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Staff 1 minute read Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2026

The latest updates from Winnipeg's races for mayor, city councillors and school trustees.

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Bethany Kolisniak, the first person born this century to be elected in Winnipeg, said having kids isn’t the only reason to be a school trustee.

Bringing valuable opinions to the table

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Bringing valuable opinions to the table

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Bethany Kolisniak, who was born in 2001, believes her upbringing as a digital native will help better serve other 21st-century students and their families in Winnipeg.

Kolisniak, 25, was sworn in last week to become one of the newest members of the Louis Riel School Division’s board of trustees.

The young woman, who does not have children and is preparing to begin law school next fall, said her identity confused some constituents when she went door-knocking in Ward 4.

But the Bonavista resident won over residents, skeptics included, to become the first person born this century to be elected to any level of government inside the Perimeter Highway.

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Brandon woman’s death deemed non-suspicious

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Brandon woman’s death deemed non-suspicious

Cassity Delvenne (Abiola Odutola / The Brandon Sun files) 2 minute read Updated: 6:21 AM EST

BRANDON — Police in the city say the death of Cassity Delvenne is “non-suspicious in nature” and there was no evidence of foul play.

The Brandon Police Service said Friday it had received the medical examiner’s report, autopsy report and toxicology report into the death of the 24-year-old Indigenous woman.

Police said the medical examiner had determined “a definitive cause of death,” but police could not publicly disclose the information contained in the reports “out of respect for the family of Cassity Delvenne and in compliance with the privacy provisions of the Personal Health Information Act.”

The release said the Brandon Police Service investigation into the case has concluded.

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Updated: 6:21 AM EST

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Dakota Lancers defensive lineman and team captain Treyson Burnett-Joseph have been dreaming of avenging last year’s title loss to the Oak Park Raiders since the Lancers punched their ticket to the ANAVETS Bowl last week.

Lancers, Raiders rivalry runs deep

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Lancers, Raiders rivalry runs deep

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One year later, the sting is still fresh for Treyson Burnett-Joseph.

The standout defensive lineman and team captain doesn’t need to be reminded that the Oak Park Raiders ended the Dakota Lancers’ two-year reign over Manitoba high school football last fall. He’s also aware that the Lancers have an opportunity to reclaim the torch this week.

“Every day. As soon as the semifinals were over, it was every day thinking about how we lost and just the grind to get back to this game,” Burnett-Joseph told the Free Press on Monday.

Come Friday, a three-month season sprint will culminate with the Raiders and Lancers meeting for the third year in a row in the AAAA varsity provincial championship at Princess Auto Stadium (8 p.m.).

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AgWest Ltd. acquired two Saskatchewan dealerships and announced two new 20,000-square-foot facilities in Manitoba last year.

AgWest eyes public sale path out of creditor protection

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AgWest eyes public sale path out of creditor protection

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A Manitoba agricultural equipment retailer may soon be up for sale after landing in creditor protection.

AgWest Ltd.’s future is in flux. The Elie-based business, and two related numbered companies, entered creditor protection in Manitoba’s Court of King’s Bench last month.

A public sale is the most likely path forward, said Derrick Webster, AgWest’s chief executive. It’s up to the court, he added, noting the company could be “of interest” to others in the sector.

He expects a decision to come in the next 30 days. AgWest is being overseen by Alvarez & Marsal, a court-appointed monitor.

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The former Manitoba Developmental Centre in Portage La Prairie could be converted into an addiction recovery centre, the Manitoba Progressive Conservatives say.

Tories eye ex-developmental centre for addiction treatment hub

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Tories eye ex-developmental centre for addiction treatment hub

Chris Kitching 4 minute read Updated: Yesterday at 5:24 PM EST

The Progressive Conservatives would convert the former Manitoba developmental centre in Portage la Prairie into an addiction recovery campus, if elected next year.

Interim Tory leader Konrad Narth and Jeff Bereza, the local PC MLA, pitched the proposal as part of a broader strategy to expand treatment capacity as Manitoba struggles with a toxic drug crisis.

“The Manitoba developmental centre offers exactly what is needed for a recovery centre. It’s ready to go,” Bereza, the party’s addictions critic, said after the campaign announcement Monday. “The buildings are there, the infrastructure is there. We just have to have a will to make it happen.”

Manitoba’s next election must be held on or before Oct. 5, 2027.

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Updated: Yesterday at 5:24 PM EST