WINNIPEG — With the deaths of four soldiers from CFB Wainwright, Alta., at the forefront of Remembrance Day events across Canada, Premier Wab Kinew said ICU nurses from Manitoba are headed west to help victims of the fatal wildfire who remain in hospital.

Kinew was among thousands attending Winnipeg’s Remembrance Day ceremonies at the RBC Convention Centre on Wednesday.

After laying a wreath honouring veterans and those in service with the Canadian Armed Forces, he laid out the province’s plan to help those injured by the Oct. 17 fire. The Department of National Defence said as of Nov. 4, 25 soldiers remain in hospital.

“This week, we will be sending nurses, ICU nurses with an expertise in treating burn victims to Alberta,” Kinew told the Winnipeg Free Press following the ceremony.

Prairie Mountain Health (PMH) has added seven new nurse practitioners to its primary health-care team, strengthening access to services in communities across western Manitoba.

The additions come as Manitoba prepares to recognize Nurse Practitioner Day on Nov. 18, celebrating the contributions of nurse practitioners (NPs) to health care throughout the province.

As of October 2026, PMH has 37 nurse practitioners serving communities across the region, providing care in both rural and urban settings.

The seven recent graduates of the University of Manitoba’s Master of Nursing, Nurse Practitioner program have taken positions at clinics and health facilities throughout the region.

Here is a look at the three most recent games between the Brandon Wheat Kings and Portland Winterhawks in Manitoba.

2024-25

Portland 6, Brandon 3

• Date: Jan. 10, 2025

SATURDAY

Wheat Kings 3, Blades 2 (OT)

First Period

1. Saskatoon, Bowtell 4 (Mathies, Sobry) 16:41 (sh).

LATE FRIDAY

Pats 3, Wheat Kings 2 (SO)

First Period

1. Regina, Karsay 5 (Deschamps, Hamilton) 8:34.

WINNIPEG — A French court has issued a ruling in favour of Canada’s request to extradite a disgraced dean of law who owes the University of Manitoba more than $700,000.

Jonathan Black-Branch, 65, was arrested, questioned and taken into custody in the spring in Neuilly-sur-Seine, a ritzy suburb of Paris.

Black-Branch — who fled Winnipeg in 2020 following an investigation into his disputed expenses during his four-year deanship at Robson Hall — is wanted on a Canada-wide warrant on a charge of fraud over $5,000.

The former dean of Manitoba’s only law school appeared in the Versailles Court of Appeal on Oct. 16 opposing his extradition.