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In the early 1960s, during the height of Cold War anxiety, Canada quietly installed over 2,000 Fallout Reporting Posts across the country to track nuclear fallout in the event of an atomic attack. Now, over 60 years later, the Miami Railway Station Museum has resurrected one of these long-forgotten bunkers—this time as a museum exhibit.

June brought its share of thunderstorm activity to the Prairies.

The Canadian Crop Hail Association says mid-June thunderstorms damaged crops across Western Canada, dropping pea- to toonie-sized hail.
 
CCHA member companies are investigating more than 900 claims of crop damage from hailstorms that occurred June 13-20. The majority of the claims were filed in Alberta and Saskatchewan.

Farmers have been out evaluating crop damage to determine the impact, as some crops can recover depending on the damage and the stage of the crop.

Funeral For:  David H. Wiens 
Funeral Date: July 7, 2025 
David H. Wiens, 80, of Winnipeg formerly of Winkler and Carman, passed away Thursday, July 3rd at Winnipeg. He is survived by his loving wife Pat, bonus children Trish (Doug) with grandchildren Levi and Jayne (Nick); Sandra (Peter) with grandson Nathan; Junior (Linda) with grandchildren Hanna and Marcus; and daughters Angela and Terri. He also leaves his siblings John, Sarah (Penner), Mary (Dyck) and their families.

Funeral For:  Agatha Harms 
Funeral Date: July 7, 2025 
Agatha Harms, 92, of Winkler passed away Thursday, July 3rd at Salem Home. She is survived by 1 daughter. 
The funeral service for Agatha Harms will be held Monday, July 7th at 2pm at Chortitz Old Colony Church with burial at the church cemetery. 
Viewing will be at Wiebe Funeral Home, Winkler Sunday, July 6th from 1 to 7pm and at the church prior to the service. 
Donations may be made to Heart and Stroke Foundation. 
Arrangements by Wiebe Funeral Home, Winkler. 

The Winnipeg Blue Bombers came into the inaugural Stampede Bowl unbeaten and riding high in the saddle after being pegged — once again — as Canadian Football League contenders.

They are now exiting Cowtown after being thrown from their steed and then lassoed, hogtied and branded by the Calgary Stampeders in sloppy, mistake-filled 37-16 loss in front of 22,485 at McMahon Stadium, a result which drops them to 3-1 — ditto for the Stamps — and takes a whole pile of shine off what had been an impressive unbeaten start to the season.

With the grazing season underway there are some things producers can look at to help gauge the health of their rangelands. One indicator is the species composition; this includes which species and types of plants you are seeing as well as amount of each species. 3 terms that we often hear when talking about range health are decreaser, increaser, and invader which can be used to describe how plants respond to grazing pressure.

Severe thunderstorms rolled through parts of southwestern Manitoba Thursday night and early Friday morning, with Tornado Warnings issued for more than an hour for two locations.

The Old West will be on full display as thousands clad in tassels, boots and buckles march through city streets today to kick off the Calgary Stampede.

Country superstar Shania Twain will saddle up and lead the parade on horseback before performing Saturday at the Scotiabank Saddledome. The Stampede runs until July 13.

The “Man! I Feel Like a Woman” singer, who was raised in Timmins, Ont., last took the stage at the Stampede in 2014.

The 600 residents of Lynn Lake in northern Manitoba are being told to leave town for the second time this year due to wildfires.

Town officials say a fire is threatening Manitoba Hydro transmission lines and, if those lines are damaged, the community could be without power for a month.

The town is offering transportation for evacuees and a reception centre has been set up in Brandon, about 1,100 kilometres by road to the south.

“Every year we hear of people who are so touched by this story that they believe. So, we continue to be involved.” - Larry Cox, actor in the Manitoba Passion Play

The Manitoba Passion Play returns for its 25th season, offering audiences a moving retelling of the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ—staged in the heart of the Pembina Valley at the Oak Valley Outdoor Theatre near La Rivière.