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During the Royal Canadian Legion Branch 65's annual general meeting last week in Portage la Prairie, Wendell Keeler was honoured for 50 years of service as a Legion member.

Keeler shared what earned him the recognition.

"I got my 50-year pin for being a member of the Legion and I started out in 1975. My dad got me to sign up for the Legion. It feels great. It's something that you don't know if you're ever going to have the chance to accomplish or not."

The search for six-year-old Johnson Redhead has come to a heartbreaking end.

"It is with great sadness that we share the following information on the search for Johnson Redhead," the Manitoba RCMP said in a news release late Sunday evening. RCMP say that the young boy's body was found at around 7:45 p.m. in a marshy area, approximately 3.5 kilometres from the school where he was last seen.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says that at a time when the world faces increasing instability, leaders have a choice: bury their heads in the sand or put their differences aside for the sake of future generations.

"We can recognize that, collectively, we have a responsibility to set our differences aside, to confront the serious global challenges, and to deliver on a pact for the future," Trudeau said at the Summit of the Future in New York on Sunday. 

A 6-year-old girl who had been missing from her community in north-central British Columbia since Thursday has been found safe. 

Resources from across the province were enlisted in the search to find the child who lives in a small community not far from Burns Lake.

The girl, who is on the autism spectrum and non-verbal, was found on Sunday night around 6 p.m.

A video posted to Facebook show a woman appearing to embrace the child, who was covered in several layers of clothing and blankets

With the shortage of workers for Early Childhood Education (ECE), training programs are getting underway to help those interested in the field begin their careers.

Sydney Dubetz-Zacharias, the Executive Director of Wee World Daycare, says that she believes the work 

With recent rains in the area, many farmers have experienced a delay in harvest activity. 

The latest crop report shows precipitation for the past week ranged from 0 mm to 24.2 mm, with most of the rain reported in the Central and Southwest regions. The most precipitation 24.2 mm was reported at Windygates.

Manitoba Agriculture reports the provincial harvest is now 55 per cent complete with the Central Region leading the way at 68 per cent.

Sunday, September 22nd

No one ever wants to say goodbye to something they love or admit that a good run is over.

Well, I hate to bring it up, but summer 2024 officially ended on Sunday as the Autumn Equinox in the Northern Hemisphere officially took place on September 22.

While summer will be missed, the show goes on, and Climatologist with Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) David Phillips caught up with PortageOnline to discuss what the fall will hold for Portage la Prairie.

Another tight game went down between the Portage Terriers and Neepawa Titans in the second game of a season-opening home-and-home series. This time it was Portage coming out on top 3-2 in a shootout.

The Titans scored the game's opening goal in the dying seconds of a powerplay, as Caden Hegarty found some room in the slot and put a shot past Mitchell Kathler to make it 1-0 Neepawa.

After 20 years and on its 14th build, Habitat for Humanity in Portage la Prairie has continued to provide homes for those who may otherwise have been unable to become homeowners. Their motto is it's a hand-up; not a hand-out.

Betty-Jean Checkley, steering committee secretary, explains the organization has had many exciting experiences over the years. She notes it has been a lot of hard work, but they are thankful to have a stable building manager.