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Morden, Manitoba is set to host the Asham U18 Men’s and Women’s Provincial Curling Championships from January 1st to 5th, 2025. Ron Sugden, who is the Chair for this year’s event, shared insights into what makes the Asham U18 Championships a highlight on the provincial curling calendar.  

According to Sugden, the event will feature 10 men’s and 10 women’s teams, all competing for the top spot and the opportunity to represent Manitoba at the national level in Saskatoon. 

A battle is heating up between Pierre Poilievre and Jagmeet Singh ahead of the return of the House of Commons next week, as the Conservatives challenge the NDP to help them bring down the government.

Singh said Wednesday he won't be taking advice from Poilievre, while sidestepping questions about whether the NDP would vote in favour of a non-confidence motion, as Poilievre challenged him to do.

Where were you when it happened? Even 23 years later, this question is commonplace as the events of 9/11 continue to haunt the collective consciousness of North Americans.

Captain Jonathan Baumgart of Morden Fire & Rescue was a recent high school graduate on September 11th, 2001.

A familiar sight in the Pembina Valley at this time of year is farmers working tirelessly to harvest crops that are an invaluable resource locally, across Canada, and beyond. It’s a big job. Yesterday, farmers took time out of their busiest season to gather in a canola field northwest of Morden for a special harvest — 250 acres of canola to be donated toward the fight against world hunger. 

Chris Streveler announced that his 2024 season is over after suffering a major knee injury during last weekend's Banjo Bowl.

In an emotional Instagram post, Streveler revealed that he tore three of the four major ligaments in his knee, marking the first time in his career that he's stayed down on the field following an injury.

“I’ve been through a lot of adversity in this game, but through it all I’m reminded that you can only truly control three things—how you show up on a daily basis, how hard you work, and what type of attitude you have,” Streveler wrote.

Funeral For: Jacob Hiebert Wiebe 
Funeral Date: Private 
Jacob Hiebert Wiebe, 85, of Winnipeg passed away Wednesday, September 4th at St. Boniface Hospital. He is survived by his wife Margaret, 3 daughters, 1 son, and their families.  
A private family funeral service for Jacob Hiebert Wiebe will be held at Birchwood Funeral Chapel with burial at Heritage Cemetery. 
Donations may be made to Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada. 
Arrangements by Birchwood Funeral Chapel, Steinbach. 

Funeral For:  Mary Ann Wiebe 
Funeral Date: September 15, 2024 
Mary Ann Wiebe, 87, of Winkler passed away Monday, September 9th at Boundary Trails Health Centre. She was predeceased by her parents Jacob R. and Agnes Wiebe. 
A memorial service for Mary Ann Wiebe will be held Sunday, September 15th at 3pm at Winkler Mennonite Brethren Church, with burial prior to the service at Winkler Cemetery. 
Viewing will be at Wiebe Funeral Home, Winkler Saturday, September 14th from 1 to 8pm. 
Arrangements by Wiebe Funeral Home, Winkler.  

The Manitoba Junior Baseball League's 2024 season is in the books. MJBL president Mike Garlinski will join Clayton Dreger on Sportsbeat which airs Wednesdays at 5:15 p.m. on CFAM Radio 950.

The Board of Directors of the Golf Manitoba Scholarship Fund has announced that Keira Krahn of Carman is the 2024 recipient of the Dr. Dwight Parkinson Award. The $2,000 award is available to a student entering their first year of studies at a post-secondary institution. Krahn graduated from Carman Collegiate with Honours and Distinction and is set to begin her freshman year in Kinesiology at the University of Manitoba.

It's a celebratory kind of week in Morris, with two significant anniversaries being noted. The first was Sunday, with Mayor Scott Crick attending the 50th anniversary of the Red River Valley Lodge.