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The Manitoba government is warning Manitobans about fraudulent text messages involving provincial fine payments and tax credits, which are part of a phishing scam.

From Friday, August 1, 2025 to Saturday, November 15, 2025 crop residue burning is NOT AUTHORIZED, except by permit, in the municipalities of Rosser, Headingley, St. François Xavier, Cartier, Macdonald, Ritchot, Taché, Springfield, East St. Paul and West St. Paul.

For Friday, September 5, 2025 through Sunday, September 7, 2025 crop residue burning is NOT AUTHORIZED except by permit in all municipalities and zones in Manitoba due to poor ventilation conditions.

Manitoba West District CREST arrest male unlawfully at large

On September 2, 2025, RCMP officers with the Manitoba West District Crime Reduction Enforcement Support Team (CREST) attended the RM of Yellowhead to locate a 42-year-old male who was unlawfully at large in the area.

Scott Purdy, from Shoal Lake, had outstanding charges and warrants out of both Alberta and Saskatchewan. He was wanted for:

Terry Fox Run Fundraising – Who Benefits?

Media Release - September 5, 2025

The 45th annual Terry Fox Run takes place in less than ten days. On Sunday, September 14, thousands of participants will walk, run, roll, or ride at a local Terry Fox Run to show their support for Terry Fox and his message of hope.

The Canadian economy lost jobs for the second month in a row as the unemployment rate climbed to its highest level since May 2016, excluding the pandemic period.

Statistics Canada said Friday the unemployment rate ticked up to 7.1 per cent in August, its highest level since August 2021, as the economy lost 66,000 jobs for the month.

The report follows the July labour force survey that showed a loss of 41,000 jobs and an unemployment rate of 6.9 per cent.

The first widespread rainfall in several weeks dropped a welcome swath of precipitation across Southern Manitoba on Thursday.

Chris Leckie, fire chief in the Rural Municipality of North Norfolk, says firefighters recently took part in an emergency exercise involving anhydrous ammonia, a hazardous farm fertilizer widely used in the region. The scenario was organized with Portage Agri Sales and Agrium, both of which wanted to ensure crews were ready for a potential incident.

“Portage Agri Sales wanted to do an exercise with anhydrous ammonia, so they asked us if we could be involved,” notes Leckie. “We are the closest response unit for this area, and they would like us to be part of it.”

A late-summer storm left its mark across Manitoba on August 20, with hail falling in nearly every area covered by Manitoba Agricultural Services Corporation offices.

“It was a very active day from a weather perspective right across Manitoba. We got 10 offices scattered across Manitoba and we recorded some hail activity in almost all of them,” notes David van Deynze, chief product officer with MASC.

Another Tiger Hills Hockey League season is quickly approaching, and Mark Agnew of the Hartney Blues can't wait to get back onto the ice.

Excitement level high

U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi said Thursday human smuggling across the border with Canada is getting worse — and that traffickers are looking north following the Trump administration's crackdown at the border with Mexico.

"The northern border, it always has been, but it's gotten much worse, much more prevalent because … it's a multibillion-dollar business, the smuggling of drugs, guns and humans," Bondi said during a news conference in Tampa, Fla.