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The latest round of Fall rainfall arrived Friday morning in portions of the region.

The Garden Valley Zodiacs, Morden Thunder and Morris Mavericks were winners in the Zone 4 High School Hockey League Friday night. Rhett Peters scored the go-ahead goal with 2:49 left as GVC edged the Miller Aces 4-3. Caleb Pauls, Mark Schefer and Caleb Friesen also scored for the Zodiacs. Kaden Blair, Dawson Wiens and Gradyen Franz replied for the Aces. Sam Hildebrand recorded the shutout as the Thunder blanked Northlands Parkway 4-0. Logan Enns, Mason Frost, Mason Leite and Carter Dyck did the goal scoring for the defending champions. Nighthawks goaltender Hayden Janzen made 51 saves.

Canada announced the details of a $64.8 million military aid package to Ukraine Friday as National Defence Minister Bill Blair attended a NATO defence ministers meeting in Brussels.

Ukraine's ongoing war with Russia was a key topic at the meeting, and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy addressed the ministers during the meeting.

NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte, chairing his first NATO defence ministers' meeting since taking the role earlier in October, said the alliance's members are on track to deliver almost $60 billion in security assistance to Ukraine.

The Pembina Valley Humane Society (PVHS) is calling on the community for much-needed donations of dry puppy food and both dry and wet kitten food. Kathleen Wiebe, the Animal Care Coordinator at PVHS, shared the urgent need due to the increasing number of litters in their care. 

Welcome back to another Made in Manitoba as we welcome back Rhonda Head for a return visit. The forty-two-time international award-winning Mezzo-Soprano vocalist is from the Opaskwayak Cree Nation, and has just released a new album called "ASKI"... barely a year after her previous release.

The album is about nature, choosing what's right and admiring beautiful people... all three of those themes we'll explore with Rhonda Head as we welcome her back to Made in Manitoba tonight.

Pembina Valley residents are being treated to a spectacular sight in the night sky this weekend. The Hunter's Moon, appearing larger and brighter than usual, is captivating locals while also offering a rare chance to glimpse a once-in-a-lifetime comet (Comet C/2023 A3). Kenton Dyck, a local astronomy enthusiast, provided some insight into this weekends celestial events. 

This weekend, we're diving into new music with special guests! Eric Ethridge joins us to talk about his latest single and album title track, "Family First." Meghan Patrick will share insights on her newly released album Golden Child, and we’ll play "Whether You Love Me or Not" the first track she released a few months back from this new project. Plus, we’re throwing it back to this week in 2020 with a #1 from Hardy and some exciting news he shared this week.

A male is facing a mischief charge, and was also arrested under the Intoxicated Persons Detention Act after a Thursday night incident in Winkler.

Police Chief Ryan Hunt says around 10:15 p.m. both officers and Winkler Fire Department responded to the 200 block of 6th Street for a report of a male starting a piece of clothing on fire in the backyard of the property. The fire was quickly extinguished, and police noted a basket of female clothes nearby.  

CPKC had another strong week of grain delivery during Week 10 of the 2024-25 crop year, moving nearly 623,500 tonnes of Canadian grain and grain products October 6th through 12th.

One person has been charged with Mischief after surveillance footage revealed he broke some windows at Sun Valley Co-op's Home Centre in Altona.

According to the Altona Police Service (APS), officers found the suspect at a nearby restaurant, where he was causing a disturbance, shortly after the incident.
    

This wasn't the only mischief complaint reported to Altona police over the Thanksgiving weekend.