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Portage la Prairie’s Kinley Cleaver is trading local courts for the national stage.

The 12-year-old Grade 7 student jets off to Langley, BC, this July 25-28, representing Winnipeg’s Attack Academy Basketball at the highly anticipated national championships. Kinley, balancing basketball with fastball, confirms hoops hold her heart as she prepares for her biggest competition yet.

"I'm definitely feeling nervous," Kinley admits candidly about the upcoming nationals. "But I'll have my team and my coaches there to support everybody, and I hope we do good."

Steinbach City Council will be spending part of the summer reviewing a growing number of grant requests from local organizations. Many groups are citing rising costs and are appealing to the city for additional funding to continue their programs and services.

However, Deputy Mayor Michael Zwaagstra says Council must weigh each request carefully, especially as the city itself faces higher operating and infrastructure costs.

This year, 90 delegates from diverse backgrounds and ages have been selected from across the country for Miss Universe Canada.  

Jada Budz from Morden is one of them. 

The beauty pageant, an annual event, is Canada’s official representative in the Miss Universe competition, considered one of the world's foremost pageants. 

Frontier Days 2025 has ended with a blazing fireworks display.

The 87th edition saw a barage of fireworks from the grandstands, ending the festivities for the year.

The Swift Current Ag & Ex will have totals and results available at a later date. 

With a string of sunny days in the forecast and a full slate of community celebrations planned, Airdrie’s Canada Day is shaping up to be ideal for residents and visitors alike.

Environment Canada lifted a thunderstorm watch that had been in place for parts of southern Alberta Saturday afternoon, clearing the skies and easing concerns about weekend weather disruptions.

Now, the forecast shows uninterrupted sunshine through July 1, just in time for Airdrie’s largest annual celebration.

With files from Sun West School Division

On June 5, 2025, about 30 high school students from across the Sun West School Division got a firsthand look at career opportunities in agriculture beyond the traditional farm with Think Ag 2025, a dynamic event hosted by Sun West in partnership with the Regina District Industry and Education Council.

The day-long event, held at the Sun West Learning Centre in Rosetown, brought together students from 12 schools including Kindersley Composite, Outlook High, Rosetown Central High, and Biggar Central School 2000.

Environment Canada has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Watch for parts of southeastern Manitoba, including the Rural Municipality of Hanover, Steinbach, Niverville, and Grunthal. The alert was issued Saturday afternoon and remains in effect as unstable weather conditions continue across the region.

A humid and unstable air mass over the Interlake, Red River Valley and eastern Manitoba is creating conditions favourable for the development of severe thunderstorms this afternoon and evening.

Shovels dig, volunteers cheer, and the sounds of construction blend with laughter as the Peony Farm community, backed by the RM of Portage la Prairie, builds a vibrant new playground and recreation hub this week.

Driven by a shared vision for safer, modern amenities, the project replaces outdated equipment and adds exciting multi-seasonal features for all ages, fueled by remarkable local support and volunteer sweat.

Environment Canada has lifted a series of severe thunderstorm watches that were in place for Airdrie, Crossfield and several parts of southern Alberta Saturday.

The weather agency had warned that thunderstorms forming along the eastern slopes of the Rockies could track southeast through the evening, with the potential to bring damaging winds, torrential rainfall and hail up to the size of a loonie.

“The risk of severe thunderstorms will diminish this evening,” Environment Canada said in a 2:24 p.m. update.

RCMP arrested a man as part of a check to ensure he was following court-ordered release order conditions at a residence in Oxbow earlier this week.

On June 25, Carnduff RCMP conducted a check of a male’s residence, as was permitted as part of his conditions.

During the search, officers located and seized approximately 26 grams of methamphetamine, 22 pharmaceutical-style pills, about 10 grams of a white powder sent for further testing, and trafficking paraphernalia.

RCMP arrested 61-year-old Timothy Irwin at the residence, charging him with: