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The Winnipeg Jets are heading to St. Louis with a 2-0 series lead after a tight 2-1 win over the Blues in Game 2 of their first-round matchup.

Mark Scheifele opened the scoring late in the first period, firing a shot on net that found its way past Jordan Binnington after a collision between Blues forward Jimmy Snuggerud and Binnington. 

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Funeral For:  Frank R. Froese 
Funeral Date: April 24, 2025 

With the federal election just days away, farmers and ranchers had the opportunity to hear directly from political parties about their agricultural policies.  With the federal election just days away, farmers and ranchers had the opportunity to hear directly from political parties about their agricultural policies.  The Canadian Federation of Agriculture held their National Agriculture Leaders Debate last week. The debate on Thursday featured representatives from the Liberal, Conservative, NDP, Green, and Bloc Québécois parties. 

Funeral For: Edna Friesen (nee Wiebe) 
Funeral Date: April 26, 2025 
Edna Friesen (nee Wiebe), 78, of Manitou passed away Thursday, April 17th at Boundary Trails Health Centre. She is survived by her husband James, 2 daughters, 1 son, and their families. 
A memorial service for Edna Friesen (nee Wiebe) will be held Saturday, April 26th at 2pm at Morden Alliance Church with burial prior to the service at Manitou Cemetery. 
Viewing will be at Wiebe Funeral Chapel, Morden Friday, April 25th from 7 to 9pm. 

Funeral For:  Jacob Wiebe 
Funeral Date: April 22, 2025 
Jacob Wiebe, 80, of Winkler formerly of Mexico, passed away Friday, April 18th at Salem Home. He is survived by his wife Aganetha Wiebe (nee Enns), their children Henry (Susanna) Wiebe, Isaak (Anna) Wiebe, Jake Wiebe, Agatha (George) Krahn, Katharina (Isaak) Bergen, Aganetha (Jacob) Krahn, Mary (Peter) Neufeld, as well as 38 grandchildren, and 10 great grandchildren. He was predeceased by 2 children in infancy, and 1 grandchild.

The Conservatives and NDP spent the weekend hunting votes in British Columbia — a key late-campaign battleground that one pollster says may offer Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre his best shot at victory.

Both Poilievre and NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh addressed Canadians' cost-of-living concerns at campaign events in B.C. on Sunday.

Singh was asked if he was advocating strategic voting to shore up the party's flagging support against possible Conservative inroads in the region.

Pope Francis will be remembered by Canadian Catholics as a progressive leader whose approach to the papacy helped usher in a new era of Indigenous relations and make the church more responsive to its rank and file.

The Vatican says the pontiff died Monday at age 88.

Francis was the global leader of Canada's most popular organized religion. Nearly 11 million Canadians identified as Catholic in the 2021 census, second only to those without a religious affiliation.

Two students from Altona’s W.C. Miller Collegiate participated in the Skills Manitoba Competition earlier this month at Red River College Polytech's Notre Dame campus in Winnipeg. Both Wes Klippenstein and David Winkler placed, with Winkler receiving bronze in Carpentry and Klippenstein winning gold in Electrical Installation. 

Friesens Corporation is being singled-out by the Manitoba Chambers of Commerce.

The Altona-based book manufacturer will receive one of the organization's 2025 Future Champion Awards at a reception in Winnipeg in May. 

Nominated by their peers in Manitoba’s business community, the awards are handed out to those that use their influence to drive social and economic innovation with impact, innovation and heart.

Kathy Valentino, president of the Association of Manitoba Municipalities (AMM), says bail reform, infrastructure funding, and housing were the topics of the week at their recent spring convention. The event included discussions with provincial ministers, municipal leaders, and guest speakers, alongside sessions on topics ranging from code of conduct policies to mental health advocacy.