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Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre on Wednesday accused the federal Liberals of allowing temporary foreign workers to take jobs away from young Canadians while youth unemployment is high.

"As our young people have a quarter-century high in their unemployment, Mark Carney this year is expected to bring in a record number of temporary foreign workers to take the jobs of Canadian youth," Poilievre said. 

Statistics Canada data shows unemployment for youth, aged 15 to 24, hit 14.6 per cent in July. This is the highest it's been since 2010, outside of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Most drivers in across Manitoba have noticed a sharp increase at the pumps, with prices now sitting at 142.9 cents per litre at most stations; about 10 cents higher than just a few days ago.

According to GasBuddy petroleum analyst Matt McClain, the sudden jump can be traced back to an unexpected problem south of the border.

Canada changed its BSE surveillance after lower global incidence of ‘mad cow disease’ led to international standards shift

Canada’s agency for food safety is encouraged with cattle industry response to a new, more farmer-friendly approach to BSE surveillance.

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency’s (CFIA) updated national bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) surveillance program — put in place earlier this year to meet new international standards — has received 152 samples of risk material as of Aug. 11, it recently said.

Massive storm in southeastern Alberta causes significant damage to crops and reported deaths of livestock

The numbers are still coming in for the cost of the damage caused by a huge hail storm that hit various areas of Alberta Aug. 20.

The storm ripped its way through vast swaths of land from Cayley, Milo and Brooks to the Saskatchewan border, as well as Camrose to the Viking, Edberg, Sedgewick, and Hughenden areas.

Manitoba Agriculture released its latest weekly crop report on Tuesday, offering a snapshot of harvest progress and crop conditions across the province. Cereal crop specialist Anne Kirk, who is compiling the reports this month, says harvest operations are moving forward despite recent weather challenges.

Funeral For:  John Wall 
Funeral Date: August 31, 2025 
John Wall, 81, of Winkler passed away Sunday, August 24th at Salem Home. He is survived by 2 daughters and 2 sons. He was predeceased by his wife Helen. 
The funeral service for John Wall will be held Sunday, August 31st from 2pm at Winkler Sommerfeld Mennonite Church with burial at Westridge Memorial Gardens. 
Viewing will be at Wiebe Funeral Home, Winkler Saturday, August 30th from 1 to 5pm and at the church prior to the service. 
Donations may be made to Salem Foundation Incorporated. 

Nearly All Manitoba Parents Report Unsafe Driving in School Zones, CAA Study Finds

With the new school year days away, CAA Manitoba (CAA MB) is releasing new findings on school zone safety. A recent survey found that nearly all (90 per cent) Manitoba parents and guardians have reported unsafe driving behaviours in their school zone. As a result, most parents (62 per cent) consider their child’s school zone very unsafe.

Lead poisoning impacts cattle in Saskatchewan every year, potentially killing multiple animals in a herd. Not only is there the concern associated with losing cattle, but there is also potential for lead to enter the food chain – because of this, testing is required in lead poisoning cases to protect public health.

Researchers say pediatricians, family doctors and parents need to learn more about what kind of performance-enhancing substances kids are using when they work out or play sports.

Seventeen per cent of more than 800 Canadian pediatric specialists surveyed say they saw adolescents who needed medical attention due to dietary supplements or performance drugs over the previous year.

The majority of cases were boys and more than half of them were between 13 and 15 years old.

Almost a third of the patients were even younger — between 10 and 12 years old.

Manitoba Agriculture's weekly crop report shows the provincial harvest is now complete at 4 per cent complete.