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An SUV struck two 10-year-old girls on Thursday in a construction zone on Richmond Avenue. READ MORE
The 2026 edition of Canada’s National Ukrainian Festival has been cancelled due to a lack of nearby health-care options in Dauphin. READ MORE
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Weather
SATURDAY: A mix of sun and cloud with 30 per cent chance of showers in the morning and risk of a thunderstorm. Clearing later in the morning. Hazy. High 33 C. Humidex 41 C. Low 20 C.
SUNDAY: Sunny. High 38 C. Low 20 C.
MONDAY: Sunny. High 35 C. Low 16 C.
TUESDAY: Sunny. High 31 C. Low 14 C.
Looking Back
SEVENTY YEARS AGO
Souris has completed a week of celebrations marking its 75th anniversary. A cairn was unveiled honouring the pioneers of the district.
Donald Forsyth of Souris leaves this week on the United Nations Pilgrimage for Youth sponsored by the Oddfellows and Rebekahs.
SIXTY YEARS AGO
Manitoba drinkers began getting a greater selection of liquor this week, Manitoba Liquor Commission chairman N.E. Rodger said. He also announced that the price of Scotch, along with some liqueurs and French wines, has been increased. A 26-ounce bottle of Scotch now costs $6, an increase of 30 cents.
FIFTY YEARS AGO
Clean Environment Commission scientists and engineers are seeking an explanation for the extensive fish kill in the Assiniboine River at the Spruce Woods Provincial Park area last weekend. Oxygen level readings in the water are down considerably.
FORTY YEARS AGO
Four horses were destroyed and two outriders taken to hospital last night following a spectacular crash in the second heat of the Calgary Stampede’s chuckwagon races.
After a 70-year recess, Edna Robson is back in the classroom. Robson, 92, graduated in 1916 with a degree in Home Economics from the Manitoba Agricultural College. This week, she’s one of 44 students participating in the Elderhostel program at Brandon University, an international program that gives people over 60 an opportunity to study non-credit courses.
THIRTY YEARS AGO
A group of farmers fighting the Canadian Wheat Board’s monopoly is furious over the imprisonment of Lyleton farmer Andy McMechan.
TWENTY YEARS AGO
The former president of the now-defunct Downtown Brandon Business Improvement Association says the organization’s leftover cash should be spent on the city’s 125th birthday celebrations next year. Mark Fawcett says the $48,000 left in the BIA’s bank account when it dissolved would do what it was originally intended to do — bring people to the core area — if it was spent on downtown events during the city’s 125th.
TEN YEARS AGO
For more than 120 years, the Souris Fair has been a tradition that happens rain or shine — and Saturday’s storm stood testament to that. The two-day event, whose crowd comes for the rodeo, 4-H beef show, and slo-pitch tournament, started Saturday despite darkening skies.
RCMP estimated 3,000 people attended Steinbach’s first-ever Pride march on Saturday, far higher than the anticipated 1,000. Police had to open a second street to accommodate everyone.
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