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TUESDAY, AUGUST 26TH

American Association of Baseball
Winnipeg Goldeyes 7 Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks 3

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WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 27TH

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Lead poisoning impacts cattle in Saskatchewan every year, potentially killing multiple animals in a herd. Not only is there the concern associated with losing cattle, but there is also potential for lead to enter the food chain – because of this, testing is required in lead poisoning cases to protect public health.

Researchers say pediatricians, family doctors and parents need to learn more about what kind of performance-enhancing substances kids are using when they work out or play sports.

Seventeen per cent of more than 800 Canadian pediatric specialists surveyed say they saw adolescents who needed medical attention due to dietary supplements or performance drugs over the previous year.

The majority of cases were boys and more than half of them were between 13 and 15 years old.

Almost a third of the patients were even younger — between 10 and 12 years old.

Manitoba Agriculture's weekly crop report shows the provincial harvest is now complete at 4 per cent complete.

Workers dangle from ropes as they brush the last bit of white paint on the trim of the Okhmatdyt children’s cardiac hospital in Kyiv.

Below them, a damaged children's stroller and construction supplies sit atop a tree-covered garbage heap. Windows of some surrounding buildings are still boarded up with plywood.

One year after a devastating rocket attack on Ukraine's largest children's hospital that killed four and injured a dozen, the century-old facility is getting ready to reopen — with help from the Canadian Red Cross.

A beloved program designed to help young children understand their big feelings is making a triumphant return to the Portage la Prairie Family Resource Centre this fall.

The "Mindful Munchkins" program is back after a three-year hiatus, ready to equip a new generation of kids and their parents with emotional tools through fun, interactive lessons and the help of some familiar puppet friends.

The program last ran in December 2022, and its absence was simply a matter of shifting focus within the centre.

“You’re running on an actual airfield, with aircraft just steps away- that’s not something you see every day.” 

Southport RUNway, happening Saturday, September 13th, is a 5km or 10km run or walk through the Southport community, with a unique airside experience that offers participants an up-close view of various aircraft in and around Southport CYPG. And for the first time, they’re introducing the one-kilometer Kids Run, offering a shorter, supervised route for young runners.  

Most drivers in Portage la Prairie have noticed a sharp increase at the pumps, with prices now sitting at 142.9 cents per litre at most stations; about 10 cents higher than just a few days ago.

According to GasBuddy petroleum analyst Matt McClain, the sudden jump can be traced back to an unexpected problem south of the border.

Portage la Prairie has been heavily affected by wildfire smoke this summer, with haze and poor air quality contributing to the thoughts in many residents' minds, wondering if the season has already turned toward fall. But meteorologist Crawford Luke says the numbers show the region is still running close to, or even warmer than, normal.

The family of a Norwegian hiker whose body was recovered over the weekend from the shores of the Hayes River in northern Manitoba says an autopsy shows the man drowned.

Steffen Skjottelvik, 29, was on a cross-continental journey of the Canadian wilderness when he set out on foot with his two dogs from Fort Severn, Ont., to York Factory, Man., last month. 

He was expected to arrive in York Factory on Aug. 15 but never made it. 

Police had said Skjottelvik may have tried to cross the swift-moving Hayes River and got swept up.