Manitoba’s annual budget is set to be delivered later today.
It’s expected to focus on affordability, health care, and child care dollars and spaces, and possibly police funding. The NDP government has already promised to try to keep grocery prices down and has said it might introduce more limits on the price of milk.
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RCMP responded to a fatal 2-vehicle collision on the TransCanada Highway Monday morning. A northbound SUV tried to cross the highway; and was hit by an eastbound semi-trailer. A 69-year-old female driver from Melita, died of her injuries. The driver of the truck was not hurt.
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Brandon “Seniors for Seniors’ Smack the Jack” jackpot is at the $900,000 mark, supporting “seniors housing initiatives” and plans for a future new facility. This week’s draw is on Wednesday at noon. Go to our website at qcountryfm.ca for more information.
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Manitoba’s annual budget is set to be delivered today.
It’s expected to focus on affordability and health care, with rising gas prices and recent spikes in food inflation. The N-D-P government has already promised to try to keep grocery prices down and has said it might introduce more limits on the price of milk. It has said it would balance the budget by the 2027-28 fiscal year, but has missed its annual targets so far.
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A new report says agricultural land prices in Canada continued to climb last year, but the Prairie provinces saw the highest increases. Farm Credit Canada says in its report that Canadian farmland values rose an average of 9.3 per cent last year. Manitoba saw the highest increase at just over 12 per cent, with Alberta and Saskatchewan also seeing big bumps. The Crown corporation says the Canadian farmland market remained resilient despite trade uncertainty and cost pressures.
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Westman-connected filmmaker Miles S. Crossman is heading to the Liverpool Indie Awards this week. His feature-film directorial debut “The Princess and the Dragon” is nominated for Best Horror picture.
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Students from A-C-C Celebrated a major victory on the weekend.
4-students and their 2 Instructors together won the inaugural “Prairie Certified Crop Advisers Agronomy Competition” at the Vic Inn. They earned top marks in all 5-competition categories, collecting more than $47-hundred dollars in prize money.
