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Following the passing of the federal Manitoba Act on 12 May 1870, which created the Province of Manitoba, provincial elections were held in November that year, upon which John Taylor was declared the first M.L.A of Headingley, with a majority of one vote—though the new Attorney General appointed James Cunningham to the seat on a "technicality ...
In January 2022, Jagdish Patel, Vaishaliben Patel, and their children Vihangi and Dharmik died in Emerson, Manitoba, twelve meters away from the United States border.The family were killed by the cold, which reached -35°C around the time of their deaths, as they attempted to emigrate from India to the US, via Canada.
In 1985 Loewen Group went public and, in 1987, the company expanded into the United States. In the years that followed, Loewen rapidly expanded his company, purchasing hundreds of small independent funeral homes. By the mid-90s, the company had 15,000 employees and operated 1,115 funeral homes and was the world's second-largest funeral chain. [10]
The following is a list of notable deaths in January 2025. Entries for each day are listed alphabetically by surname. A typical entry lists information in the following sequence: Name, age, country of citizenship at birth, subsequent country of citizenship (if applicable), reason for notability, cause of death (if known), and reference. January 2025 1 Viktor Alksnis, 74, Russian politician ...
Vigils and obituaries "SERENA CHELSEA MCKAY (obituary)," Passages. Winnipeg Free Press. "'It was all about love': funeral for Serena McKay celebrates how she lived." CBC News. 2017 May 1. "'We're all feeling it,' says organizer of Winnipeg vigil in honour of slain Sagkeeng First Nation teen." CBC News. 2017 April 28.
Manitoba is the birthplace of the Red River Jig, a combination of Indigenous pow-wows and European reels popular among early settlers. [129] Manitoba's traditional music has strong roots in Métis and First Nations culture, in particular the old-time fiddling of the Métis. [130] Manitoba's cultural scene also incorporates classical European ...
Notre Dame de Lourdes is an unincorporated community recognized as a local urban district [2] in the Municipality of Lorne within the Canadian province of Manitoba that held village status prior to January 1, 2015. It is located within the Central Plains Region, 100 km southwest of Winnipeg. The community had a population of 683 inhabitants in ...
The following is a list of notable deaths in December 2010.. Entries for each day are listed alphabetically by surname. A typical entry lists information in the following sequence: