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Brett Lesley Cumberbatch (Hon BA, MEd, PhD Candidate) was born on the island of Barbados on June 7, 1983 and passed away on March 2, 2025. He immigrated to Ontario, Canada as a young child and enjoyed returning to his birthplace over the years.

Funeral For:  Maria Mary Epp nee Penner 
Funeral Date: March 11, 2025 
Maria Mary Epp nee Penner, 93, of Winnipeg passed away Monday, March 3rd at Bethania Personal Care Home. She is survived by 4 daughters, 3 sons, and their families. She was predeceased by her husband Helmut. 
A memorial service for Maria Mary Epp nee Penner will be held Tuesday, March 11th at 11am at Springfield Heights Mennonite Church, 570 Sharron Bay, with private family interment at Green Acres Cemetery. 
Arrangements by Friends Funeral Service, Winnipeg.  

How do you prepare for the ride of a lifetime? Brandon resident, Grant Hamilton is finding out!

Last year, Hamilton received confirmation that he was to be one of 25 amateur cyclists to participate in Tour 21, a charity ride officially affiliated with the iconic Tour de France to raise money for Leukemia research. 

It came down to the wire, but after scoring two in the 9th end, Team Dunstone watched as Team Gushue's final shot in the 10th was thin, leaving Manitoba the victory to advance to the gold medal game.

The early stages saw the lead change three times in the first three ends.

Dunstone managed to go up 1-0 after the 1st end.

Canada's Gushue responded with 2 in the 2nd, going up 2-1.

Manitoba's rink punched right back, putting up 2 of their own in the 3rd, making it a 3-2 match.

Canada tied it. Manitoba re-took the lead. Canada tied it again.

Celebration of life for: Ruth Kroeker nee Peters 
Celebration of life date: March 11, 2025 
Ruth Kroeker nee Peters, 90, of Altona passed away Wednesday, March 5th at St. Boniface Hospital. She is survived by 2 daughters, 1 son and their families. She was predeceased by her husband Peter J. Kroeker. 
The celebration of life for Ruth Kroeker nee Peters will be held Tuesday, March 11th at 11am at Altona Bergthaler Mennonite Church with burial prior to the service at 10am at Altona Cemetery. 

Funeral For:  Gordon Kroeker 
Funeral Date: March 22, 2025 
Gordon Kroeker, 84, of Steinbach passed away Tuesday, March 4th at Bethesda Regional Health Centre. He is survived by his wife Kathy, 1 daughter, 1 son, 4 sisters, 1 brother, several in-laws, and their families. He was predeceased by 1 daughter in infancy and 4 brothers-in-law. 
The celebration of life service for Gordon Kroeker will be held Saturday, March 22nd at 2pm at Birchwood Funeral Chapel, Steinbach.  
Arrangements by Birchwood Funeral Chapel, Steinbach.  

Acclaimed Manitoba composer, Peter Meechan, has been sharing his love of music and creating music for different incentives, however the most recent collaboration with the Manitoba Band Association and the CancerCare Manitoba Fourdation is a one-of-a-kind initiative that invites bands from across the province, of all ages and levels of abilities to join in on a dynamic fundraiser, 'Wave of Light'.

Meechan hails from the UK, moving to first Saskatchewan 12 years ago, and then moving to Winnipeg where he and his wife have lived for the past 8 years.

Here's a look at some of this week's top news photos as selected by The Canadian Press editors.

Sean Baker, winner of the awards for best original screenplay, best film editing, best director, and best picture for "Anora," attends the Governors Ball after the Oscars on Sunday, March 2, 2025, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/John Locher)

The Liberals will choose a new leader Sunday, marking the end of Justin Trudeau's decade as prime minister.

He will step down officially in the days to come. On Tuesday, Trudeau said he will have a conversation with the incoming leader to determine exactly when that will happen.

"It should happen reasonably quickly, but there's a lot of things to do in a transition like this, particularly in this complicated time in the world," Trudeau said.

Here's a look at what comes next.

After dropping three straight games, the Winnipeg Jets have turned things around with back-to-back road wins.

The Jets capped off their second victory in as many nights with a commanding 6-1 win over the New Jersey Devils on Friday. The victory marks the 12th time the Jets have scored six goals in a game this season.

Alex Iafallo opened the scoring late in the first period, burying a rebound at 18:37 to give the Jets a 1-0 lead.