Manitoba community seeks answers as youth suicides soar

Source: Kathryn Blaze Baum, The Globe and Mail, March 11, 2016 There were cupcakes. There were friends and family – a father holding a helium balloon emblazoned with the words “Happy Birthday, Princess.” The princess was Finola Muswaggon, a star student with a big smile who was about to turn 15. But instead of watching… Continue reading Manitoba community seeks answers as youth suicides soar

Mother and daughter survive night in extreme temperatures after crash

A story of survival in southwestern Manitoba, as a mother and daughter injured in a car crash spent the night outside in frigid temperatures as they waited for help. Sunday night in the area of Boissevain and Killarney, we’re told Kristen Hiebert and her four-year-old daughter Avery slid off the road and rolled down an… Continue reading Mother and daughter survive night in extreme temperatures after crash