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Brandon cyclist, Grant Hamilton, will be peddling in the ride of a lifetime as a participant in Tour 21, a charity ride officially affiliated with the Tour de France.

Hamilton announced this past Wednesday that he has been selected as one of 25 amateur cyclists from around the world for the 2025 Tour 21, the only charity ride officially affiliated with the Tour de France. The fully supported ride, which does in fact take place in France, will follow the same route and distance as the professional race, exactly one week earlier.

STARS Air Ambulance mobile training unit spent Thursday and Friday in Killarney last week to participate in the Al Babiuk Memorial Fundraiser for STARS and to raise money for purchasing a ventilator for Killarney's Tri-Lake Health Centre. 

Emotional mourners gathered by the hundreds in cities across Canada on Sunday to honour the victims of Hamas's Oct. 7 attack on Israel that sparked the still raging war in Gaza and roiled tensions in the Middle East and beyond.

In the nation's capital, a sea of Israeli flags could be seen draped over participants in front of Ottawa City Hall, with Canadian flags waving alongside them as they called for the release of hostages still being held in Gaza.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau repeatedly reiterated calls for a ceasefire in the Middle East on Saturday as he blamed Hamas, Hezbollah and Israel for a staggering number of civilian deaths.

But Trudeau stopped short of outright condemning Israel for beginning a ground war days after the Israeli military crossed the border into southern Lebanon.

"We need to see peace in the region," Trudeau said from Paris on the final day of the Francophonie summit.

An intense Alberta clipper crossing the province Saturday brought strong to severe wind gusts to much of Southern Manitoba. This was the second consecutive weekend these regions experienced winds between 70 and 90+ km/h

“It was a very similar scenario to what we had last Sunday through Monday,” explained CMOS Accredited Weathercaster Chris Sumner. “Strong southerly winds ahead of the lows arrival due to its counterclockwise rotation, then shifting westerly and northwesterly as it moved through and the cold front passed.”

As part of Fire Prevention Week 2024, which runs Oct. 6 to 12, Manitoba Municipal and Northern Relations is reminding all Manitobans of the importance of having working smoke alarms in their home.

Media Release - October 4, 2024

Manitoba 4-H Council announced their Annual Green Tie Gala is returning for a second year.

The 4-H Green Tie Gala will feature a fundraising dinner aimed at supporting provincial programs and expanding opportunities for youth members. 

The event will be held at Assiniboia Downs in Winnipeg on Wednesday, November 6, 2024, and will coincide with the National 4-H “Show Your 4-H Colours” day.

Funds raised through this event will play a crucial role in ensuring 4-H Manitoba can continue to offer transformative learning experiences to youth across the province.

Bryan Laing scored twice and Brodie Cameron made 19 saves in recording the shutout as the Southwest Cougars defeated the Central Plains Capitals 3-0 at Stride Place in Portage la Prairie. Lynden Gould also scored for the Cougars who will meet the Interlake Lightning Sunday in Teulon.

The Virden Oil Capitals lost 7-0 to the Selkirk Steelers at Tundra Oil & Gas Place. Noel Olsonawski stopped 39 shots in net for the Steelers who are 8-0 to start the 2024-25 Manitoba Junior Hockey League season. Virden netminder Nik Trakakis made 28 saves.

It was a record setting Saturday at the Great Pumpkin Commonwealth weigh-off at the Roland Pumpkin Fair, with Lancaster, Minnesota grower Charlie Bernstrom establishing yet another high-mark at the event. The 2014, 2017 and 2018 weigh-off winner was crowned the 2024 champion with a monster that crushed the previous record he set in 2018, which was 1,753.5 pounds. Saturday morning his giant weighed in at 2,004 pounds, making it the largest winning entry ever at Roland Pumpkin Fair.

RCMP in Selkirk arrested a man posing as a member of the police service earlier this week.

On September 30, at about 9 p.m., Selkirk RCMP received a report that a woman was stopped on Highway 9 in Petersfield, Manitoba by a man identifying himself as an off-duty RCMP officer. He was driving a pickup truck with emergency lights when he pulled the woman over. He accused her of speeding, but soon left the scene when asked to present identifying information.

Officers did patrols to attempt to locate the described vehicle, but the vehicle was not located.