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In a defensive battle against the Colorado Avalanche, Connor Hellebuyck shone brightly, notching his 40th career shutout to propel the Winnipeg Jets to a 1-0 victory on home ice Thursday night.

The shutout was a milestone for Hellebuyck and extended his impressive streak to 133:09 minutes of shutout hockey, following his previous start against Tampa Bay.

Gabe Vilardi opened the scoring for Winnipeg just 1:06 into the game. He finished off a quick odd-man rush with a pass from Mark Scheifele, marking his fifth goal in six games.

Canada’s unemployment rate held steady at 6.5 per cent last month as hiring remained weak across the economy.

Statistics Canada’s labour force survey on Friday said employment rose by a modest 15,000 jobs in October.

Business, building and support services saw the largest gain in employment.

Meanwhile, finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing experienced the largest decline.

Many economists see weakness in the job market continuing in the short term, before the Bank of Canada’s interest rate cuts spark a rebound in economic growth next year.

A veteran Ottawa Citizen journalist who was accused by a former cabinet minister of being a Russian asset said it is the "height of irony" that a parliamentary committee studying disinformation has fallen for it. 

David Pugliese told the House of Commons security committee on Thursday he found it astonishing that none of the MPs challenged the allegations when they were made last month. 

Thursday, November 7th

Zone 4 High School Hockey League
Morden 3 Portage Collegiate 2 (OT)

MWHSHL
Murdoch MacKay 3 Portage Collegiate 1

A major crash along Highway 59 has Selkirk RCMP asking the public for assistance in discovering what caused the accident.

On Wednesday, November 6, at approximately 6:30 a.m., Selkirk RCMP responded to a multi-vehicle collision on Highway 59, that occurred on the bridge just south of Springhill Winter Sports Park.

The initial investigation has determined that a vehicle, heading south, lost control on the bridge. This resulted in a chain reaction of collisions that involved nineteen vehicles.

When community events that support local not-for-profits are going on, you may also find the Portage Terriers helping out.

Recently, three members of the team took part in the Coats for Kids dispersal, which provides essential items like clothing to families in our community.

Adler Johnston, Nolan Nenow and Cameron Bullinger all took part in the event, and Johnston shares what their role was.

Residents of Portage la Prairie are struggling with the potential closure of the Portage veterinary clinic after the passing of Dr. Dunbar, a long-time local veterinarian. The clinic, which has served the community for many years, has been a trusted provider of care for pets, offering everything from routine check-ups, prescription services, and surgeries.

Applications opened Thursday for a $1-billion federal program to help municipalities and Indigenous communities build critical infrastructure.

The government set aside $1 billion through the Canada Housing Infrastructure Fund in direct funding to communities to build or improve infrastructure to support drinking water, wastewater, stormwater and solid waste.

Applications are available online for municipalities and Indigenous communities. Those applicants will need to demonstrate how their proposals will support the building of more homes.

George Froese was born near Morden 1929 July 5th he was the youngest of 16 his parents were Jake and Kathy Froese he herded cattle with friends as a teenager and later helped on the farm with his brother in law Ed Gundrum then he worked for Bob Jagger after that worked as a lumber jack from 1950 to 1960 he got married to Rhoda Holmes and had two sons one died in a farm accident as a toddler they farmed there together till Rhoda passed away and many years previously Nettie Enns and her sons came to help on the farm father retired fifteen years ago and still had a great interest all things ag

The Portage la Prairie Community Revitalization Corporation (PCRC) is excited to announce the opening of a new youth hub at 1200 Saskatchewan Avenue, offering a range of support services for local youth aged 15 to 29. This new initiative, funded to better serve the community's younger population, aims to provide a safe, welcoming space where young people can access cultural supports, wellness services, life skills training, and more.

Mari Kozar, the Executive Director of PCRC, says the youth hub is designed to meet the diverse needs of young people in the area.