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Last week, members of the Canadian Foodgrains Bank travelled to South Sudan to learn more about the world's worst humanitarian crisis unfolding in Sudan. 

Canadian Foodgrains Bank Executive Director Andy Harrington and Winnipeg Senior Humanitarian Manager Stefan Epp-Koop saw firsthand the devastation of the results of war, famine and facility closures due to funding cutbacks.

Every Wednesday over the past months of winter the International Peace Garden has been hosting Free Seniors Weekends where folks can come and enjoy the beautiful cacti and succulent collection in the Conservatory for free.

But it's not just a casual walk through the blooms of these exotic plants that have brought smiles to the faces of their visitors. The Peace Garden has also been offering programming every other Wednesday to share information about the collection and enjoy some together time with crafts and snacks.

No other community in Manitoba celebrates Saint Patrick's Day like Killarney does!

Teachers in the early years classrooms used to have a leprechaun trap contest with their students, set up much like a Science Fair, to try and catch those mischievous leprechauns that were determined to mess up their classrooms each and every year - that is until the teachers themselves realized the massive mess was up to them to clean up at the end of day!

With Canada now fighting a tariff war on two fronts, Manitoba's Premier says his government is responding in several ways, with details to be outlined in the 2025 budget being released Thursday. 

Not only is America's global steel and aluminum tariffs impacting the province, explained Wab Kinew, but so is China's 100 per cent tariffs on Canadian agriculture products including canola, peas and pork. 

China’s Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) has announced the outcome of its anti-discrimination investigation initiated against Canada in September 2024 as a result of the federal government’s tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles, steel and aluminum. 

China’s State Council Tariff Commission will impose a 100 per cent tariff rate on Canadian canola oil and canola meal along with several other Canadian agricultural commodities as of March 20, 2025.

To acknowledge DUC’s critical role in conservation, the provincial government recognizes every March 17 as Ducks Unlimited Canada Day. Bill 244 was proclaimed in 2023, celebrating DUC for “conserving, restoring and managing wetlands and grasslands for the benefit of waterfowl and other wildlife and its connection with Manitoba.”

Ducks Unlimited Canada celebrated March 17th as DUC DAY!

A Colorado Low that was expected to bring significant precipitation to southern Manitoba early this weekend ended up shifting further east, leaving the region mostly dry. But keep the shovel handy.

Southern Manitoba avoids Colorado Low

The season has come to an abrupt end for the Virden Oil Capitals, despite a strong push to close out the regular season, an overtime loss on Saturday night combined with the win by the team they were chasing, signals the end.

It was a gutsy effort by the club and that effort kept them in this must win game right up to the end.

After a scoreless first period, the Titans struck twice to take a 2-0 lead toward the end of the second.

A Canadian woman detained for nearly two weeks by immigration officials in the United States is back on home soil, her mother confirmed.

Alexis Eagles said her daughter, Jasmine Mooney, landed at the Vancouver International Airport at around midnight Saturday and returned to her home in the city.

Eagles said she was at the airport to greet her 35-year-old daughter, along with friends of the businesswoman and former actress.

"Oh, it's been a wonderful two weeks! We had great adjudicators who inspired and encouraged and even entertained. We had good crowds and a lot of really wonderful performances in both vocal and piano, so we're quite excited to showcase the winners on March 23rd," shares Tenley Dyck, Professional Advisor for the Boissevain Festival of the Arts.

The festival featured piano performances this past week, and individual vocal, trios and choirs the week before.  Dyck says they exceeded all expectations with having well over 300 participants throughout the two weeks of performances.