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Millions of Americans are heading to the polls Tuesday as a chaotic presidential campaign reaches its peak in a deeply divided United States, where voters in only a handful of battleground states will choose the country’s path forward.

Vice-President Kamala Harris and former president Donald Trump have presented starkly different visions for America's future, but polling shows the two remain in a dead heat. 

Harvest is pretty much complete in the prairie provinces and we are entering the time of year when plans are starting for 2025. Over the next several months, many big events will be held from conferences to trade shows and more. Some of these events focus on woman and all they bring to the industry.

As the Manitoba Country Music Awards are just around the corner, those behind the scenes are grateful to see local artists take centre stage.

Miles Trach, president of the Manitoba Country Music Association, says they've been trying to give Manitoba artists this platform for over a decade. This eventually led to the inaugural Manitoba Country Music Awards in 2015.

"It started about 15 years ago when I joined the board," explains Trach. "We were very much trying to rebuild our country music community here in Manitoba."

You may have to be a little off to throw yourself intentionally into the path of five-and-a-half-ounce block of vulcanized rubber. But Mitchell Kathler and Ryan Velan have somehow found a love for it, playing one of the toughest positions in all of sports.

The goalie duo for the Portage Terriers have been key parts of the eight-game win streak the Dogs find themselves on, with great performances each game. Velan came to the team after an injury in training camp, and says he feels good about getting his team in a position to win each game.

Operation Christmas Child 2024 has been underway for about a month, with the local Sobeys handing out over 200 boxes, along with some distributed by Dollarama, the Portage Regional Library, Homestead Co-op, and Solomon's Home Garden Gift.

Carla Hemingway, Community Relations Coordinator for Operation Christmas Child, shares an update.

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is condemning violence that erupted Sunday when Indian consular officials visited a Hindu temple in Brampton, Ont., as police announced three people have been charged in the clash.

Visits by Indian officials to the temple in Brampton and another in Surrey, B.C., were met with protests from demonstrators seeking a separate Sikh nation called Khalistan.

While many of us don't pay a lot of attention to the amount of rain that falls, it wasn't too difficult to notice that October was a dry month in Portage la Prairie. In fact, rain only fell on three of the 31 days, and two of those times it was a small amount.

While it is not normally a month that sees a lot of precipitation, it is surprising to hear more rain fell on Sunday into Monday than what we had seen for all of October. Meteorologist Brian Picton with Environment Canada says it may seem odd, but that is in fact true, and it was more than triple.

Fresh off of yet another number one hit with "Miles On It", Kane Brown is bringing his High Road Tour to Winnipeg on Thursday March 27, 2025. Guess what, Country 93 wants to send you for free.

Listen to the morning show this week to put some miles on it for your chance to win. We'll give you a scenario and you can figure out the miles it would put on your vehicle - you'll have a chance to win. 

The chance to play will come between 7am and 9am starting Wednesday so make sure you are ready with the Wilf's Elie Ford talk n text line at 204-239-0931.

The Winnipeg Goldeyes announced Monday that right-handed starting pitcher Landen Bourassa has signed with the club for the 2025 American Association season. It will be the Lethbridge, Alberta native’s fifth season with the Goldeyes.
 
Bourassa made 20 starts in 2024, going 8-7 with a pair of complete games. He recorded a 4.01 earned run average in 119 innings.

This past Wednesday, October 30, saw a surge in fraud-related reports to the RCMP. We wrote of one instance last week, and more reports are coming in.

Portage and MacGregor Incidents

On that day. RCMP in Portage la Prairie received reports of two seniors being defrauded after they got phone calls from a man claiming to be a lawyer for their grandchild. The caller gave the victims their grandchild's name, told them the grandchild was in jail, and said they needed money for bail.