Steinbach

A collision in La Broquerie resulted in minor injuries, and detoured traffic.

Tuesday morning, eastbound traffic on Highway 52 was rerouted down East Gate Drive due to the crash, which has been confirmed by the La Broquerie Fire Department.

Crews say the collision was likely caused by poor visibility due to rain.

It happened between Road 37 East and the Frantz Inn.

A tow truck was on scene just before 10:30 a.m.

No further details are available.

Funeral For:  Mary Loewen nee Thiessen 
Funeral Date: July 24, 2025 
Mary Loewen nee Thiessen, 94, of Neepawa formerly of Blumenort, passed away Sunday, July 20th at Country Meadows Personal Care Home, Neepawa. She is survived by many in the Loewen and Thiessen families. She was predeceased by her husband Cornelius.  
The funeral service for Mary Loewen nee Thiessen will be held Thursday, July 24th at 2pm at First Baptist Church, Neepawa with burial at Rosedale Cemetery. 
Viewing will be at the church Wednesday, July 23rd from 7 to 8:30pm. 

The founding CEO of the five-year-old organization will stay on until January 2026

Seeds Canada is looking for a new chief executive officer after Barry Senft announced he is stepping down from the role he’s held for about four years.

Senft will continue to serve as CEO until the end of January 2026.

“I think after five years, it’s time for new leadership,” he said during the 2025 Seeds Canada conference in Quebec City.

He said someone with more seeds experience would make sense now that the organization is up and running.

Plans are underway for a 26-room expansion to St. Pierre Manor, and while details are still being finalized, board members say the dream is alive and growing. 

The Manoir St. Pierre / St Pierre Manor project has been in the works for the past five years. The board's desire is for more local, supportive living options for seniors who want to stay in the community they love. 

Hosting the U13 AAA provincials this past weekend, the Eastman Wildcats played exceptional ball, leading to finishing second, and punching their ticket to the Western's coming up in Abbotsford, British Columbia in August.

"It was a really good week of ball," coach Jason Plett explains. "We started on Thursday with our round robin play, and the whole tournament, our girls played the best ball they've played all season long. It was a lot of fun to watch."

On Friday, July 18, 2025, the ribbon was cut, and the Station Lands Heritage Park officially opened in Niverville, honouring the town’s rich history and natural resources. 

A portal to the past  

After the rediscovery of the CP well in 2020, originally discovered in 2012 by Cornie Funk, the town collaborated to create a meaningful community space.  

If you caught the Country 107 morning show Served up by A&W Steinbach recently, you probably heard Brooke Peters and Marek Hiebert talking about baking fails, favourite iced tea flavours, and why a drill-powered spoon is the key to smooth stirring. 

They joined us in the Country 107 studio, sponsored by LMS Ag Equipment, to chat about something pretty special — Brooke and Koda’s Iced Tea Stand, which is back this summer on Wednesday and Thursday, July 23 and 24 at 418 Walnut Street in Steinbach.

As five former Canadian world junior hockey players await a ruling in their sexual assault trial, legal experts say videos shown in court of the complainant saying she was OK with what had happened highlight a broader misunderstanding of consent and sexual assault law in Canada.

Two cellphone videos in which the woman says she’s “OK with this” and that “it was all consensual” were presented as evidence during the trial of Michael McLeod, Carter Hart, Alex Formenton, Dillon Dube, and Callan Foote.

Several Conservative MPs are criticizing the Crown's approach to prosecuting two key organizers of the Freedom Convoy protests, with the party's deputy leader calling it an act of "political vengeance."

Tamara Lich and Chris Barber were convicted of mischief in April for their roles in organizing the demonstration, which blockaded streets around Parliament Hill for more than three weeks in early 2022.

Barber was also convicted of counselling others to disobey a court order.

Environment Canada has issued a tornado warning for parts of Southern Manitoba.

At 6:58 p.m. CDT, meteorologists began tracking a severe thunderstorm possibly producing a tornado in the R.M. of Macdonald, including Brunkild, Starbuck and La Salle, and the R.M. of Morris, including Rosenort and Aubigny.

"This is a dangerous and potentially life-threatening situation," the agency warned.