Shannon Dueck

23 hours ago | discoverwestman.com | Shannon Dueck

If advance voting was any indication, it seems there is a lot more interest than usual in next week's federal election. Marie-France Kenny is Regional Media Advisor for Elections Canada. She says 7.3 million electors voted by advance voting nationwide. This represents an increase of 26 per cent compared to the last general election in 2021. Wednesday, Elections Canada released a further breakdown of the numbers, dividing things up provincially.

1 day ago | steinbachonline.com | Shannon Dueck

A man from Ile des Chenes is now a millionaire thanks to his winning LOTTO 6/49 ticket. Richard Hall purchased his winning ticket through PlayNow. Hall says he received an email saying he had won a prize following the draw. But Hall did not check it right away. "I thought it was probably another Free Play, so I didn't check it right away," he admits.

2 days ago | steinbachonline.com | Shannon Dueck

If advance voting was any indication, it seems there is a lot more interest than usual in next week's federal election. Marie-France Kenny is Regional Media Advisor for Elections Canada. She says 7.3 million electors voted by advance voting nationwide. This represents an increase of 26 per cent compared to the last general election in 2021.

2 days ago | steinbachonline.com | Shannon Dueck

Steinbach RCMP and Ste. Anne Police Services joined forces to issue 47 tickets and warnings over the Easter weekend on Steinbach Main Street. The enforcement took place on Friday and Saturday nights, with officers targeting a range of traffic violations. In total, 34 tickets and 13 warnings were handed out.

2 days ago | steinbachonline.com | Shannon Dueck

A runner from Kleefeld nearly missed the start of the race before pulling off his quickest marathon time ever in Boston Monday. Jeff English was one of nearly 29,000 runners to compete in the Boston Marathon on Patriots' Day, in what he says were ideal weather conditions. He qualified after completing the Fargo Marathon in a time of 2:54:16 last May. For English, this was his first time running the historic Boston Marathon.