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British Columbia's redrawn political landscape won't be settled for about a week, with manual recounts triggered in two key ridings after a nail-biting provincial election that has yet to produce a clear winner.

Elections BC said Sunday the recounts will take place from Oct. 26 to 28 in Juan de Fuca-Malahat and Surrey City Centre, where NDP candidates lead B.C. Conservatives by fewer than 100 votes.

A 30-year-old man is dead following a shooting on the Sandy Bay Ojibway First Nation Friday night.

According to a RCMP press release, a call came in at 11:25 p.m. of shots being fired at a residence on the First Nation. Officers from the Sandy Bay Detachment of the Manitoba First Nation Police Service (MFNPS) responded to the and when officers arrived, they located the victim, who was pronounced dead at the scene.

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Alberta MP and Conservative Agriculture Critic John Barlow has been receiving a number of emails from Canadians who are concerned about Private Members' Bill C-293, which now sits before the Senate.

He says while the primary objective of the bill is pandemic prevention and preparedness, it contains content and language that will adversely affect Canadian farmers and ranchers.

It was just what the team doctor ordered. A perfect 2-0 weekend. After defeating Steinbach, one of the top teams in the league so far this season, on Saturday night, the Terriers responded with a road win in Virden on Sunday.

According to Portage la Prairie City Councillor Joe Masi, the future looks promising for the site of the Agassiz Youth Centre.

He mentions they are in the final stages of preparing the property for new development.

"The province did all the asbestos removal of some of those buildings, and this is now going to allow the total finalization of demolition for the buildings. We hope to start this fall and finish by early 2025." 

Masi notes that this aligns well with the city's strategic plan for the region.

It’s one of the most highly-anticipated days of the year for everyone in and around Portage la Prairie who needs tools, likes to have the latest tools or simply wants to make their work or hobby project a little bit easier. 

After a busy work week, Saturdays tend to be the day to set aside for home repair and renovations. Anyone who does projects at home can attest that unexpected problems are liable to appear through the process, but for Jason Vanstone, it was more than he bargained for. One minute he was working on the house, and the next it was in flames. 

A saw-horse and high winds

It began with a routine project of installing new flooring.  

Manitoba's Premier is excited about what he calls a 'Team Manitoba' approach to increasing affordable housing options in the province.

The Manitoba government announced last week that it is providing $10 million in grant funding to the Business Council of Manitoba to support a new investment trust that will increase the availability of affordable housing units in Manitoba.

A Portage la Prairie Grade 7 student, Emerson Hiebert, recently embarked on a whirlwind adventure to Disneyland, thanks to the charitable organization Dreams Take Flight and the support of Variety Manitoba.