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Well-wishers welcomed to decorate flag for Proden  Share Comments  
Posted 3 hours ago
Friends and supporters of Heath Proden now have a way to send their messages to him. Proden, 35, who grew up in Portage la Prairie, was savagely beaten by two teenagers at Mt Druitt Railway Station in Sydney, Australia Tuesday at 11 p. [more]
■ Sports / Portage la Prairie Sports
Central 0-2 in girls' volleyball  Share  
Updated 2 hours ago
The Central girls' volleyball team won't be playing for a medal at the Power Smart Manitoba Winter Games after ending up on the wrong side of two competitive games at Ecole Crescentview School on Thursday. [more]
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Portage woman injured in accident  Share Comments  
Updated 4 hours ago
A 20-year-old Portage la Prairie woman was taken to Portage General Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries after the car she was driving slid into the ditch along the TransCanada Highway about 10 kilometres east of MacGregor Thursday. [more]
■ Sports / Portage la Prairie Sports
Central hockey boys edged by Winnipeg Gold  Share  
Updated 3 hours ago
Central's boys' hockey team fell 4-3 to Winnipeg Gold at the PCU Centre on Thursday, finishing the round-robin with a 2-1 record. Winnipeg broke a 1-1 tie with three-straight third-period goals. Central scored twice in the final three minutes to make it close. [more]
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An intimate evening with Valdy  Share Comments  
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Business picking up for some with games in town  Share Comments  
Updated 8 hours ago
Business is booming in Portage la Prairie with the 2010 Power Smart Manitoba Winter Games currently going on … but only for some. One place that has seen a rise in business is Keystone Sports. [more]
■ News / Manitoba/National News
Severe sentence urged  Share Comments 
Posted 8 hours ago
WINNIPEG — The grandmother of a disabled Winnipeg Beach man suffering serious assault injuries in Australia wants the two thugs who allegedly beat him to be punished to the full extent of the law. [more]
■ Sports / Central Plains Sports
Curlers officially arrive  Share Comments  
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■ News / Portage la Prairie News
Athletes' Village busy with young athletes at Games  Share Comments  
Updated 8 hours ago
On Wednesday, more than 700 athletes and their families made the trip in to Portage la Prairie, as the group of competitors participating in Phase 1 of the 2010 Power Smart Manitoba Winter Games packed their bags and bid farewell to their temporary homes at the Portage Collegiate Institute and La [more]
■ Sports / Portage la Prairie Sports
Central tops Winnipeg 2-1 for gold  Share Comments  
Updated 8 hours ago
There was no beer on the ice, but there was plenty of celebration as the red-clad Team Central girls' hockey team picked up their gold medals after a 2-1 come-from-behind win over Team Winnipeg Gold on Wednesday afternoon in Portage la Prairie. [more]
■ Sports / Portage la Prairie Sports
Central wins volleyball bronze  Share Comments  
Updated 8 hours ago
A mid-tournament turnaround for Central's boys' volleyball team resulted in a Power Smart Manitoba Winter Games bronze medal. [more]
■ Sports / Portage la Prairie Sports
Pongoski wins gold on beam  Share Comments  
Updated 10 hours ago
Portage's Lydia Pongoski won a gold medal on the balance beam at the Southport Recreation Centre on Wednesday, competing in the female 13-18 year old provincial stream category. Pongoski's score of 12. [more]
■ News / Portage la Prairie News
Portage grandma going to Africa  Share Comments  
Updated 8 hours ago
Grandmothers are famous for having big hearts. Brenda Foster is going to the other side of the world to display hers. [more]
■ News / Portage la Prairie News
Break in, theft at Portage Mall  Share Comments 
Posted 12 hours ago
Portage la Prairie RCMP are asking for the public's help following a number of break ins to businesses. On Wednesday at about 7 a.m., Portage RCMP responded to a break and enter to the Portage Mall. [more]
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    By Laura Spelliscy, Heartland Recreation...The warmth of the sun is starting to melt the ice and snow on the sidewalks and roads around town.  By spring break, walking outside should be great!  Hall walking in the school will end March 26.  You only have three weeks of inside walki

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  • Hoping for an early spring
    By Evelyn Alderson, MacGregor Correspondent..​.Here we are into March, and let’s hope spring is on its way. Daylight savings time starts early this year on March 14. The Olympics are over now for another four years, and I must say Canada did very well winning so many gold medals. Th

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  • Enjoy a free mature-driver course
    By Anne Thiessen, MacGregor-Aus​tiSenior’s Support Program... A Mature Driver Refresher Course is being offered at the MacGregor Senior Drop In Centre on April 7, 10 a.m.- 1 p.m. This course offers a half-hour optional driving time with a qualified instructor. It’s free and there will be

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  • Austin meeting planned
    By BERYL HENDERS, Austin Correspondent..​. This is a reminder that the Austin Cemetery annual meeting is being held on March 10 at 7.30 p.m. in the Austin Leisure Centre. Committee reports, etc., will be given. All interested persons are welcome to attend. There will be a discuss

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  • Plumas hoping for good weather
    By Bernice Evenson, Plumas Correspondent..​.Well, March came in like a lamb, and will most likely go out like a lion. After all, that is Brandon winter fair, and I usually get storm stayed there. Congratulatio​nto Mr. and Mrs. Cory Fehr on the birth of a son recently. Mr. and M

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