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The Canadian Football League (CFL) has revealed the Winnipeg Blue Bombers' six nominees for the 2024 Most Outstanding Player Awards, as selected by the Football Reporters of Canada (FRC) and CFL head coaches.

Brady Oliveira leads nominations with dual honours

Winnipeg native and standout running back Brady Oliveira has once again been named the Blue Bombers' nominee for both Most Outstanding Player (MOP) and Most Outstanding Canadian (MOC).

A man who pleaded guilty to second-degree murder in the deaths of his common-law partner and their two children is to serve a life sentence with no parole eligibility for 16 years. 

Court of King's Bench Justice Chris Martin agreed Thursday to a joint recommendation from Crown and defence lawyers at the sentencing hearing for Trevis McLeod in Winnipeg.

"It's horrible, just horrible," the judge told court, calling it "one of the worst cases I've dealt with in my career." 

"At the end of the day, nothing takes away the pain, nothing takes away the shock."

Josh Romanik had a four-point night with three goals and an assist as the Vincent Massey Vikings defeated the Neepawa Tigers 6-2 at the Yellowhead Centre. Joey Leblanc, Lucas Newman and Addax Egan also scored for the defending Westman High School Hockey League champions who improved to 6-0 on the season. Cohen Kulbacki and Zach Plett did the goal scoring for the Tigers. 

A new report by the Canadian Institute for Health Information says 83 per cent of adults in this country have a regular primary-care provider, but that still leaves 5.4 million adults without one. 

It says seniors 65 years and older are more likely to have access to a family doctor or nurse practitioner than younger adults between 18 and 34. 

Access to primary care is highest in Ontario and lowest in Nunavut. 

A Steinbach business, that has roots in agriculture, has made the final ballot for the Best of America Small Business Awards.

Cameron Bergen is co-founder and Chief Executive Officer of mode40. Bergen explains they work primarily with Fortune 1000 manufacturing organizations across Canada and the United States. 

"We take data, and we turn it into money," says Bergen, explaining that they help optimize processes through analyzing, optimizing, and disseminating information using software, artificial intelligence, and other tools. 

Habitat for Humanity is getting closer to their larger neighborhood development in Brandon located north of Stickney Avenue, named Assiniboine Gardens. 

The new project is expected to begin in 2026 providing anywhere between 40-60 new homes through the Habitat program.

Habitat is currently working on a development agreement with the City of Brandon for the donation of the land, the first two phases being a donation of 27 lots which will be turned into affordable Habitat housing.

Three decades ago, Samaritan House Ministries began as a women's shelter in downtown Brandon.  Since then, it has grown into an organization that helps literally hundreds of people in many different ways each month. This, through their food bank, resource centre, safe and warm shelter as well as at their training centre and employment resource centre.  They also offer second stage housing for women and children fleeing domestic abuse.

And through these years of growing and building their programs and outreach mission, Executive Director Barbara McNish has played a part.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau told his MPs Wednesday that he would reflect on what they had to say in a three-hour caucus meeting where some Liberals confronted him about his leadership.

Trudeau was smiling when he left the meeting on Wednesday afternoon, and as he walked briskly past a horde of reporters on Parliament Hill he said only that the Liberal party is "strong and united."

The effort to find the remains of two slain First Nations women believed to be in a landfill is on track and excavation in the target area is set to start in early December, Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew said Wednesday.

"I hope that everybody in the province and across the country sees that Manitoba values and honours Indigenous women," Kinew told reporters as he stood at the Prairie Green Landfill north of Winnipeg.

Kinew also addressed the families of Morgan Harris and Marcedes Myran, who joined him at the site.

The Winnipeg Goldeyes announced Wednesday that manager Logan Watkins, pitching coach Mark Brewer, and hitting coach Adam Donachie have agreed to new two-year contracts with the club.