Steinbach

As we enter the heart of July and the back half of the 2025 growing season, producers are looking to protect their crops to help ensure they don’t lose any yield come harvest time. That’s especially the case for canola, as plants start heading towards full bloom and will start forming pods and seeds.  

Steinbach's population is about to grow temporarily, as a local non-profit prepares to host an international conference.

Isi Masi, with Island Breeze, says at least 60 visitors from Australia, New England, South Africa, Hawaii, Philippines, United States, Fiji, and Samoa will be arriving in the city for the Youth With A Mission (YWAM) event.

"We're excited about that. We also have other friends... from Nunavut, from BC, from Alberta, Saskatchewan and Ontario that are also planning to come," he says, noting some have been impacted by or a part of the YWAM ministry.

The man. The myth. The legend.

That's who Brett Oddly, a magician from Blumenort, is striving to be as he recreates and performs stunts, tricks and illusions that Houdini performed in Winnipeg more than 100 years ago.

"(I'm) using the same methods, same material and everything. So it's going to be a lot of fun," he says. "I'm really looking forward to it."

The Conservatives want Prime Minister Mark Carney to sell all the assets in his blind trust to avoid any possible conflicts of interest.

Carney set up the blind trust after he was sworn in as prime minister in March and the details of how it works were made public on Friday.

They show that the prime minister has set up screens to avoid potential conflicts related to his previous interests in Brookfield Asset Management, Brookfield Corporation and Stripe Inc.

But Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre believes that's not enough.

It's been a sensational summer for golf star Doug Penner, and after coming off winning the Steinbach Fly-In Championship recently, he's carried that strong play to the Men's Amateur in Winnipeg where he is tied for 1st after day one.

"Today was great," Penner says from his home in Mitchell. "Weather was perfect for golf, it wasn't very windy and 22 degrees. I was hitting the ball solid and making putts, it was a fun day."

The Manitoba Wildfire Service (MWS) says our province remains at a moderate to high fire danger level. Human activity, including arson, is contributing significantly to current wildfire conditions. As a result, critical firefighting resources are being diverted to respond to deliberately set fires, often in or near communities.

It's been a solid summer for golf sensation Ty Brewster has he recently was part of the Junior Championships that were held on his home course and he's no prepared to make some noise at the next event which is underway starting today.

On Sunday, July 6th Manitoba said farewell to one of our province's true leaders in the ag industry.  Founder, President and CEO of Mazergroup, Bob Mazer, passed away quietly surrounded by his family after what seems an all-too short battle with cancer. 

The Manitoba government is promising new financial penalties to enforce rules aimed at removing barriers for people with disabilities.

Nahanni Fontaine, the minister responsible for services for people with disabilities, says the NDP government will introduce changes to the Accessibility for Manitobans Act next spring.

In a video posted to social media, she also says the government will work to ensure every public event is fully accessible with participation from sign language interpreters.

Steinbach RCMP are investigating a pair of assaults from the weekend.

The first one happened Saturday. RCMP were notified at 8:45 pm of a domestic assault at Reynolds Ponds. A 47-year-old male from Portage la Prairie now faces charges of assault and uttering threats.

Then on Sunday at 12:26 am, Steinbach RCMP were informed of an assault in the Rural Municipality of Ste. Anne. The alleged incident happened off Road 31E, north of Provincial Road 210, northeast of Landmark. As a result, an 18-year-old male from Landmark faces charges of assault against another male.