Portage

MONDAY, JULY 14TH

Santa Clara Baseball League
Playoffs - Best of 3
Game 2
Carberry 10 Minnedosa 6 (8 innings)
(Series tied 1-1)

Playoffs - Best of 3
Game 1
Neepawa 12 Austin 8
(Neepawa leads 1-0)

TUESDAY, JULY 15TH

Prime Minister Mark Carney is scheduled to convene the Incident Response Group in Ottawa today to discuss the ongoing wildfire situation across the country.

Carney also convened the group of ministers and senior officials a little over a month ago in response to an earlier wave of wildfires, which peaked in May and June, then receded, and have now flared up again.

More than 6,000 people are currently out of their homes in Manitoba, and the communities of Lynn Lake and Snow Lake ordered residents to flee for the second time in just weeks.

As we enter the heart of July and the back half of the 2025 growing season, producers are looking to protect their crops to help ensure they don’t lose any yield come harvest time. That’s especially the case for canola, as plants start heading towards full bloom and will start forming pods and seeds.  

As wildfire smoke continues to blanket parts of southern Manitoba, health experts are urging residents to take extra steps to protect their lungs and overall well-being.

Juliette Mucha, President and CEO of the Manitoba Lung Association, says the situation has persisted for over a week.

“The winds are bringing it in, smoke can travel hundreds of kilometres,” she says. “We’ve had Air Quality Health Index days of 10-plus, which is very serious.”

Mucha adds that the health impacts can start small but become more serious with prolonged exposure.

As Parliament remains on summer recess, Portage–Lisgar MP Branden Leslie is reflecting on what he calls a productive first half of 2025 and preparing for a pivotal fall session in Ottawa.

After being re-elected with nearly 70 per cent of the local vote, Leslie says he’s remained deeply engaged with residents across the riding—especially during the five-month prorogation earlier this year, which he describes as frustrating but also an opportunity.

Excitement took flight at Fort la Reine Museum this week as the Prairie Wildlife Rehabilitation Centre (PWRC) hosted a captivating event showcasing Manitoba’s prairie raptors.

Families gathered to learn about birds of prey, meet live owl ambassadors, and discover the vital rescue work done by the PWRC, blending education with hands-on wonder.

The Conservatives want Prime Minister Mark Carney to sell all the assets in his blind trust to avoid any possible conflicts of interest.

Carney set up the blind trust after he was sworn in as prime minister in March and the details of how it works were made public on Friday.

They show that the prime minister has set up screens to avoid potential conflicts related to his previous interests in Brookfield Asset Management, Brookfield Corporation and Stripe Inc.

But Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre believes that's not enough.

On Sunday, July 6th Manitoba said farewell to one of our province's true leaders in the ag industry.  Founder, President and CEO of Mazergroup, Bob Mazer, passed away quietly surrounded by his family after what seems an all-too short battle with cancer. 

April 8th, 1978 – July 11th, 2025

Our family is deeply saddened to announce that Darren Kowerchuk passed away on July 11th, 2025, at the Health Sciences Centre, Winnipeg, MB, at the age of 47 after his lengthy battle with Diabetes.

Darren was born April 8th, 1978, in Portage la Prairie, MB, and was the beloved son of Ernie Kowerchuk and the late Sandra Moffat.

Drivers along Crescent Road West in Portage la Prairie face ongoing disruptions as the city ramps up reconstruction work on a key stretch between 4th Street SW and 12th Street SW.

The eastbound lane of Crescent Road West from 4th Street SW to 12th Street SW closes effective immediately as of Monday, July 14, 2025, allowing crews to begin underground work and drainage updates.

Starting Monday, July 21 at 8 a.m., both lanes in this section will be fully closed for major road reconstruction, expected to last until the end of the day Tuesday, September 2.