1+ day, 7+ hour ago   (1064+ words) As thousands of students in the Division scolaire franco-manitobaine (DSFM) head back to class artificial intelligence will continue to be part of the conversation in schools across the province. But the DSFM isn't taking the approach of simply telling students…...

4+ day, 7+ hour ago   (810+ words) School buses are back on the roads today throughout Portage la Prairie and the surrounding rural municipality as students return to class. For Kim Kelso, a school bus driver with the Portage la Prairie School Division, the start of another…...

6+ day, 23+ hour ago   (560+ words) This summer, I spent my weekends riding around Manitoba in the PortageOnline cruiser, seeing new places, trying new things and, most importantly, meeting a lot of new people. When I started as the Celebrate Summer Host, I knew I’d be…...

1+ week, 7+ hour ago   (485+ words) Portage la Prairie has long been known as a transportation hub, but a set of rails on the west side of the city gives the community a distinction that is difficult to find anywhere else in Canada. That distinction is…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (862+ words) September is World Alzheimer’s Month, and the Alzheimer Society of Manitoba is reminding Manitobans that a dementia diagnosis does not mean they have to face the journey alone. This year’s theme, “Your Path Forward to Community and Connection,” focuses on…...

1+ week, 6+ 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…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (1616+ words) From a nearly $1-million cash seizure on the Trans-Canada Highway and a major drug bust near Headingley to a long-awaited sentencing in a Portage double homicide case, August was filled with stories that captured the attention of readers across the…...

2+ week, 4+ hour ago   (210+ words) The Manitoba government is providing $205,000 to help improve access to food for seniors across the province. Health, Seniors and Long-Term Care Minister Uzoma Asagwara announced the funding Friday, saying older Manitobans on fixed incomes or facing mobility challenges can have…...

2+ week, 7+ hour ago   (1103+ words) When Pam Anderson started working at West End Daycare in 1991, she expected to stay for a year or two. Thirty-five years later, she is still there. The Portage la Prairie native graduated from Portage Collegiate Institute in 1986 before working a…...

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…...