Jets uniform still in hangar

Brandon meat packer thriving on its own

BRANDON — Canada Packers has strengthened its business and laid the foundation for future growth during its first year as an independent company, its president says.

The Brandon-based pork producer, separated from Maple Leaf Foods in October 2025, established its own leadership, strategy, systems, culture and identity while continuing operations across its hog production farms and regional hog barns in southern and eastern Manitoba.

The company’s first year was focused on building a successful standalone business while continuing to serve customers, communities and shareholders, president Dennis Organ said.

“Market conditions over the past year have been more challenging than we anticipated when we became a separate entity,” he said in an email. “Despite that, we continued to execute against our priorities, including increasing processing volumes, maintaining disciplined operations and strengthening the business.”

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Record participation, funds raised in 2026 breast cancer awareness race

It’s become a tradition for the West End Legends to gather, get dressed up in hot pink and gab about their late girlfriend on the first Sunday of Breast Cancer Awareness Month.

“Mary was a beauty, a brain, an athlete and a friend,” said Linda Opalko, a 67-year-old member of the fundraising team founded in honour of Mary Stawychny.

Stawychny’s last breath was taken the same day the group — made up of friends the career teacher maintained since she grew up on Ingersoll Street more than 50 years ago — got together for the 2022 CIBC Run for the Cure.

“We were walking as she was leaving us four years ago,” Opalko said as she and fellow fundraisers strolled down Wellington Crescent on Sunday morning.

Mayoral candidate Klein fires back at opponent Vogiatzakis over inducement allegation

Winnipeg mayoral candidate Kevin Klein fired back at rival Mike Vogiatzakis on Monday while the pair accused each other of dangling an offer in exchange for the other withdrawing from the race.

Klein doubled down on his team’s claim that Vogiatzakis’ camp made an offer at the Sept. 14 transit debate, a day after Vogiatzakis alleged that Klein’s campaign asked him to step down about two weeks earlier in exchange for a position at city hall.

“I was not involved in the conversation. They told (Vogiatzakis’ campaign director, Todd Dube) we are not stepping away,” Klein wrote in a social media post.

“He made an offer. We declined it. The account since offered does not match what took place. This campaign should be about Winnipeg, not about personal advantage.”

Jets uniform still in hangar

There have been fakes and sneak peeks, but Winnipeg Jets fans will have to wait until the team's first pre-season game to get a full look at the club's complete wardrobe ensemble.

Blake Wheeler used his Twitter account to showcase a picture of the team's pants earlier this week and Eric Fehr was spotted wearing a helmet with a Jets' logo on it on Wednesday, but the whole look likely won't be unveiled until around the team's first pre-season games on Sept. 20 with split-squad tilts against the Columbus Blue Jackets at the MTS Centre and Nationwide Arena in Ohio.

Previously, it was reported here the first glimpse would come courtesy the Jets' prospects at the NHL Young Stars Tournament in Penticton, B.C. from Sept. 11-15. Jets director of corporate communications Scott Brown said the Jets' prospects would be wearing practice jerseys in Penticton.