Portage

The 2025-26 MJHL regular season schedule is out, and the Portage Terriers will be wasting no time getting into rivalry mode.

The Dogs open the campaign on the road in Neepawa on Saturday, September 20, 2025, facing off against the Titans. The two teams will then head to Stride Place for Portage’s home opener the very next night, Sunday, September 21, with puck drop set for 6:30 p.m.

This year, the Manitoba Junior Hockey League will once again be organized into two divisions: the MGEU West and the MGEU East.

A quick flash and brief fire caused by a hydro line brought out the Austin Fire Department on Tuesday night in the Municipality of North Norfolk.

Firefighters responded to the incident around 7:45 p.m. on June 10, near the intersection of Road 60N and 72W.

After arriving on scene, crews spoke with the 911 caller who initially reported the incident.

“They saw a bright flash and the property had lost power, along with a brief fire,” notes the Austin Fire Department in a social media post.

Drivers in Portage la Prairie are being detoured this week due to construction on a busy residential road.

The City of Portage la Prairie has closed Gigot Avenue from 18th Street NW to 20th Street NW, with no access from 19th Street NW.

A 15-year-old boy is in hospital after a violent sword attack at Neelin High School in Brandon Tuesday afternoon.

Brandon police say they were called around 1:15 p.m. by a student reporting a male youth inside the school armed with a sword.

TUESDAY, JUNE 10TH

AAAA Varsity Boys Soccer
Portage Collegiate Trojans 8 St. James Jimmies 0 (Playoffs in Winnipeg)

Manitoba Junior Baseball League
St. Boniface 12 Altona 1

About 7,000 people in and around La Ronge, Sask., will be allowed to return home on Thursday after the lifting of a wildfire evacuation order, the director of the local emergency operation centre said Tuesday.

Lyle Hannan said residents of La Ronge, Air Ronge and the Lac La Ronge Indian Band can start going home on Thursday at 8 a.m.

Those deemed to work in essential services will be allowed to return sooner, he said.

Hannan said rain in the last few days helped crews contain the wildfire near the community.

Ottawa’s efforts to prepare the country for the impacts of climate change have stumbled out of the gate, Canada’s environment commissioner said Tuesday.

In a new report, Jerry DeMarco concluded the National Adaptation Strategy was not effectively designed, did not prioritize Canada’s climate change risks and only established one of its three components since its release in 2023.

The Manitoba government is expected to use more "revenue levers," similar to its recent income and property tax changes, as part of its plan to reduce the deficit, a credit-rating agency report says.

S&P Global Ratings has affirmed the Manitoba government's existing short-term and long-term credit ratings and says the outlook for the province is stable, based in part on expected revenue changes and spending control.

The Independent Investigation Unit of Manitoba (IIU) has completed its review into the death of a woman following an arrest by RCMP in the community of Vogar earlier this year.

After examining all circumstances, the agency confirms no charges will be laid.

Incident begins with 911 hang-up

The investigation stems from an incident on January 15.

Ramsay Fehr, a firefighter with the Treherne Fire Department, recently returned from a five-day deployment to Flin Flon, where he helped combat wildfires threatening the northern Manitoba community.

Fehr notes they were called up on June 1st, before returning on June 5th.

“We ended up leaving 6:00 AM Sunday morning, and we got back on Thursday evening, so we spent about 5 days away,” noted Fehr.