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Three Manitobans will wear the Maple Leaf with Canada’s National Women’s Hockey Team for the first three games of the 2024-25 Rivalry Series, starting November 6th in San Jose, California. Goaltender Kristen Campbell of Brandon and defenders Jocelyne Larocque of Ste. Anne and Ashton Bell of Deloraine are on Team Canada's 25-player roster. All three helped Canada win its 13th gold medal at the 2024 IIHF Women’s World Championship. Canada has won the Rivalry Series in back-to-back seasons, winning the final four games in 2023 and 2024 to secure victory in seven games.

A Steinbach business, that has roots in agriculture, has made the final ballot for the Best of America Small Business Awards.

Cameron Bergen is co-founder and Chief Executive Officer of mode40. Bergen explains they work primarily with Fortune 1000 manufacturing organizations across Canada and the United States. 

"We take data, and we turn it into money," says Bergen, explaining that they help optimize processes through analyzing, optimizing, and disseminating information using software, artificial intelligence, and other tools. 

The R.M. of Morris Public Works department is working hard to check the boxes off its Fall "to-do" list before the first significant snowfall of the season. That includes ditch drainage work.

"We have another five miles left of drainage to complete, as far as our plan for this season" explained Reeve Scott Siemens. "And once again, a reminder to send in your requests for next year, and we'll see how we can fit them in."

Crews are also doing some pre-winter roadwork, too.

Several tickets were handed out to a Winkler youth after police responded to a report of two dirt bikes driving beside the railroad tracks between Park Street and 15th.

According to the Winkler Police Services latest activities report, the incident occurred October 2nd. At the time, when police responded, the officers activated their vehicle's emergency equipment to indicate the riders should stop.

One rider stopped, but the other sped away, eventually returning. A third was located, and he and the male who stayed on scene received verbal warnings.

Explore Morden Winkler's pizza week returns: November 4th to 9th

Pizza lovers, mark your calendars! The highly anticipated Pizza Week is returning to the Pembina Valley from November 4th to the 9th, courtesy of Explore Morden Winkler and KB Marketing. Karina Bueckert, from KB Marketing, shared the exciting details during a recent in-studio chat.

Pizza week's comeback

Can you isolate one event that put you on the career path you’re on today? For Kali Froese, it was an otherwise troubling experience that took place in Norway.  

Froese was born and raised in Winkler. In 2018, she graduated and travelled to Sweden to do a year of Bible school. This is where the story begins. 

It’s happening already: students, coworkers, and friends are out sick as we enter cold and flu season. At this time of year especially, it’s beneficial to be mindful of practices that can reduce the risk of becoming ill.

Vulnerable populations
 

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau told his MPs Wednesday that he would reflect on what they had to say in a three-hour caucus meeting where some Liberals confronted him about his leadership.

Trudeau was smiling when he left the meeting on Wednesday afternoon, and as he walked briskly past a horde of reporters on Parliament Hill he said only that the Liberal party is "strong and united."

A pair of local teens are turning heads and warming hearts as they dance their way through a busy neighborhood, gearing up for Halloween in a most unexpected way. Meet the self-proclaimed "Baby Shark" and "Petunia Hippo," who have been spreading joy on the streets, decked out in impromptu costumes and groovy moves.

When asked why they decided to break into spontaneous dance performances, Hippo, age 15, giggled, "I was just bored." Meanwhile, Shark, age 17, had a more seasonal answer: "I guess Halloween's almost here!"

The effort to find the remains of two slain First Nations women believed to be in a landfill is on track and excavation in the target area is set to start in early December, Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew said Wednesday.

"I hope that everybody in the province and across the country sees that Manitoba values and honours Indigenous women," Kinew told reporters as he stood at the Prairie Green Landfill north of Winnipeg.

Kinew also addressed the families of Morgan Harris and Marcedes Myran, who joined him at the site.