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Remembrance Day is Monday and several services have been planned in Winnipeg and across the province to honour fallen soldiers and their families. 

Some of the ceremonies open to the public include:

ANAVETS Unit 283 Assiniboia Remembrance Day Service and After-Service Activities
Location:3584 Portage Ave.
Time: Doors open at 9:30 a.m. Service starts at 10:45 a.m. After service activities and entertainment 12:45 p.m.- 6 p.m.

Funeral For:  Mary Klassen nee Wiebe 
Funeral Date: November 9, 2024 
Mary Klassen nee Wiebe, 78, of Winkler passed away Monday, November 4th at Salem Home. She is survived by her husband Jake W. Klassen, 2 daughters, and 3 sons. She was predeceased by 2 sisters, 2 brothers and grandson Tyler.
A memorial service for Mary Klassen nee Wiebe will be held Saturday, November 9th at 2pm at Winkler EMMC with burial at Reinland Mennonite Church, Schanzenfeld. 
Viewing will be at Wiebe Funeral Home, Winkler Friday, November 8th from 1 to 6pm. 

Funeral For:  Tina Kehler 
Funeral Date: November 7, 2024 
Tina Kehler, 87, of Steinbach passed away Sunday, November 3rd at Bethesda Regional Health Centre. She is survived by her husband John, 2 daughters, and their families. She was predeceased by all of her siblings. 
A memorial service for Tina Kehler will be held Thursday, November 7th at 2pm at Birchwood Funeral Chapel. The interment will take place at Heritage Cemetery at 11:00 AM on Thursday, Nov 7. 
Come and go viewing will be held at Birchwood Funeral Chapel Wednesday, November 6th from 7 to 8pm. 

UPDATE: The south perimeter at St. Mary's Road has reopened following a multi-vehicle crash Tuesday morning.

Previously:

A section of the south Perimeter Highway is closed Tuesday morning following a multi-vehicle collision. 

The crash happened just before 7:30 a.m. As a result, the Perimeter Highway is closed in all directions at St. Mary's Road.  

Christian artist Matthew West received a special surprise at one of his recent tour stops. 

A pair of fans who had met West at an earlier concert and had him pray over one of them shared an update on how that prayer impacted their lives.

"I met Lucy and Eddie when I was playing a show in Greenville, SC. They asked me to pray over them as Lucy was diagnosed with cancer and was about to have surgery the next day," said Matthew.

The head of the United Nations refugee agency says it is wise of Canada to scale back the number of new refugees it plans to resettle if that helps stabilize the housing market and prevents backlash against newcomers.

Filippo Grandi, the UN High Commissioner for Refugees, met with the prime minister in Ottawa on Monday.

His visit comes a little more than a week after the federal government announced plans to cut overall immigration levels by 20 per cent for 2025 — a cut that includes refugees and protected persons.

Former fashion mogul Peter Nygard is asking an Ontario court to review a decision to deny him bail as he appeals his sexual assault convictions and sentence.

Nygard’s legal team is set to appear before the Court of Appeal for Ontario today to argue that the motions judge made several errors in dismissing the 83-year-old’s bail application last month.

His lawyers argue in written submissions that, among other things, the motions judge “unfairly discounted” the value of a new medical report.

Millions of Americans are heading to the polls Tuesday as a chaotic presidential campaign reaches its peak in a deeply divided United States, where voters in only a handful of battleground states will choose the country’s path forward.

Vice-President Kamala Harris and former president Donald Trump have presented starkly different visions for America's future, but polling shows the two remain in a dead heat. 

As massive flash floods ravage Spain’s Valencia region, the crisis shows no signs of slowing. Days after torrential rains devastated communities and claimed over 215 lives, heavy storm clouds linger over Barcelona.

Well-known actor, Henry Winkler, best known for his role as The Fonz in the American sitcom Happy Days is in Winnipeg filming alongside Lena Headey and Bob Odenkirk in the upcoming movie Normal.

Henry has been cast as the mayor in the crime thriller, while Odenkirk plays a man named Ulysses, a temporary sheriff in the town of Normal and Game of Thrones star, Lena Headey plays a local bartender. 

The popular actor told his fans his thoughts on the city via a post on X.

"So happy here in Winnipeg," said Winkler.