Fifteen thousand teachers across the province are gearing up for the post-Labour Day start of school. And some Manitobans may be asking, "just how do they get ready for the first day?" "Many people don't understand the preparation involved," says Manitoba Teachers' Society president Pat Isaak.[...]

Over the weekend, from Sept. 3-6, Portage Credit Union will be going through some changes. It will be upgrading its computer software system that it uses for its banking activities. As a result, there will be a number of disruptions of services while the conversion takes place.[...]

The Citizens’ Protection Ministry is seeking 250 million euros in European Union subsidies to modernize the infrastructure and equipment of its emergency services and has already secured 91 million euros, it emerged yesterday.