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Many Fans Turn Out To Greet Bobby Hull On Visit to West-Man

Many Fans Turn Out To Greet Bobby Hull On Visit to West-Man

March 12, 2020

Virden CP Rail Station Is Closed as of Monday

Virden CP Rail Station Is Closed as of Monday

March 12, 2020

Arena Fire Causes $6,000 Damage Monday

Arena Fire Causes $6,000 Damage Monday

March 12, 2020

Grass Greens Again Topic At Golf Club Annual Meeting

Grass Greens Again Topic At Golf Club Annual Meeting

March 12, 2020

Thieves Get Big Haul In Store Break-In

Thieves Get Big Haul In Store Break-In

March 12, 2020

VIRDEN DISTRICT HOSPITAL IS FORMALLY OPENED

VIRDEN DISTRICT HOSPITAL IS FORMALLY OPENED

March 12, 2020

NEW FIRE EQUIPMENT IN ACTION BLAZE DESTROYS WAREHOUSE OF McCULLOUGH TOOL CO.

NEW FIRE EQUIPMENT IN ACTION BLAZE DESTROYS WAREHOUSE OF McCULLOUGH TOOL CO.

March 12, 2020

ABOUT 2000 PEOPLE SAW ROYAL TRAIN AS IT PASSED THROUGH VIRDEN

ABOUT 2000 PEOPLE SAW ROYAL TRAIN AS IT PASSED THROUGH VIRDEN

March 12, 2020

DONKEY BASEBALL DRAWS MONSTER CROWD

DONKEY BASEBALL DRAWS MONSTER CROWD

March 12, 2020

TOWN FLOOD CONDITIONS PREVAILED LAST WEEK-END

TOWN FLOOD CONDITIONS PREVAILED LAST WEEK-END

March 12, 2020

NEXT FRIDAY FOR SIXTH TIME MANITOBA TAKES LIQUOR VOTE

NEXT FRIDAY FOR SIXTH TIME MANITOBA TAKES LIQUOR VOTE

March 12, 2020

Grasshoppers Stripping Fields

Grasshoppers Stripping Fields

March 12, 2020

HORSES KILLED ON RAILWAY TRACK

HORSES KILLED ON RAILWAY TRACK

March 12, 2020

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March 12, 2020

Drillers Seek Oil in This District

Drillers Seek Oil in This District

February 20, 2020

Million Dollar Construction Project Announced

Million Dollar Construction Project Announced

February 20, 2020

A “GALLANT” GROUP OF VIRDEN LADS IN UNIFORM

A “GALLANT” GROUP OF VIRDEN LADS IN UNIFORM

February 20, 2020

Virden (Manitoba) Greets Their Majesties

Virden (Manitoba) Greets Their Majesties

February 20, 2020

VIRDEN FARMER GYPED BY CONFIDENCE GANG

VIRDEN FARMER GYPED BY CONFIDENCE GANG

February 20, 2020

Lowden-McCormick Store is Burglarized

Lowden-McCormick Store is Burglarized

February 20, 2020

Worst Storm in Years Raged for Three Days

Worst Storm in Years Raged for Three Days

February 20, 2020

MELITA EDITOR SHOT BY BANK ROBBERS

MELITA EDITOR SHOT BY BANK ROBBERS

February 20, 2020

MAN’S BODY FOUND WEST OF TOWN

MAN’S BODY FOUND WEST OF TOWN

February 20, 2020

MUD AND SLUSH IN THE TRENCHES

MUD AND SLUSH IN THE TRENCHES

February 20, 2020

Fifteen Hundred Men Wanted

Fifteen Hundred Men Wanted

February 20, 2020

ALL EUROPE IN ARMED CONFLICT

ALL EUROPE IN ARMED CONFLICT

February 20, 2020

EARTHQUAKE FELT IN VIRDEN

EARTHQUAKE FELT IN VIRDEN

February 20, 2020

MANITOBA: THE LAND OF OPPORTUNITY

MANITOBA: THE LAND OF OPPORTUNITY

February 18, 2020

Base Ball

February 18, 2020

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April 4, 2019

Strathclair Drama Club stages Wizard of Oz

March 18, 2019

Elkhorn singer up for three MCMA awards

September 14, 2018

Rainbow Stage Heaps Praise on The Addams Family

June 13, 2018

VCI’s Student of The Month of May

June 6, 2018

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Temporary pay cuts proposed at Winnipeg Free Press, union to vote over weekend

April 3, 2020

Manitoba allows deferral of utility payments without penalty in COVID-19 crisis

April 3, 2020

Manitoba nursing home residents to be tested for COVID-19 as cases grow

April 2, 2020

Manitoba starts to see community transmission of COVID-19

April 1, 2020

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April 5, 2020

Essential workers talk about how COVID-19 affects them

April 5, 2020

'It's like ghost towns:' Canada's border communities adapt to COVID-19 changes

April 5, 2020

COVID response offers chance to shift direction of Canadian economy: experts

April 5, 2020

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Virus cancels anniversary event for deadly mine explosion

April 5, 2020

B.C. actor Logan Williams, who starred in 'The Flash,' dies at the age of 16

April 4, 2020

Actress-author Patricia Bosworth dies from coronavirus at 86

April 4, 2020

Spanish singer-songwriter Luis Eduardo Aute dies at age 76

April 4, 2020

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Breakdown of Prairie co-op grocery partnership sparks layoffs and lawsuits

April 5, 2020

Work camp operator filling need for COVID-19 field hospitals, testing centres

April 5, 2020

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Virden Bears curled at provincial level

Virden Bears curled at provincial level

April 4, 2020

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C-Hawks, Rams split first two games of NCHL finals

C-Hawks, Rams split first two games of NCHL finals

March 11, 2020

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Cougars and Chiefs keep it close

Cougars and Chiefs keep it close

March 7, 2020

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C-Hawks, Rams meet again for NCHL supremacy

C-Hawks, Rams meet again for NCHL supremacy

March 6, 2020

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Drake does the 'Toosie Slide' in new video, shows his mansion and empty T.O. streets

Drake does the 'Toosie Slide' in new video, shows his mansion and empty T.O. streets

April 3, 2020

Montreal's Just for Laughs Festival postponed to fall, Jazz Festival cancelled

Montreal's Just for Laughs Festival postponed to fall, Jazz Festival cancelled

April 3, 2020

Review: M. Ward drizzles starlight on 'Migration Stories'

Review: M. Ward drizzles starlight on 'Migration Stories'

April 3, 2020

Typically glam TV hosts keep kids, yoga pants out of the shot while working from home

Typically glam TV hosts keep kids, yoga pants out of the shot while working from home

April 3, 2020

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Kobe, Duncan, Garnett headline Basketball Hall of Fame class

Kobe, Duncan, Garnett headline Basketball Hall of Fame class

April 4, 2020

Wickens hopes iRace will be 1st step back on IndyCar journey

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April 3, 2020

Sens offer use of CTC, other facilities to Ontario government amid pandemic

Sens offer use of CTC, other facilities to Ontario government amid pandemic

April 3, 2020

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CFLPA playing role of educator with membership during COVID-19 pandemic

April 3, 2020

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Valentine cookies from the Oil Caps, a busy Miniota rink & more

Valentine cookies from the Oil Caps, a busy Miniota rink & more

February 26, 2020

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Cecil and Mavis Allum celebrated a 60th anniversary

Cecil and Mavis Allum celebrated a 60th anniversary

February 2, 2020

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Miniota Drop-in holds art classes

January 23, 2020

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A big birthday at Evergreen, babies born to Miniota family

January 20, 2020

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