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Funeral For:  Marina Friesen 
Funeral Date: June 5, 2025 
Marina Friesen, 60, of Winkler formerly of Morden, passed away Saturday, May 31st at Boundary Trails Health Centre. She is survived by 2 sisters and 1 brother. She was predeceased by her parents Peter H. and Esther Friesen. 
The funeral service for Marina Friesen will be held Thursday, June 5th at 11am at Wiebe Funeral Chapel, Morden with burial at Lakeside Cemetery. 
Viewing will be at the chapel prior to the service. 

Smoke from wildfires burning out of control in Manitoba and Saskatchewan has reached across the Atlantic Ocean.

According to the United Kingdom's Met Office, the smoke has reached the UK.

"You may have observed that recent sunrises & sunsets appear unusually vivid and there is a general haziness in the sky, this is due to smoke from Canadian wildfires," said the Met Office in a post on Twitter.

Internet personality and mother of seven kids, Hannah Keeley, is encouraging parents to let their children 'run wild' this summer after having such strict school schedules. 

A wildfire growing near Lynn Lake has reached the edge of town. 

In a post on Facebook on Monday, the town announced that the fire had reached behind the airport and was advancing rapidly due to extreme wind conditions. 

"It crossed into the area around the hospital and destroyed several abandoned buildings nearby," said the town. 

Thanks to quick and coordinated efforts, emergency crews were able to protect the hospital and surrounding properties, and crews remained at the site throughout the night. 

It's been ten years since Dr. John Neufeld joined Back to the Bible Canada as the organization’s Bible teacher. This coming Saturday night, in celebration of the anniversary, the ministry will be hosting a special celebratory event at Winkler EMMC.

Neufeld says he now "sees God" in the opportunity to join the group ten years ago, but at the time it felt accidental. When the call came, he was teaching at a Bible college in Germany while taking a break after 35 years of pastoral ministry.

The Winnipeg Police Board wants to hear from you. 

They are looking for feedback from the community on how Winnipeggers would like to see policing delivered in our city. 

The findings will help establish a strategic plan for the WPS from 2026 to 2030.

Anyone who works, lives, or visits the City of Winnipeg is encouraged to share their visions on what they'd like to see done differently or changes they feel would improve Winnipeg's policing. 

A couple of community consultation sessions have been planned to allow Winnipeggers to speak their minds. 

Inner City Women's Ministry International has been watching God move in women's prisons for over 20 years, and they're inviting people to join in the ministry in Manitoba. 

"It started with five inner city women meeting, and either you were working in the inner city or you lived in the inner city and we discussed the needs of women," says Shon McLaren, the cofounder of Inner City Women's Ministries International (ICWMI). "One of the needs was that we needed someone to go into the prisons and encourage the women that are there."

Public Safety Minister Gary Anandasangaree is expected to introduce a bill today spelling out the federal government's next steps on border security.

The recent throne speech promised legislation to bolster security at Canada's borders and new tools for police and intelligence agencies to help them stop the flow of deadly fentanyl and its precursors.

The government also said the Canada Border Services Agency will be given new powers to examine goods destined for export to prevent the movement of illegal and stolen products, including cars.

The federal government plans to work urgently to remove Chinese tariffs on Canadian agriculture and seafood products, Prime Minister Mark Carney said Monday.

"The Canadian government is engaging with its Chinese counterparts at the ministerial level and we'll continue those discussions," Carney told reporters after meeting with premiers in Saskatoon.

"They're a top priority for us." 

The commitment came in a statement after the meeting and it says premiers want Canada's trading relationship with China to improve. 

Manitoba politicians reached a deal to speed passage of a free trade bill Monday, hours before the legislature was to break for the summer. More than 30 other bills were also set to be approved on the last day of the spring sitting.

The trade bill, based on a deal with Ontario, would remove trade and labour barriers for some goods and services between Manitoba and other jurisdictions that pass similar laws. Other provinces have recently joined the effort, as part of a national plan to boost the economy and respond to tariffs imposed by the United States.