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Manitoba Agriculture warns of poor water quality risk for livestock during dry summer

Manitoba livestock producers are being advised to closely monitor water quality for their animals as dry summer conditions can concentrate harmful substances in watering sources.

The farmland market in Saskatchewan may be tilting toward the buyer.

It’s not there yet because sellers still have the upper hand, but real estate agents in the province say more land may soon come up for sale, thus tipping the scales in favour of buyers.

As of August 2025, 265 farmland properties were posted on the MLS system in Saskatchewan. That’s down drastically from 2020, when the number of farms for sale was close to 500.

Roadwork is taking place on Highway 363 from Hodgeville to Neidpath.

People are being asked to use caution in the area and to be ready to stop. Flag persons will be operating and directing traffic. 

This work is expected to be complete by 5 p.m. on Tuesday. 

Anyone looking for updates or other road information is encouraged to make use of the Highway Hotline. 

The Swift Current Drag Racing Association (SCDRA) took over the Swift Current Airport over the weekend for their second of three scheduled races.  

After a rained-out weekend in July, drivers were excited to get their engines running once again. 

Over 100 vehicles and drivers came for the two-day event from as far west as Whitla, AB, and as far east as Bagot, MB. Five local drivers took home cash prizes as well as trophies. 

SwiftLink is putting together a team of volunteers who can help meet some local needs.

The local volunteer group has started a program called Community Connection.

A portion of the southwest can expect to experience a planned power outage today from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. 

According to SaskPower, the outage is set to affect customers in Consul, Vidora, Robsart, Cypress Lake, Claydon, and all areas west and southwest of Eastend, up to the Alberta and US borders. 

An additional power outage is scheduled from 10:00 a.m. until 2:30 p.m. today in Melaval, rural areas east of Lafleche to areas west of Limerick, as well as areas both north and south of Highway Thirteen.

Wymark's Sally Wiens made the most of a last-minute pickleball partnership on the national stage.

An injury to Janet Simpson's normal partner opened the door for Wiens to compete at Winnipeg's 2025 Myoflex National Championship, with the newly formed pair winning bronze on Saturday in the women's doubles 65 and above age category..

"We hadn't really ever played together before, and I think we got three hours of play time before nationals," she said. "We struggled initially but found a way to get to the medal round."

The City of Swift Current has advised residents of a significant sidewalk closure in downtown Swift Current set to begin on Tuesday morning.

The pedestrian sidewalk on the Second Avenue Overpass will be closed between 8:30 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. from Tuesday to Friday this week, allowing work to be done inside the concrete abutments. 
A walking detour is available from Third Avenue North East onto North Railway Street, then along South Railway Street and onto Third Avenue South East. 

The Canada Revenue Agency has offered contract extensions to around 850 call centre employees as their union sounds the alarm over staffing levels. 

CRA spokesperson Etienne Biram says the workers, whose contracts were set to expire in September, were contacted about the decision last week.

The federal union representing workers at the tax agency recently launched an online campaign denouncing staffing cuts. 

Canada-U.S. Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc is set to meet with U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick in Washington this week after Ottawa announced it would be lifting some retaliatory tariffs.

LeBlanc's office said he will travel to the United States capital on Tuesday.

Prime Minister Mark Carney announced last Friday that Canada will drop some retaliatory tariffs on U.S. products to match American tariff exemptions for goods covered under the Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement on trade, called CUSMA. .