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Pardy and Crisanti families help bring warmth, colour, and comfort to newly designed spaces.

Media Release - June 19, 2025

The Brandon Clinic is proud to unveil two newly designed Smilezone spaces in the main floor Pediatric Station, part of its continued commitment to creating a welcoming, patient-centered healthcare environment for families.

Police and parks officials say one person was killed and three were injured in a rockfall at a remote hiking trail in Banff National Park.

They say the search continues to confirm no other hikers are missing following the early afternoon tragedy at Bow Glacier Falls, north of Lake Louise.

One person had been found dead and the extent of the injuries to the other three is unknown.

Two of the three injured were taken to a Calgary hospital by STARS air ambulance and the third went to hospital by ground ambulance.

Some wildfire evacuees staying at a shelter in northern Manitoba may be moved elsewhere as more communities return home and the government closes temporary evacuation centres.

Transportation and Infrastructure Minister Lisa Naylor said roughly 114 people have been staying at the shelter in Thompson for the past three weeks due to a shortage of hotel spaces.

"Folks have been there a really long time, and that was never the intention," Naylor told a wildfire briefing Thursday.

Rescue crews, police and paramedics scrambled to a remote region of Banff National Park late Thursday amid reports that a group of hikers were hit by a rock slide, causing possible injuries and deaths.

“The initial report indicated there were multiple hikers and there may be serious injuries and/or fatalities,” RCMP Cpl. Gina Slaney said in a news release.

Parks Canada, in a statement said, it is responding to a report of "a serious rockfall incident with involvement near Bow Glacier Falls in Banff National Park."

The Manitoba Wildfire Service advises the province is at a moderate-to-high fire danger and anticipates fires caused by lightning starts. Manitobans are reminded to continue to act with great caution when outdoors. Human-caused fires unnecessarily put people and communities at risk but are preventable.

Fire and travel restrictions

Areas 1 to 5 and areas 8 to 22 are at Level 2. This means:

Environment Canada has issued a Tornado Watch for the Pipestone, Souris and Virden regions northward of the Trans Canada Highway. A Severe Thunderstorm Watch is in effect for the Melita, Deloraine and Boissevain regions.

"A low pressure system is moving into Southeast Saskatchewan which will trigger severe thunderstorms this afternoon," stated the Watch. "These severe thunderstorms will then move into Southwest Manitoba by the early evening. Conditions are favourable for these severe thunderstorms to produce tornadoes."

Ottawa is giving no sign that it intends to amend existing legislation on medical assistance in dying — something a UN committee called for earlier this spring.

The federal minister responsible for disabilities spoke at a hearing of the United Nations Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities last week, about two months after the committee called on Canada to repeal the 2021 law that expanded eligibility for assisted dying to those whose deaths were not reasonably foreseeable.

Statement from Brandon Police Chief Tyler Bates:

"As the search for Owen Bedford continues, I want to assure the public that we are using every available resource in our efforts. Our Major Crimes Unit remains actively engaged, investigating with urgency and care. Today, K9 teams are on the ground again and officers are operating drones in new areas as we follow every possible lead.

Funeral For:  Katherine Bartsch 
Funeral Date: June 25, 2025 
Katherine Bartsch, 94, of Gladstone passed away Saturday, June 14th at Gladstone.  
The celebration of life for Katherine Bartsch will be held Wednesday, June 25th at 2pm at Gladstone Christian Fellowship with burial at Austin Sommerfeld Cemetery. 
Viewing will be at the church one hour prior to the service. 
Donations may be made to MCC Manitoba. 
Arrangements by Clarke’s Funeral Home, Gladstone/MacGregor. 

The Sioux Falls Canaries (20-16) evened their series with the Winnipeg Goldeyes (16-19) Wednesday evening, using a nine-run fourth inning and five total home runs to secure a 15-2 win at Blue Cross Park.
 
The Canaries opened the scoring in the first inning after a dropped fly ball in left field allowed Mike Hart to score. The Goldeyes answered immediately in the bottom half of the frame, as Tanner O’Tremba delivered a two-run double to left-centre, scoring Ramón Bramasco and Roby Enríquez to briefly put Winnipeg ahead 2-1.