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B.C. Ferries crew rescues man overboard near Bowen Island

B.C. Ferries crew rescues man overboard near Bowen Island

A man was rescued after he went overboard from a B.C. Ferries vessel near Bowen Island on Tuesday. About 15 minutes after the Queen of Cowichan left Horseshoe Bay for Departure Bay at 8:45 a.m.
Eat together campaign brings community together

Eat together campaign brings community together

Event raising money for Innisfail food bank
Volunteers aim to clean up litter, garbage

Volunteers aim to clean up litter, garbage

Armed with trash bags, nitrile gloves and a passion for conserving the environment, Nadine Porter and a number of volunteers are out to clean up the streets of Flin Flon.
A lot of hail, wind and rain damage from storm

A lot of hail, wind and rain damage from storm

The southeast region is recovering from another powerful spring storm that rolled through on Thursday afternoon, but this time the storm brought hail, wind and rain, and resulted in a tornado warning.
136th MB Summer Fair Entertains Westman

136th MB Summer Fair Entertains Westman

The 136th MB Summer Fair brought just under 100,000 people to the Wheat City from Wednesday, June 6 to Sunday, June 10 at the Keystone Centre.
Husky applying ‘lessons learned’ in proposed new pipeline

Husky applying ‘lessons learned’ in proposed new pipeline

Husky officials say they are applying all the lessons learned from the 2016 North Saskatchewan oil spill in designing new pipelines that will run from Lloydminster all the way up to the RM of Frenchman Butte.
Dive back in time with the Virden Legion Photo Exposition

Dive back in time with the Virden Legion Photo Exposition

Recently discovered vintage photographs to be unveiled at Virden's Royal Canadian Legion
Funding announced for new Lake Manitoba and Lake St. Martin outlet channels

Funding announced for new Lake Manitoba and Lake St. Martin outlet channels

Manitoba and Ottawa to Cost-share $540-million Projects: Pallister
Manitoba Beef Producers welcomes Lake Manitoba Outlet channel funding

Manitoba Beef Producers welcomes Lake Manitoba Outlet channel funding

WINNIPEG – Manitoba Beef Producers (MBP) is pleased the Government of Canada and the Province of Manitoba have announced a combined $540 million in funding for needed flood protection measures for Lake Manitoba and Lake St. Martin.
RCMP respond to child drowning

RCMP respond to child drowning

On June 12, 2018, Shamattawa RCMP were notified that a four-year-old male child had been swimming with other children in Gods River in Shamattawa, Manitoba, when he began struggling and went under the water.
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