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Are you a fan of The Amazing Race and have always wanted to participate?
Well, you're in luck. Shawn Sarkonak at the Countryfest Community Cinema recently announced that the Amazing Race Dauphin will take place later this month.
"A group of us here at the CCC sat down and brainstormed what it could look like," said Sarkonak. "We thought it would be a great way to revitalize people coming to the cinema. We wanted to do a fun-filled movie-style challenge fundraiser."
If you think you have what it takes to race, get yourself a partner and get ready to race. Only 10 teams will be accepted and to be in consideration, you and your partner must submit a video telling organizers why you should get one of the team spots.
"It will be one day and those 10 teams will go in 10 different challenges around the city and outside of it as well looking for clues and going through movie-inspired challenges," said Sarkonak.
It's $250 per contestant which means your team entry will be $500. Your team is also encouraged to raise money and the team that raises the most will win a great prize, to be announced at a later date.
The real question is, do you have what it takes to conquer the Amazing Race Dauphin?
"The winning team will have the ultimate bragging rights," ended Sarkonak. "It's a way to get into the community and learn more about it. It's going to be a ton of fun and you'll also be supporting the cinema, so it's a win-win."
If you think you have what it takes, head to Amazing Race Dauphin to apply.
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A Talented Composer and product of Dauphin is set to be showcased by the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra tonight.
Nic Bray grew up in Dauphin and gained a love of music through learning the saxophone and playing with local school and community bands.
Bray notes that growing up in Dauphin defined many of his core musical principles.
"A majority of my compositional conceptions, the values I hold dearest to my heart that have to do with music really all come from community-based musics and less from this Western art classical setting, and I really try to bring those values into everything that I'm doing like composition work and working with orchestras as well".
After recently winning the 2025 Emerging Composers Competition, Bray will continue his education and work towards his Master's degree in composition at Brandon University.
His Riding Mountain Park inspired piece "Spruce" will be performed tonight at the Winnipeg New Music Festival at 7 pm.
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More information became available after police attended a matter in Dauphin on Thursday afternoon.
At 4:35 pm yesterday, Dauphin RCMP was called to address a disturbance at a residence on Park Crescent.
Upon arrival, officers were met by a man armed with a knife who threatened them and barricaded himself in the home.
After 90 minutes of negotiation, the 33-year-old James Guiboche of Dauphin surrendered to police and received several charges including weapons charges, and several counts of failure to comply.
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Six men were caught by Manitoba RCMP last week trying to illegally cross into Canada from the U-S.
Police say the group, who were not dressed for the weather, was spotted from the air crossing the border on foot near Emerson on January 14th.
The six were from Jordan, Sudan, Chad and Mauritania.
They were put under arrest and transferred to the Canada Border Services Agency.
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It was the largest 50/50 prize in the history of Manitoba Ag Days.
This year's winners were Faith, Ken, and Melissa and their lucky ticket saw the trio win $92,685.00. By purchasing a 50/50 ticket, you supported Ag education and community grants through the Ag Days Gives Back Fund.
This year alone, $55,000.00 was put back into the community and to those who are producers on the prairies.
Organizers of Manitoba Ag Days want to thank everyone for your support and they're looking forward to the return of the event in 2026.
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A 40-year-old from Birdtail Sioux First Nation is wanted by police following a stabbing in that community earlier this year.
Manitoba First Nations Police were notified on January 3rd about a man suffering from stab wounds.
Officers transported the man to Russell Health Centre where is currently recovering from his injuries.
An investigation uncovered that the man was stabbed by a family member.
An arrest warrant has been issued for Shannon Christopher Shingoose, who is wanted on charges of Aggravated Assault and Assault with a Weapon.
Anyone with information on this case is asked to contact MFNPS detachment in Birdtail at 204-569-4621, or their tips line at 1-833-978-0048.
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Tracy Schmidt has had the 'acting' title removed from her role as the province's Education minister.
The government announced yesterday that Schmidt will be taking over the portfolio permanently, after serving as interim education minister in place of Nello Altomare.
Altomare passed away earlier this month.
Schmidt, who was also the environment minister, will now relinquish that position to Mike Moyes on a permanent basis.
The NDP government will need to call a byelection in the coming months to fill Altomare’s seat in the Transcona district in Winnipeg.
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This year's Journey for Sight Snowmobile ride will wrap up this weekend.
Participants left Swan River Friday morning, with stops in Grandview and Gilbert Plains before arriving in Dauphin late this afternoon.
Dauphin Lions Club President Dean Lounsbury says the event has been a tremendous success so far.
"If i was to guess, and of course not all of the money is not in as of yet, but I think we are pushing twenty thousand dollars so far. The guys have done a bang-up job of collecting money with still more to come."
The ride wraps up late Saturday afternoon at the Brandon Airport.
Money raised through the ride will go to the Eye Bank at Misericordia Hospital in Winnipeg, with some proceeds also going to the new eye centre in Swan River.
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Grandview Municipality has a new councillor for its urban ward.
Art Leatherdale was the only candidate to submit nomination papers for the vacancy by Wednesday's deadline and was therefore acclaimed to the position.
Leatherdale will join the council table for their next meeting.
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The Dauphin Fire Department responded to a garage fire on Friday morning.
At 2:00 a.m., crews were at the fire on 1st Street and 7th Avenue SE in Dauphin. When they arrived, the detached single-car garage was fully on fire. Once extinguished, they turned to removing the collapsed roof to ensure no one was inside.
The fire has been deemed suspicious in nature. If you have any information, please call the Dauphin RCMP at 622-5020. It was the 11th time in 2025 that the DFD responded to an incident.
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It will be a night to remember.
The Dauphin Kings are excited to host Ukrainian Night on Saturday at Credit Union Place as the Virden Oil Capitals come to town. Widely regarded as one of the most exciting games of the season, more than 1500 tickets have already been sold and cost just $5.
You can purchase tickets from 1 to 6 today at the South Ticket Office inside Credit Union Place and beginning at 1 p.m. on Saturday leading up to game time.
"The thing with people coming in the last couple of days, they're not buying one or two tickets, they're buying for big groups," said Christian Laughland, Director of Business Operations. "They're $5 for all ages so it's really easy to just come in and get a few at a time and that's what people have been doing, it's very exciting."
While the game starts at about 7:35, the party gets going at 6:00. That's when the doors open and you are encouraged to show up early.
"We have Bratsva School of Dance performing when you come in near the stairs," said Kayla Gillis, president of Canada's National Ukrainian Festival. "We have the Drifting Cossacks as well. Then the food, between Ukrainian Smak and Monica at Temptations, there will be some delicious food. So come early and get ready for a night to remember."
When the puck drops, fans will be entertained as two very good clubs go up against each other. Riding a four-game win streak, having scored 29 goals in the process, Dauphin is six points up on the Northern Manitoba Blizzard for first place in the MGEU West Division, with a game in hand. It will be two games in hand after tonight as the Blizzard is in Winkler to play Jayce Legaarden and the Flyers on Friday night.
The Virden Oil Capitals, meanwhile, are in a heated race for the fourth and final playoff spot with Waywayseecappo.
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