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Yellowhead RCMP make arrest after armed robbery

On August 3, 2025, at approximately 10:05 pm, Wasagaming RCMP received a report of an armed robbery at a business on Main Street in Strathclair.

Officers responded immediately and when they arrived on scene, were advised by an employee that a male entered the business, demanded money and threatened them with bear spray.

The suspect then fled on foot with cash and alcohol. The employee was not physically injured during the incident.

Funeral For:  Dorothy LePage nee Pasoluko
Funeral Date: August 18, 2025 
Dorothy LePage nee Pasoluko, 91, of Morden passed away Saturday, August 9th at Notre Dame Hospital. She is survived by 3 sons. She was predeceased by her husband Maurice. 
The Mass of Resurrection for Dorothy LePage nee Pasoluko will be held Monday, August 18th at 2pm at St. John the Evangelist Roman Catholic Church, Morden with burial at Hillside Cemetery. 
Viewing will be at the church one hour prior to the service. 

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With harvest just getting underway across the Prairies, farmers are being reminded to think about safety when working with grain. The Canadian Agricultural Safety Association (CASA) is urging farmers to prioritize safety around grain handling with the launch of its fifth annual Be Grain Safe Week.

When Brandon cyclist, Grant Hamilton, learned he would be cycling the same couse as the infamous Tour de France just under a year ago he set a strict regime of training in motion to prepare for the most grueling ride he'd ever experience. Hamilton was one of 25 amateur cyclists to be selected for the 2025 Tour 21, the only charity ride officially affiliated with the Tour de France.  The goal was to raise £1,000,000 ($1,753,949 Cdn) for Leukemia research. 

Since the start of the Ag Days Gives Back incentive in 2013, the program has committed close to half a million dollars to building the Ag community across the province and southeastern Saskatchewan.  $536,377.50 has been granted out to over 45 communities through this program which stems from the 50/50 ticket sales at the Manitoba Ag Days event that takes place every January at the Keystone Centre, Brandon.

Westman Wildcats coach Karissa Kirkup, was named the BFL Women in Coaching Award, the national competitive winner, and on top of that, she's looking forward to tryouts and camp, which is right around the corner.

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Air Canada flight attendants are expected to picket at airports in four major Canadian cities on Monday in what their union is calling a national day of action.

The Canadian Union of Public Employees says demonstrations are expected to take place at Montreal’s Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport, Toronto Pearson International Airport, Vancouver International Airport and Calgary International Airport, all at 1 p.m. ET. 

Heartland Livestock Services announced the closure July 25; the Brandon auction mart has been a historic standby for Manitoba beef producers selling their cattle

Manitoba’s livestock producers have one less place to sell their animals.

Heartland Livestock Services announced July 25 that they are closing their Brandon location.

Prime Minister Mark Carney's popularity may be cooling off in the summer but remains broadly positive, a new poll from Abacus Data suggests.

The Carney-led Liberal government's approval rating dipped to 50 per cent in the firm's latest polling, down two percentage points compared to mid-July and the lowest level since March.

With 48 per cent viewing Carney favourably and 19 per cent disapproving, the prime minister maintains a positive net approval. That figure is a couple percentage points lower than in Abacus's previous poll.