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The Portage Terriers’ offence came alive last night as they beat the Winnipeg Freeze 8-0 at the Hockey For All Centre in Winnipeg.

Chances came early and often for Portage as they outshot the Freeze 16-5 in the first period. Winnipeg goalie Braxton Burdeny played well and only let in one goal from Nolan Nenow. 1-0 Portage after 1.

The play opened up in the second period with three straight goals for the Terriers. Two from Cam Bullinger and one from Koy Funk. For Funk it was the first of his junior career. 4-0 Portage after 2.

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre was not allowed to speak in the House of Commons Tuesday as his public feud with Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly spilled into a second day.

House Speaker Greg Fergus delivered the penalty to Poilievre in the morning, a day after he asked the leader of the opposition to withdraw a remark accusing Joly of pandering to supporters of the terrorist organization Hamas.

Hockey runs in the family for Koy Funk, who has taken to the ice four times as a member of the Portage Terriers this season. Funk hails from Portage la Prairie and is following in the footsteps of his older brother, Reilly, and father, Kelly. Koy says that it's been nice to see the community standing behind him.

The Manitoba RCMP and the Winnipeg Police Service have collaborated to release an updated list of the Most Wanted criminals.

Manitoba's list of Most Wanted individuals includes some of the most violent and dangerous offenders in the province.

Portage la Prairie firefighters were at the scene of a large grass fire south of the city near roads 54N and 36W Tuesday.

The Portage La Prairie Regional Library is gearing up for its much-anticipated annual trick-or-treat event on October 26, running from 12 p.m. to 3 p.m. The library's Community Program Coordinator, Leah O'Leary, says that this year's event will feature twelve different local organizations, including long-time sponsor Co-op.

Families can expect a fun filled atmosphere, as the event has attracted nearly 1,000 children in previous years. 

"It's going to be very busy and very loud for those three hours," O'Leary laughed.

A rocky start to the season has the Portage Terriers 2-4-0-0 so far, but a game tonight against the Winnipeg Freeze could get them closer to evening up their record.

The Freeze have yet to record a win this season, however, the Freeze have faced the MJHL-leading Selkirk Steelers twice, along with a single matchup against the Steinbach Pistons and the Niverville Nighthawks.

Portage comes into the game with two wins in their last five games, coming against the Dauphin Kings on the road, and at home against the Neepawa Titans in a shootout.

This year’s Fire Prevention Week, from October 6 to 12, comes with an essential message for Portage la Prairie residents: “Smoke alarms: Make them work for you!” The Portage Fire Department is leading the charge to ensure every home in the community is better protected by working smoke alarms.

Brad Bailey, the Fire Chief and Director of Public Safety for the City of Portage la Prairie, shared his excitement about the week. 

Starting up the new session of parliament, Branden Leslie, Member of Parliament for Portage-Lisgar, has several things on his mind that he believes need to be changed.

Leslie started with one thing that the Conservative Party of Canada has been actively campaigning against since its inception.

A planned strike that would have impacted 25,000 healthcare support staff in Southern Manitoba has been postponed.

Bargaining teams from MGEU and CUPE reached a tentative deal at 4:25 a.m. on Tuesday.

According to CUPE, they will arrange information sessions over the next few days, leading to a vote on the tentative agreement.

Both CUPE and MGEU are reportedly recommending acceptance of the tentative agreement.