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The Canola Council of Canada (CCC) is advising growers whose fields have been or could be hit by frost to take the time before acting to fully assess damage.

The province, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) and the Winnipeg Police Service (WPS) have formally established a task force to review cases involving missing and murdered women.

The Canadian Pork Council reports industry and government are working to define the details of a Canadian pork industry restructuring plan but a final announcement could still be weeks away.

On August 25, 2009 at 5:28pm, police and ambulance were dispatched to a single vehicle rollover on Paul’s Road in the Rural Municipality of DeSalaberry where the 17-year-old passenger had been ejected and was unconscious.

On August 25, 2009 at 11:34am, police and ambulance were dispatched to a collision between a northbound motorcycle and an eastbound pick-up truck at the intersection of Highway 205 and 216 south of Grunthal, Manitoba.

This weekend will see the Volkswagen Jetta TDI Cup make it’s only stop on Canadian soil for the Mosport Grand Prix, just outside of Toronto.

On August 25, 2009 around 6:45pm, Portage la Prairie RCMP received a report of a vehicle and train collision on Highway 16 less than one kilometre north of Highway 1.

In celebration of its 10th anniversary, the Steinbach and Area Garden Club (SAGC), together with the City of Steinbach, planted a beautiful Silver Maple tree at the K. R. Barkman Park.

The Chair of Manitoba Pork Council says Canadian pork producers will be facing some tough decisions over the next few months as they decide the future of their operations.

On August 24, 2009 Steinbach RCMP responded to a female who had been assaulted on Barkman Avenue in Steinbach.