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A serial killer has been formally sentenced to four concurrent life sentences with no chance of parole for 25 years in the slayings of four Indigenous women in Winnipeg.

Jeremy Skibicki showed no emotion as the sentence was handed down Wednesday.

When asked by Court of King's Bench Justice Glenn Joyal if he had anything to say, Skibicki replied, “No.”

The judge said he was bound by law to impose the automatic sentence after convicting Skibicki last month of four counts of first-degree murder.

After being taken off the field on a stretcher on Friday night during the first quarter, there's good news surrounding Blue Bombers offensive lineman Stanley Bryant. 

According to head coach Mike O'Shea, Bryant was sick but is expected to take the field against the Saskatchewan Roughriders in Sunday's Labour Day Classic. 

Innovative Journeys: GroundSwell explores the Canadian musical soundscape with their 2024-25 Season 

This summer is almost over, and things are beginning to rev up again for the fall. Students and teachers will be heading back to school, people will soon be closing their cottages for the season, and the days of soaking up the sun will soon be over. 

With the return to classrooms right round the corner, proprietor Jon Thiessen breaks down backpacks in the latest edition of “UNpacking with U.N. Luggage.” 

Buried behind a multi-coloured wall of canvas and nylon, Thiessen brought plenty of styles and options to the Classic 107 studio.  

“If you can find (a backpack) that is accommodating for both school and future use, (that is) money well spent,” he suggests. 

The Winnipeg Goldeyes (53-41) maintained their slim lead atop the American Association West Division standings Tuesday with a 3-1 victory over the Gary SouthShore RailCats at Blue Cross Park.
 
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The Goldeyes are a half game better than the Sioux Falls Canaries, and 1.5 games ahead of the third-place Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks. Winnipeg has five games to play, while Sioux Falls and Fargo-Moorhead each have six games remaining.

The Manitoba government is ramping up support for victims of crime, announcing a significant 50 per cent increase in funding for Manitoba Justice Victim Services.

The additional funding, sourced from the Criminal Property Forfeiture Fund, was revealed on Tuesday by Justice Minister Matt Wiebe.

Manitobans will no longer be able to get a rebate on security systems as their neighbours quickly took advantage of the government program.

The province introduced a rebate program in June allowing homeowners and small businesses to recoup part of the costs of installing security systems. It was all in an effort to help combat crime in the province.

Whooping cough cases are on the rise in Canada, with some provinces reporting sharp increases compared to pre-pandemic averages. 

More than 11,670 cases have been reported in Quebec so far this year, a significant jump from the annual average of 562 cases between 2015 and 2019. 

The majority of whooping cough patients are between the ages of 10 and 14, a spokesperson for Quebec's health ministry said in an email to The Canadian Press.

The last peak of whooping cough activity in the province was in 2019, when 1,269 cases were reported, the email said.

The Assembly of First Nations has postponed a special assembly for chiefs to vote on a landmark child welfare reform deal with Canada due to concerns about the process and a late translation of the document to French.

The Assembly was scheduled to be held in September in Winnipeg, but it will not happen now until October or November, the AFN said Tuesday.

Families and supporters of four Indigenous women who died at the hands of a serial killer are expected to address the man for the first time today in a Winnipeg courtroom.

A judge convicted Jeremy Skibicki last month of first-degree murder in the 2022 slayings, which put another spotlight on the issue of missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls in Canada.

A first-degree murder conviction carries an automatic life sentence with no chance of parole for 25 years.