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Funeral For:  Ben Friesen 
Funeral Date: October 18, 2024 
Ben Friesen, 84, of Lac du Bonnet passed away Sunday, October 13th at Lac du Bonnet Personal Care Home. He is survived by his partner Agnes Fiebelkorn, 2 sons Vincent and Kirby, and their families.  He was predeceased by his parents Peter and Katherine Friesen.
The funeral service for Ben Friesen will be held Friday, October 18th at 11am at Seasons Funeral Chapel, 576 Balsam Crescent, Oakbank. 
Viewing will be at the chapel prior to the service. 
Arrangements by Seasons Funeral Chapel, Oakbank. 

Manitoba has launched its flu shot campaign as the start of respiratory virus season nears in our province. 

Dr. Brent Roussin is Chief Provincial Public Health Officer. He says all Manitobans six months of age and older are encouraged to get their free influenza and COVID-19 vaccinations, noting they are currently available in many medical clinics, ACCESS centres, pharmacies, vaccine clinics, nursing stations, and through public health. 

Warrant Executed – Assault with a Weapon

On October 15th at 11:18AM Brandon Police executed an endorsed Warrant of Arrest on a 28-year-old male currently in custody at Brandon Correctional Centre. RCMP advised the male is required for court in the morning on October 16th, 2024.

Warrant Executed – Failure to Attend Prints / Failure to Attend Court X4

The Brandon Wheat Kings have a 4-4-0-1 record and will begin a five-game homestand tonight against the Spokane Chiefs. Brandon head coach and general manager Marty Murray will join Clayton Dreger on the Wheat Kings Report which airs Wednesdays at 5:15 p.m. on CJRB Radio 1220.

No one wants to think about the catastrophic effect that subzero temperatures can have on those who aren’t properly equipped for the cold.  

Even so, this conversation was at the forefront of an important “humanitarian” information session that took place on October 10th in Pembina, N.D. 

Funeral For:  Bill Toews 
Funeral Date: Private 
Bill Toews, 84, of Altona formerly of Kleinstadt, passed away Thursday, October 10th at Health Sciences Centre. He is survived by his wife Margaret, 1 daughter, 2 sons, and their families. 
A private funeral service for Bill Toews will be held with burial at Hochstadt Cemetery. 
Viewing will be at Wiebe Funeral Home, Altona Wednesday, October 16th from1 to 9pm. 
Arrangements by Wiebe Funeral Home, Altona.  

Funeral For:  Georges Bruneau 
Funeral Date: October 19, 2024 
Georges Bruneau, 97, of Winnipeg formerly of St. Jean-Baptiste, passed away Saturday, October 12th at Health Sciences Centre. He is survived by his wife Celima, 2 daughters, 3 sons, and their families. He was predeceased by 3 sisters and 3 brothers. 
The Mass of Resurrection for Georges Bruneau will be held Saturday, October 19th at 2pm at St. Jean-Baptiste Catholic Church with burial at the parish cemetery. 

Funeral For:  Connie Toews 
Funeral Date: October 19, 2024 
Connie Toews, 63, of Altona passed away Tuesday, October 15th at Altona Memorial Health Centre. She is survived by 3 sisters, 4 brothers, and their families. She was predeceased by her parents Peter and Eva Toews, 1 sister and 1 brother-in-law. 
The funeral service for Connie Toews will be held Saturday, October 19th at 2pm at South Park Mennonite Brethren Church, Altona with burial at Altona Cemetery. 

Representatives of a British Columbia Sikh temple whose president was shot dead last year, as well as the Sikh independence group he was involved in, say their communities won't feel safe until India's consulates in Vancouver and Toronto are shut down.

That's after the Canadian government expelled six Indian diplomats, including the high commissioner, and the RCMP announced on Monday it had evidence of their alleged involvement in crimes including homicide and extortion targeting the so-called Khalistan independence movement.

The Brandon Wheat Kings begin a five-game homestand tonight when they meet the Spokane Chiefs at Westoba Place. The Wheat Kings have recalled Prabh Bhathal from the Winnipeg Thrashers and Raiden Zacharias from the Melville Millionaires. Both are expected to play against the Chiefs.