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Funeral For:  Eleanor Orchard 
Funeral Date: July 30, 2025 
Eleanor Orchard, 94, of Carman passed away Saturday, July 26th at Carman Memorial Hospital. She is survived by her children Bryan (Crystal), Bruce (Colleen), Wayne (Kyla); grandchildren, Austin, Liam, Ryan, Sierra, Alexander & Isabella; nieces & nephews. She was predeceased by her husband Fred, daughter Carol, parents Fred & Kay Gibson, sister Lillian & Bill Hildebrand, parents in law Clarence & Isabel Orchard, sisters in law Marjorie and Shirley & Archie Liable.

Funeral For:  Kathy Falk nee Peters 
Funeral Date: July 31, 2025 
Kathy Falk nee Peters, 68, of the Gretna area formerly of Reinland, passed away Thursday, July 24th at Lake of the Woods District Hospital, Kenora. She is survived by her husband Ken Falk, their children Nathan (Cheryl) Falk, and Daryl Falk, as well as 2 grandsons, 1 sister and 2 brothers. She was predeceased by her parents Peter W. J. and Nettie Peters, and 1 sister.

Funeral For:  Abram Abe Fehr 
Funeral Date: July 30, 2025 
Abram Abe Fehr, 86, of Steinbach passed away Thursday, July 24th at Bethesda Regional Health Centre. He is survived by his wife Agatha, 4 daughters, 3 sons, 1 sister, 4 brothers, and their families. He was predeceased by 2 grandsons, 4 sisters, and 3 brothers. 
The funeral service for Abram Abe Fehr will be held Wednesday, July 30th at 1pm at Birchwood Funeral Chapel with burial at Heritage Cemetery. 
Viewing will be at the chapel prior to the service.  
Donations may be made to Diabetes Canada. 

Roughly 1,250 Manitoba Hydro customers south of Winkler will be without power today, as crews carry out planned maintenance work. 

The outage will affect the communities of Schanzenfeld, Hochfeld, and Schoenweise, and is scheduled to run from approximately 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. 

Sunday afternoon’s American Association game at Blue Cross Park between the Winnipeg Goldeyes and Chicago Dogs was cancelled due to rain and unplayable field conditions.
 
As this was the final scheduled game between the two clubs this season, it will not be made up.
 
Tickets to Sunday’s game may be exchanged at the Blue Cross Park Ticket Office for those of equal value to any remaining 2025 Goldeyes home game.
 

With less than a year to go until the 2026 World Cup, political tensions and U.S. policy threaten to pose problems as Canada, the United States and Mexico prepare to co-host the tournament.

Next year’s FIFA World Cup will be the biggest ever, with the three countries hosting a record 48 teams. Between June 11 and July 19, they will play 104 matches, most of them in the U.S.

Avery Shenfeld doesn't think the Bank of Canada will cut its benchmark interest rate at its decision on Wednesday, but if it does, he said it will be a "pleasant surprise."

"There's always a chance that they'll surprise with the rate cut," the chief economist of CIBC said.

Most economists are also expecting the Bank of Canada will hold its policy rate steady at 2.75 per cent for a third consecutive decision later this week.

The Supreme Court of Canada has dismissed a request to hear an appeal from Achter Land and Cattle regarding an earlier court decision that found a thumbs-up emoji served as an agreement to a grain contract. South West Terminal launched a claim for damages after Achter Land and Cattle failed to deliver on the contract.

Morden police arrested a 20-year-old man after officers were called to a home one Saturday morning earlier this month.
    
When they got there, officers found a woman, who had made the call to police, locked in the bathroom because of an argument with another occupant of the home.

Police did a further search and found the young man, who they say had a no contact order with the woman.
    
He was arrested for failing to comply with an undertaking condition and release.
    
An October court date has been set. 

A 40-year-old man was arrested after a July 14th traffic stop in Morden 
    
During the stop, police say an officer spotted a pack of unmarked tobacco in the vehicle. From there, a search was conducted and that's when officers found controlled substances on the driver.
    
He was arrested and is set to appear in court in October.
    
The driver was also ticketed for Possessing Not Manitoba Marked Tobacco which carries a fine of $2,542.