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Brandon Wheat Kings forward Roger McQueen was named to the Team CHL roster for the 2024 CHL USA Prospects Challenge. The 18-year-old Saskatoon native, who had eight goals and three assists in eight games this season, will not play due to a long-term injury.

The Samaritan's Purse Operation Christmas Child shoe box campaign is underway with folks and families picking up the iconic green box with the red lid to fill with toys, school supplies and items of necessity to be given to a child or young teen in countries that are struggling with poverty or war-torn conditions.

And don't forget if you have a few shoe boxes in your cupboard from a recent purchase you can fill that up as well and decorate it as a Christmas gift for a child overseas.

Valleyview Co-op's General Manager and Executive Officer Valleyview Co-op in Virden and area has been appointed as Director of the Co-operative Development Foundation of Canada (CDF Canada).

CDF Canada is a global leader in promoting sustainable economic and social development through the co-operative business model, and has been empowering communities across Asia, Africa, and Latin America for over 75 years.

Ottawa marked the 10th anniversary of the terrorist attack on Parliament Hill Tuesday, but for the family of the reservist who was killed that day the memory is still raw.

"I can't believe it's been 10 years. It felt like it was yesterday," said Ephraim Cirillo after a private family ceremony held at the National War Memorial Tuesday morning.

Samaritan House Announces Leadership Transition: Heather Symbalisty to Step into Role of Executive Director on December 16, 2024

Media Release - October 22, 2024

The RBC Foundation's recent donation of $700,000 to Assiniboine College will support the expansion of its greenhouse facilities and further advance its Greenhouse in a Box research project.

Ste. Rose du Lac RCMP investigating homicide

Media Release - RCMP

Temperature records fell across Manitoba on Monday.

Danielle Desjardins with Environment Canada says much of the Prairies has been under the influence of an upper ridge for most of October and even stretches of September. This culminated Monday with record breaking weather.

Desjardins says eight different locations in Manitoba broke temperature records on Monday. They are:

Brandon
New record of 24.9 
Old record of 22.8 set in 1897 
Records in this area have been kept since 1890 

For Tuesday, October 22, 2024 crop residue burning is AUTHORIZED from 1:00 PM – 6:00 PM in all municipalities in the WESTLAKE/INTERLAKE ZONE and the SOUTHWEST and the NORTHWEST ZONES.

For information about applying for a burning permit, please call 204-745-5646 or 1-800-265-1233 toll free.

2024 and 2025 marked the 150th anniversaries of Mennonite communities in Manitoba and in this season of Still Speaking, host Conrad Stoesz from the Mennonite Heritage Archives is telling stories around this theme.

Johann Schroeder lived an eventful and difficult life. He made it to Manitoba in the spring of 1875, but he might not have survived the journey if it wasn’t for an unlikely lifesaving device.

Enjoy the entire life story of Johann Schroeder on Episode 3 of Still Speaking, season three, below: