutes inside his operation before coming back out and telling him he was in full compliance.

“They were so sure they were going to find thousands of chickens in this barn,” Van Essen said.

"On Wednesdays, we wear pink," but this Thursday and Friday at Ste. Anne Collegiate, students will be sporting costumes (including of the pink variety) as they perform Mean Girls.

Lisa Ramsden, a teacher at the high school, says the show will be presented as a musical based on the early 2000s movie—but with a modern twist.

"In addition to everything that Cady Heron has to deal with in the original movie, there's now the power of social media and the influence of social cliques, and finding who you are and being authentic to yourself," Ramsden says.

Seeding is kicking off across the province. And whether you're already putting in fertilizer, or still fine-tuning your plan, it’s important to make informed decisions when it comes to your inputs for the season ahead.

New products are everywhere on the market and choosing the right ones can determine profitability and long-term success for your farm. I’m going to talk about one group of products that gets a lot of attention -- micronutrient fertilizers.

Refrigerators, freezers, dehumidifiers, and window air conditioning units are important pieces of equipment, but once they’ve passed their prime, they can become an inconvenience or even a danger.  

Fortunately, Efficiency Manitoba has a program that can not only help, but make it worth one’s while in a few ways.  

Funeral For:  Elma Poetker nee Elias
Funeral Date: May 9, 2025 
Elma Poetker nee Elias, 90, of Steinbach formerly of New Bothwell, passed away Saturday, May 3rd at Rest Haven Care Home. She is survived by her husband Jacob, 3 daughters, 2 sons, and their families. She was predeceased by 1 daughter, 3 sons, and 3 great-grandchildren. 
The funeral service for Elma Poetker nee Elias will be held Friday, May 9th at 11am at Bothwell Christian Fellowship Church with burial at Silberfeld CMC Cemetery. 
Viewing will be at the church one hour prior to the service. 

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency is reporting the presence of AI in three non-commercial poultry flocks in Saskatchewan last week, in the RM of Indian Head, the RM of Colonsay, and the RM of Lipton.

To date, one case has been found in a commercial poultry operation in Manitoba in the RM of Wallace.

Previous occurrences have been found in Ontario and Nova Scotia.

Most poultry and egg production operations already have biosecurity measures in place, but producers who maintain small flocks, should look at enhancing their on-farm biosecurity measures.

Prime Minister Mark Carney will have to navigate a delicate balance during his first in-person meeting with Donald Trump today, following months of the U.S. president targeting Canada with tariffs and taunts.

Carney and Trump will meet at the White House and the prime minister has said he expects "difficult, but constructive" conversations.

Carney has said the meeting will mark the beginning of a larger economic and security agreement between Canada and the United States.