Powwow returns to Sioux Valley By: Tim Smith Posted: 11:00 PM CDT Friday, Aug. 26, 2022 Last Modified: 9:55 AM CDT Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2022

TORONTO (AP) — Canada struck back at the United States on Tuesday with retaliatory tariffs on about $20 billion worth of American goods, including steel, dairy products, appliances and farm equipment, as the trade war between the once-friendly neighbors escalated sharply.

The tension threatened one of the world’s largest trading relationships. The new tariffs extended well beyond industrial goods, hitting everyday purchases such as seafood, cheese, clothing, cosmetics and toilet paper, with some facing duties as high as 50%.

“We did not choose this conflict, but when our economic integration is used as a weapon rather than the foundation for a win-win partnership, we need to stand up,” Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne said in French, calling the situation “an unprecedented challenge imposed on Canada.”

Industry Minister Mélanie Joly urged Canadians to buy Canadian products, saying doing so would help protect jobs and launch a “movement of resistance.”

Pats 6, Wheat Kings 3

First Period

1. Regina, Mieyette 1 (unassisted) 5:34.

2. Regina, Moore 1 (unassisted) 7:52.

The Plum Creek that winds its way through Souris flows through the scenic Victoria Park and empties directly into the Souris River. It’s a great local fishing spot right in the heart of the community.

And on one warm and sunny Tuesday afternoon in August, members of the Guimond and Helbig families found themselves on the banks of the Plum Creek in Souris while visiting from Winnipeg and Headlingley.

(All photos by Tim Smith/The Brandon Sun)

WINNIPEG — Manitoba’s economy is poised to grow 1.2 per cent this year, a report by Signal49 Research forecasts.

The firm formerly known as the Conference Board of Canada expects Manitoba will be bolstered by private-sector spending, largely in the mining sector, and by public-sector projects over the next five years.

“Manitoba, it’s not unscathed from the trade war,” Richard Forbes, a Signal49 Research principal economist, said Thursday. “More … the uncertainty is affecting Manitoba than the direct trade impact.”

Forbes pointed to Alamos Gold’s Lynn Lake gold mine project, and a consortium buying Vale Base Minerals’ Thompson nickel mine for up to $280 million. Global demand for minerals should benefit the Prairie province, Forbes said.

WINNIPEG — Manitoba is adding doctors at a record clip — but it’s also losing them at a rate not seen since the depths of the COVID-19 pandemic, a physicians advocacy organization cautioned Wednesday.

The number of registered family physicians, specialists and medical residents with a full certificate of practice reached 3,694 as of April 30, for a net gain of 196 doctors during the previous 12 months, the highest net gain since 2008 (the earliest records available online) and the third consecutive year of net increases.

The figures are outlined in the 2025-2026 annual report of the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Manitoba, which was released Wednesday. The figures show a snapshot of registration on April 30, the final day of the fiscal year.

There were 1,792 family physicians, 1,823 specialists and 79 residents with a full scope of practice. Manitoba added 164 net new doctors in the previous fiscal year and 133 doctors in fiscal 2023-24.