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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.
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 ...
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 ...
Before the province of Manitoba was created in 1870, Assiniboia—named after the river that runs by it, itself named for the Assiniboine First Nation—was governed by the Council of Assiniboia (1835–1870). [12] In 1853, the Church of England was given a grant of land from the Hudson's Bay Company from which they formed the Parish of St ...
The Department of Families in Manitoba is overseen by the Minister of Families (French: Ministre des Familles), [3] which was assigned to Nahanni Fontaine in 2023, replacing former Minister Rochelle Squires. [3] In 1990, the Minister of Family Services is a cabinet position in the Government of Manitoba. [6]
Elton is a rural municipality in the Canadian province of Manitoba, located to the north of the city of Brandon. The community was incorporated in 1883, and its first officials took office the following year.
It was incorporated on January 1, 2015, via the amalgamation of the RM of Russell, the Town of Russell, and the Village of Binscarth. [1] It was formed as a requirement of The Municipal Amalgamations Act, which required that municipalities with a population less than 1,000 amalgamate with one or more neighbouring municipalities by 2015. [4]