Portage

A 28-year-old man is recovering in stable condition after a serious altercation in Sandy Bay First Nation on Monday evening.

Just after 7 p.m. on August 4, emergency services were called to a home in the community where a man was reported to have been stabbed.

Manitoba First Nations Police Service officers were the first to arrive and provided initial first aid. Paramedics and STARS air ambulance then transported the man to Winnipeg’s Health Sciences Centre.

Celebration of Life for Orest and Marlene Kowall

The Portage Padres are closing in on their second consecutive Santa Clara Baseball League championship after a strong 9-3 win over Plumas in Game 2 Tuesday night.

Pitcher Rory Manns kept the Pirates at bay, going deep into the seventh inning, before Riley Borody came on to close out the final two outs. On offence, Tanner Jago and Tanner Boyle went back-to-back with home runs in the sixth inning to put the game out of reach.

TUESDAY, AUGUST 5TH

Santa Clara Baseball League
Finals - Best of 5
Game 2
Portage 9 Plumas 3
Portage leads 2-0

American Association Baseball
Sioux Falls Canaries 5 Winnipeg Goldeyes 4

MLB
Toronto 10 Colorado 4

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 6TH

The federal government is setting up a safety net of loans, product-development grants and market diversification plans for Canada’s softwood lumber industry in an effort to shield it from the worst of American duties and fees.

Prime Minister Mark Carney announced the plan Tuesday, promising $700 million in loan guarantees to address what he called "immediate pressures" and $500 million for long-term supports to help companies diversify export markets and develop their products. 

Carney also promised that future projects will "prioritize" Canadian lumber. 

Some residents of Southern Manitoba have been noticing different trends this summer when it comes to insects. And the question has been asked whether our smoky conditions have played a role.

John Gavloski is an Entomologist with Manitoba Agriculture. He says studies have been done with biting flies and smoke. However, he cautions that the tricky part is that the impact of the smoke is very dependent on the intensity and the duration. 

"So, trying to make implications to what is happening in Southern Manitoba with the Northern Manitoba wildfires is very tricky," he says. 

It was when he received a handwritten thank-you note that Brodie Carmichael realized the impact his business was making.

“It hadn’t been a very big job, but the note showed how much it meant to the customer that we repaired her roof,” he says. “I still have it. It reminded me of why I do what I do, which is to help people feel safe in their homes.”

Portage la Prairie officially launched its new automated garbage collection system on August 1, marking a big change for the city’s waste pickup.

Nearly 4,700 black, 360-litre carts were delivered across the community in the days leading up to the rollout, which replaces manual garbage pickup with trucks using mechanical arms to lift standardized carts.

The goal of the new system is to improve worker safety, reduce litter, and streamline collection operations.

Marie C. Duclos (nee Verrier)

1931 – 2025

It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Marie on July 30th, 2025 at the age of 94 at Douglas Campbell Lodge.

The Austin Threshermen's Reunion and Stampede saw thousands of people join them in their celebratory weekend showcasing what pioneer life was like over a hundred years ago on the Prairies in Manitoba, through demonstrations, displays and tours at this year's Manitoba Threshermen's Reunion & Stampede.

It was the 69th year for this 4-day event that started in the 1940s when concern was raised about the slow disappearance of farming equipment and machinery used in the earliest years of pioneering.