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A major foreign-policy summit is underway in Quebec today, with the Liberals welcoming foreign ministers from the U.S., Europe and Japan.

The Group of Seven ministerial meeting is taking place in the Charlevoix region, just as Canada seeks support against damaging American tariffs.

The leaders are set to discuss the functioning of the G7 today, as well as geopolitical challenges ranging from Haiti to Sudan.

Ukraine is expected to loom large over the meetings, with Kyiv saying it would be willing to accept a ceasefire if Russia agrees to certain conditions.

Westman Youth for Christ is calling out to all artists across the province to join them at their 3rd Annual Art Exhibition and Sale coming up in mid-May.

The annual show is held each spring at the Firehall Event Venue in downtown Brandon, to raise funds for the Westman YFC Journeys Arts Program.

"Money raised will go towards our Creative Journey programming"

The numbers are in for Samaritans Purse's Operation Christmas Child Campaign that takes place every November.

Globally, last year a total of 11,927,439 shoe boxes were collected and distributed to war-torn and poverty-stricken countries around the world. That means close to 12 million children and youth received a shoe box filled with school supplies, hygiene supplies, clothing and simple footwear, toys and special additions that make each box truly unique.

The recent decision by the US administration to impose tariffs on Canadian and Mexican agri-food imports has raised concerns across North America.

Michael Harvey, Executive Director of the Canadian Agri-Food Trade Alliance (CAFTA), says the tariffs will negatively affect consumers and businesses in all three countries. 

The proceeds from the upcoming Assiniboine College Foundation Legacy Gala Dinner on March 20 will fund several $2,500 financial awards for students entering the new Mechatronics Engineering Technology (Robotics and Automation) this fall. Applications for these awards are now open HERE!

The Bank of Canada lowered its benchmark interest rate by a quarter point on Wednesday as the tariff battle with the United States starts to weigh on the Canadian economy.

The policy rate stands at 2.75 per cent after the central bank’s seventh consecutive rate cut.

The move was widely expected by economists.

Bank of Canada governor Tiff Macklem said in prepared remarks Wednesday that signs of stability in inflation and momentum in the Canadian economy driven by previous rate cuts are at risk amid the trade war with the U.S.

A significant moment took place Monday at the Manitoba Legislative Assembly, as a petition calling for bail reform gained momentum following a tragic incident in Portage la Prairie. The tragedy involved a resident whose life was taken by an individual who had been released on bail multiple times—five or six times, according to reports.

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With the spring season nearly underway in the southeast, there's a bit of green likely to pop up soon, though some of that will present a big issue for farms. Absinthe Wormwood is one of the big problems prairie farmers will be facing with the upcoming season, both for livestock and haying operations.

Range Management Extension Specialist with the Saskatchewan Ministry of Agriculture, Luke Jorgenson, explains some of the characteristics of the weed.

The Manitoba government put forward a bill Tuesday aimed at cracking down on election disinformation. It proposes several provisions against deliberate attempts to undermine confidence in elections and the use of altered images of candidates and election officials.

"This is keeping up with the times. It's enhancing some of the legislation that we have," Justice Minister Matt Wiebe said.