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Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew called a byelection Friday that will test whether his NDP government’s popularity can spread to a longtime Progressive Conservative stronghold.

Voters in the Spruce Woods constituency will go to the polls Aug. 26 to choose a replacement for Grant Jackson, a Tory who resigned in March to run federally. Jackson garnered more than double the votes of his closest opponent in 2023, and the Tories normally get well above 60 per cent of the vote in the area.

The Manitoba government says it has settled a lawsuit with the family of a woman who died during the COVID-19 pandemic while in the process of being transferred out of province due to a shortage of hospital beds.

Matt Wiebe, minister of justice and the province's attorney general, confirmed a settlement was recently reached with the family of Krystal Mousseau more than two years after Mousseau's mother first sued the provincial government and health agencies. 

Historic Norseman Aircraft to Fly Again at the Commonwealth Air Training Plan Museum

The Commonwealth Air Training Plan Museum (CATPM) in Brandon, Manitoba, announced the acquisition of three historic Noorduyn Norseman aircraft, including one in flying condition, in early June. This exciting addition strengthens CATPM’s mission to showcase the history and legacy of the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan (BCATP) and Canadian aviation heritage.

The Playground Project committee in the town of Kenton is ramping up for their next fundraiser, an outdoor concert at their favorite community park!

The concert will feature 8 Track Shuffle on Saturday, August 9th at their open air bandstand.

In early June the committee received $39,000 through Federated Co-op's Community Spaces program which was a huge factor in nearing their goal of $125,000.  

Bright, yellow fields have become like crown jewels in southern Manitoba's crop-lush landscape—bursting with sun-like splendor as summer quickly plows along.

But what exactly is growing in those brilliantly golden fields? That's canola. Not only is it a visually stunning crop, but it's also critically important to Manitoba and to Canada as a whole.

How is the canola season "growing?"

Jason Kehler, a director with Manitoba Canola Growers, says the crop has been doing well this season.

A new report by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives says the federal public service could shed almost 60,000 jobs over the next four years as Ottawa looks to cut costs.

Earlier this month, Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne sent letters to multiple ministers asking them to identify cuts to program spending at their departments of 15 per cent by 2028-29.

The report, written by Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives senior economist David Macdonald, says the federal public service could lose up to 57,000 employees by 2028.

Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand says Canada's new Arctic ambassador will play a key role in preserving sovereignty in the region as the military closely watches the movements of a Chinese icebreaker.

Iqaluit resident Virginia Mearns will be Canada's senior Arctic official on the world stage, following a career with local Inuit governments.

"Canada's Arctic ambassador is going to advance Canada's polar interests in multilateral forums," Anand told The Canadian Press in an interview from Inuvik, N.W.T.

Premier Wab Kinew announced today (Friday) that a by-election for the provincial constituency of Spruce Woods will be held on Tuesday, August 26th.

The necessary documents for the by-election were signed and issued today. The chief electoral officer will be issuing an additional news release in the upcoming days that will indicate polling times, locations and the dates, and locations of advance polls.

Welcome to another episode of Made in Manitoba, one we're particularly excited about because it's a debut. Altona based singer, songwriter and music producer Daggerss is joining us for the first time.

The U.S. has imposed general tariffs on steel, aluminum and automobiles and copper tariffs will begin in early August

In order to provide some relief from the threat of 35 per cent tariffs, Bangladesh has decided to sign a memorandum of understanding on wheat trade with the U.S. The country has agreed to purchase 700,000 tonnes of U.S. wheat annually for the next five years. Photo: file