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Eastman Selects star Crosby Mateychuk was selected in the first round of the WHL draft by the Vancouver Giants, the same team that later on would select his cousin, making the dream of playing together in the WHL a little more likely.

"I was a little nervous leading up," the Dominion City product says with a chuckle. "I got the call and it was pretty exciting. (Vancouver) is a great organization and they've developed some really good players, it's awesome."

The Rural Municipality of Piney says it is struggling to keep track of evacuees after many residents failed to register at the emergency reception centre in Piney. Reeve Wayne Anderson says some people left without informing authorities, complicating efforts to manage evacuation logistics and hotel accommodations. 

After nearly 16 years as a Senator, Don Plett of Steinbach has served his last day in the Red Chamber, bidding farewell to Parliament Hill. Plett retired on Wednesday, after reaching the age of 75.

It's Feel Good Friday with the Steinbach Auto Dealers! We did something a little different this week. With kids having to play soccer even when the temperature was in the 30s, we decided to cool the kids and parents off with free Slurpees from the Steinbach Auto Dealers! 

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For the first time in about 13 years, mileage rates for substitute teachers in the Hanover School Division (HSD) have been updated.

At the most recent public board meeting, Ron Falk, chairperson for the board's finance committee, made the recommendation to move rates from:

“I was that angry kid, bullied in the hallways, then becoming the bully. Pushing others around, thinking that's what strength looked like. I was desperate for respect, looking for it in all the wrong places.”

At 17, a troubled boy stepped onto a Ninjutsu mat for the first time. Decades later, the student has become the teacher… for the most part.  

From angry kid to respected instructor, Revelation Martial Arts head instructor John Sawatzky turned his passion for martial arts into a thriving outlet for people of all ages and walks of life.

When a church in Toronto's west end was converted into affordable housing nearly 15 years ago, the group behind the project was already thinking ahead. 

Andrea Adams, the executive director of the non-profit developer St. Clare's, said she was "daydreaming" about what could be built on the yard next to the 20-unit building on Ossington Avenue. 

She was eventually introduced to Assembly Corp., a company that builds mass timber modular housing, around the same time that the city was looking for proposals for "shovel ready" affordable housing projects. 

Some outdoorsy Canadians are planning to build their tents with elbows up this summer as the season unofficially kicks off this long weekend.

Sally Turner says she and her husband plan to do their camping, canoeing and biking this year in Canadian national parks, including at Jasper National Park this weekend, because of the U.S. trade war and U.S. President Donald Trump's calls to make Canada a 51st state.

"I have, in the past, camped in the United States, but that's not going to happen in the near future," Turner said while shopping for camping gear in Edmonton.

There’s never been a better time to celebrate Canada’s beauty and support the businesses that make it the greatest country in the world. 

Golden West introduces the Best Western See MORE Canada Auction presented by Travel Manitoba, uplifting local tourism while helping Canadians rediscover the wonders in their own backyard. 

From lakeside retreats to city weekend getaways, individual adventures, this online auction is the ticket to unforgettable experiences at unbeatable prices. 

Connor Hellebuyck was perfect again on home ice, stopping all 22 shots he faced for his second shutout in a row on home ice, as the Winnipeg Jets defeated the Dallas Stars 4-0 in Game 5 of their second-round series Thursday night at Canada Life Centre.

Facing elimination down 3-1 in the series, the Jets rose to the occasion in front of a raucous Whiteout crowd on a stormy evening in southern Manitoba.