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THURSDAY, AUGUST 28TH

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Canada-U.S. Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc said he left Washington Wednesday with a sense that progress was made after a meeting with U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick.

"It was constructive in the sense it was an exchange of views that I think helped both us and the Americans understand the work we need to do to get, we hope, to an agreement," LeBlanc said in an interview with The Canadian Press after arriving in Montreal.

Manitoba's ethics commissioner has cleared Premier Wab Kinew of any wrongdoing after he accepted and paid for private travel with Winnipeg's professional football team to go to two Grey Cup games.

The Winnipeg Blue Bombers invited Kinew on a private charter to the 2023 Grey Cup game in Hamilton and the following year to the football finals in Vancouver. The Bombers were playing both years.

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre on Wednesday accused the federal Liberals of allowing temporary foreign workers to take jobs away from young Canadians while youth unemployment is high.

"As our young people have a quarter-century high in their unemployment, Mark Carney this year is expected to bring in a record number of temporary foreign workers to take the jobs of Canadian youth," Poilievre said. 

Statistics Canada data shows unemployment for youth, aged 15 to 24, hit 14.6 per cent in July. This is the highest it's been since 2010, outside of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Rotary Club of Portage la Prairie is addressing natural growth at its cherished Duck Pond in Island Park, clarifying recent resident inquiries and outlining its ongoing maintenance commitment for the community landmark.

Recent visible green growth on the water’s surface had sparked some confusion, but Rotary Duck Pond Committee Chair Preston Meier explains it is a natural plant, not algae.

For the Indigenous-led paranormal investigation team SNIPE (Six Nations Investigating Paranormal Encounters), exploring the unknown isn’t just about scares, but also connection. To their culture. To their community. And to the spirit world.

This week, the team rolled into Fort la Reine Museum in Portage la Prairie, armed with cameras, audio recorders, and generations of lived spiritual awareness. This marked their 12th investigation in Manitoba, and just one stop along the way in filming Season 5 of their hit series, Ghost Hunters of the Grand River.

The Portage la Prairie Youth Hub, operated under the umbrella of the Portage Community Revitalization Corporation, is marking a milestone year with record participation and expanded programming.

Program coordinator Shaye Lernowicz says this summer was the busiest yet, with theatre activities, swimming at Splash Island, and other engaging sessions bringing in more young people than ever.

Crescent Lake is showing signs of recovery after a summer of low water levels and weed overgrowth, city officials say.

Recent rainfall combined with a trial weed-harvesting program has helped restore the lake’s appearance and ecological balance.

Chance 2 Camp, a program of the Child and Family Services of Central Manitoba Foundation, is getting a boost thanks to Portage MCC.  

Sarah Martins, the foundation’s community support coordinator, says the fundraiser is crucial in helping more children experience camp.  

Canada changed its BSE surveillance after lower global incidence of ‘mad cow disease’ led to international standards shift

Canada’s agency for food safety is encouraged with cattle industry response to a new, more farmer-friendly approach to BSE surveillance.

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency’s (CFIA) updated national bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) surveillance program — put in place earlier this year to meet new international standards — has received 152 samples of risk material as of Aug. 11, it recently said.