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Statement from Larry Maguire, Member of Parliament for Brandon-Souris:

The responsibility of representing the people of Brandon-Souris as the Member of Parliament for the past 11 years, as well as the 14 years prior to that as the Member of the Legislative Assembly for Arthur-Virden, apart from my partner, family, and my 33-year farming career, has been the most fulfilling highlight of my life.

Funeral For:  Doris Mary Elizabeth Stott 
Funeral Date: March 25, 2025 

Liberal Leader Mark Carney will try to inject some Canadian symbolism and pride to his election campaign today with a stop in Gander, Nfld.

The town in northeastern Newfoundland famously fed and housed thousands of passengers — most of them Americans — when flights were grounded after the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on the United States.

Carney's chief opponents, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre and NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, will campaign in the seat-rich Greater Toronto Area.

Assiniboine College hosted their inaugural Career Fair last Thursday afternoon at the Victoria Ave East campus in Brandon, providing students the opportunity to connect with employers from a range of industries looking to hire staff. This was a key engagement opportunity for students looking to launch or advance their careers.

Upon reflecting on last Thursday's provincial 2025 budget, MLA for Brandon West, Wayne Balcaen, says it was 'underwhelming', "simply because I think a lot of what I saw and what I heard from the budget was certainly recycled promises that we've been hearing since they got elected and again, a number of the initiatives that the former PC government had brought forward regarding schools and some of the strategies around education."

"A very exciting budget, building on that theme of 'One Manitoba' and 'Building One Manitoba," says MLA for Brandon East, Glen Simard. "I think you heard that from the Finance Minister in his budget speech, build, build, build!"

Last week Thursday the Province of Manitoba released their 2025 budget with one of those highlights being two new schools to be built in the City of Brandon, and funding for one of the most important event venues in the Wheat City.

AAFC Researchers at the Lethbridge Research and Development Centre want to turn Canadian agriculture’s value chains into value circles.  

Dr. Emma Stephens and a team of data analysts are taking the most comprehensive look yet at Canada’s entire agriculture and agri-food industry, from the field, to processing and exports, to the end use by consumers.

"What that means is looking for additional value-added opportunities within our agri-food value chain through co-products and current waste byproducts to find additional ag-based resources," she explained.

Canadians are now facing updated travel advisories to the world's two largest economies, after Ottawa warned travellers who stay in the United States for more than 30 days to make sure they register as required.

The advisory for the United States follows another update for travel to China, where Canadians with dual citizenship have been warned to use Canadian credentials when presenting to Chinese authorities.

The leaders vying to become Canada's next prime minister are officially kicking off their campaigns today, vowing to strengthen Canada's economy and stand up to U.S. President Donald Trump.

Liberal Leader Mark Carney has confirmed a federal election will be called on April 28, speaking outside Rideau Hall after requesting Parliament be dissolved.

Carney will be running in the Ottawa riding of Nepean.

The Nepean riding has been held by Liberal MP Chandra Arya for the last decade, but the party recently revoked his nomination.