1+ week, 2+ hour ago   (611+ words) Municipal leaders across Western Canada are raising concerns about how tariffs and counter-tariffs could add new financial pressure to communities already dealing with rising infrastructure and construction costs. Association of Manitoba Municipalities President Kathy Valentino joined municipal association representatives from…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (417+ words) Canadians receiving several federal benefits can expect payments throughout September, including the Canada Child Benefit, Canada Disability Benefit, Canada Pension Plan and Old Age Security. There is also a new supplemental payment for eligible Canada Disability Benefit recipients taking effect…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (702+ words) The Portage la Prairie Salvation Army is asking the community to help restock its food bank after recording its busiest Wednesday morning to date. Aux. Lt. Justina Hammill says 126 families visited the food bank for one morning two weeks ago....

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (550+ words) With combines rolling through fields across the region, harvest season is in full swing, and for the Peters family at J P Farm, a Harvest Lunch delivery on September 1 offered a welcome break during the busy season. Located southwest of…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (567+ words) Manitoba farmers are welcoming new provincial supports aimed at easing the financial pressure from tariffs, but Keystone Agricultural Producers president Jill Verwey says getting this year's crop off the fields remains the top priority. Verwey says KAP is thankful the…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (1440+ words) From replacing aging water and wastewater infrastructure to building homes and improving community safety, municipalities are looking to Ottawa for investments that can turn national priorities into projects at the local level. "Everything starts locally. Infrastructure, housing, safety, all those…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (337+ words) Alberta producers dealing with another challenging weather year have been given more time to enrol in AgriStability. At the same time, the interim payment rate for 2026 has been increased from 50 per cent to 75 per cent of an estimated final payment,…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (367+ words) Portage la Prairie businesses could feel the effects of U.S. tariffs through higher costs, reduced demand and continued uncertainty, according to the executive director of the Portage la Prairie & District Chamber of Commerce. Stefanie Dunn says there has been an understandable…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (610+ words) A long vacant provincial site in Portage la Prairie could become part of a much larger response to Manitoba's drug crisis if a proposal from the Progressive Conservative Party gains traction. "We believe we've found a perfect spot here for…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (485+ words) Canada's largest general farm organization is urging Ottawa and Washington to return to the negotiating table as trade tensions between the two countries continue to escalate. The Canadian Federation of Agriculture (CFA) says worsening trade measures threaten one of the…...