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Cole Perfetti recorded three points and Connor Hellebuyck made 19 saves for his 41st career shutout in a dominant win over Central Division rivals in Winnipeg on Saturday night.

The Jets were unwelcoming hosts for the Minnesota Wild, putting up two goals in the first period. Nikolaj Ehlers opened up the scoring for the Jets at 6:51 on the power play, with Kyle Connor and Josh Morrissey picking up the assists. Ehlers has now logged a goal and an assist over the two games since his return from an injury that sidelined him for nearly a month.

A British Columbia community's "out-of-the-box" plan to ease its family doctor shortage by hiring physicians as city employees is sparking interest from across Canada, says Colwood Mayor Doug Kobayashi.

The mayor said the community has hired its first family doctor for a city-operated medical clinic, and the Victoria-area city is looking to hire seven more under the first-in-Canada pilot project.

The family doctors will be paid as community employees, receiving full medical benefits, vacation and a pension, he said.

An "overheated" immigration system that admitted record numbers of newcomers to the country has harmed Canada's decades-old consensus on the benefits of immigration, Immigration Minister Marc Miller said, as he reflected on the changes in his department in a year-end interview.

The system, he said, needed some discipline to get the country back on track.

Funeral For:  Jacob Jake Froese
Funeral Date: December 27, 2024 
Jacob Jake Froese, 90, of Winnipeg passed away November 26th at St. Boniface Hospital. He is survived by his wife Clara, 1 daughter, 1 son, 2 sisters, 2 brothers, and their families.  
A memorial service for Jacob Jake Froese will be held Friday, December 27th at 2pm at Bethel Mennonite Church, 465 Stafford Street. 
Donations may be made to Cancer Care Manitoba. 
Arrangements by Friends Funeral Service, Winnipeg.  

The Brandon Regional Health Centre Foundation continues their capital campaign A Foundation for Care, to support the Brandon Regional Health Centre (BRHC) expansion project that is currently underway.

A Foundation for Care has the goal of raising $2 million to support the construction of the BRHC’s new Critical Care building, along with needed equipment.

Once completed the project will feature:

The week of Christmas should be unseasonably mild, lacking any snowstorms in Southern Manitoba.

That is according to the Senior Climatologist for Environment Canada. David Phillips says temperatures this week were colder than normal. And then things change.

"Next week, it's going to be a warm week," says Phillips. 

Jesse Wilton had a hat trick and Sawyer Wiebe made 21 saves as Killarney/Wawanesa defeated the Birtle/Shoal Lake/Rossburn/Birdtail Falcons 5-1 in the Westman High School Hockey League’s final game of 2024. Aubrey Cuvelier and Neilan Slater also scored for the Raiders. Carter Malchuk had the lone goal for the Falcons.

The Westman Wildcats lost 2-1 to the Manitoba Female U18 AAA Hockey League leading Winnipeg Avros. Cali Lavallee scored the only goal of the shootout for the Avros. Lucy Waldner had the lone goal in regulation for the Wildcats.

Saturday, December 21st

THHL
Boissevain 5 Melita 4
Hartney 8 Deloraine 4
Rivers 6 Minnedosa 0
Carberry at Killarney (ppd)

WHSHL
Killarney/Wawanesa 5 Birtle/Shoal Lake/Rossburn 1

MJHL
Northern Manitoba 6 Neepawa 1
Portage 3 Wpg Freeze 0

Last week the Commonwealth Air Training Plan Museum (CATPM) announced the arrival of a number of aircraft gifted to them from Winnipeg's Royal Aviation Museum of Western Canada. 

The CATPM is located just north of Brandon on the Brandon Airport grounds.

The addition of these vintage aircraft to their current collection has been a welcome sight. All date back to the 1940's when Canada trained flight crew during World War II.

Funeral For: Robert “Bob” Ritz 
Funeral Date: N/A 
Robert “Bob” Ritz, 72, of Sewell, MB passed away Thursday, December 19th at Heritage Life Personal Care Home, Niverville, MB. He is survived by 1 sister and her family. He was predeceased by his parents and 1 brother-in-law. 
A private graveside service will be held for Robert “Bob” Ritz at a later date. 
Arrangements by Morris Funeral Home.