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A report that could shed more light on why Manitoba's former Progressive Conservative government rejected calls to search a landfill for the remains of two murder victims is being withheld under the province's freedom of information law.

Records obtained by The Canadian Press show senior bureaucrats assembled a presentation for cabinet ministers on a potential search in the weeks before the government decided not to proceed with the idea in 2023.

The early-1960s revelation that British spy Kim Philby had worked for Moscow alarmed Canadian intelligence officials who feared that he had betrayed confidences gleaned from Soviet defector Igor Gouzenko, once-secret archival records show.

Harold Adrian Russell "Kim" Philby was recruited by Russian intelligence in the 1930s. He joined Britain's Secret Intelligence Service, known as MI-6, during the Second World War, rising through the ranks to become a senior liaison officer in Washington from 1949 to 1951.

Former federal environment minister Catherine McKenna says the Justin Trudeau government's efforts to explain the consumer carbon price to Canadians were "half-hearted" — and just getting a meeting with the prime minister to discuss it "seemed impossible."

McKenna offers those behind-the-scenes details in her new autobiography, Run Like A Girl, which is being launched next week.

“It's been an incredible career, and I'm just so pleased to be able to have started and finished out my career — all 40 years — right here in an incredible community working with some very, very dedicated people within the service and within the city organization.” 

The newly opened Pembina Valley Hospice House in Winkler is now welcoming patients, offering a six-bed facility dedicated to providing compassionate end-of-life care. 

The Pembina-Manitou Fire Department has a new piece of important equipment.  

A much-anticipated purchase 

Chief Chris Reynolds said the department has purchased a 75-foot aerial pumper truck. 

“We've been waiting for it for almost a year now, so we're quite excited to get it into our service,” he said.  

The U18 AAA Eastman Selects are among many female teams that will take part in the 'Coming Together' initiative, supporting Cancer Care Manitoba in the name of Payton Chornley.

What is 'Coming Together'

At Oak Bluff Colony Farms, surrounded by prairie sky and the quiet rhythm of communal life, you’ll find Manuel Maendel. He is a teacher, diver, and founder of HEART, the Hutterian Emergency Aquatic Response Team.

For Manuel, HEART wasn’t born from a business plan or a random idea. It began as a spark planted in his heart as a child.

Funeral For:  Marie Manchulenko
Funeral Date: September 19, 2025 
Marie Manchulenko, 97, of St. Pierre formerly of Dufrost, passed away Wednesday, September 10th at Repos Jolys. She is survived by 1 daughter, 1 son, and their families. She was predeceased by her husband Alexander. 
The funeral service for Marie Manchulenko will be held Friday, September 19th at 11am at Birchwood Funeral Chapel with burial at Assumption of the Virgin Mary Ukrainian Orthodox Church Cemetery, Dufrost. 
Viewing will be at the chapel one hour prior to the service. 

Funeral For:  Ellen Ann Paetkau
Funeral Date: September 16, 2025 
Ellen Ann Paetkau, 80, of Winkler formerly of Lowe Farm, passed away Wednesday, September 10th at Boundary Trails Health Centre. She is survived by her husband Cornie, 2 sons, 1 brother, and their families. She was predeceased by 1 sister and 1 brother. 
A private family graveside service for Ellen Ann Paetkau will be held, and a public reception will be held Tuesday, 12pm at Lowe Farm Community Centre. 
Arrangements by Morris Funeral Home.