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ManitobaA criminal defence lawyer, a land-based educator and an industrial gas company executive are all vying to replace Brian Mayes as the city councillor for St. Vital. Pending retirement of 15-year councillor Mayes creates wide-open raceBartley Kives · CBC News · Posted: Oct 12, 2026 7:00 AM EDT | Last Updated: October 12Listen to this articleEstimated 5 minutesThe audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. St. Vital Coun. Brian Mayes is attempting to exchange positions with 16-year Louis Riel School Division trustee Chris Sigurdson this fall, as Mayes is running for trustee and Sigurdson is running for council. (Prabhjot Singh Lotey/CBC)A criminal defence lawyer, a land-based educator and an industrial gas company executive are all vying to replace Brian Mayes as the city councillor for St. Vital. Mayes is leaving city hall after serving 15 years as the councillor for the southeastern Winnipeg ward.

Published: October 20, 2026 at 2:31p.m. EDTA resident of central B. C. has spent the last 10 months knowing he was $46 million richer. Now, the rest of the world does too. Richard Z. won the gold ball prize in the Dec. 20, 2025 Lotto 6/49 draw, according to a Tuesday news release from the B. C. Lottery Corporation. BCLC did not share Richard’s full name. He told the lottery corporation he was relaxing at home in Quesnel, B. C., when he saw that someone from the city had won the gold ball jackpot. “I checked the BCLC website and had an inkling I may have the winning ticket,” Richard said, according to the release. “When it said it was the gold ball, that’s when the overwhelming feelings set in; knowing that out of everyone in Canada, I had the ticket that won $46 million.”Richard told BCLC he first shared the news with his wife. “There were tears of joy,” he said. “It was overwhelming.”The winning ticket was purchased at Billy Barker Casino in Quesnel, and Richard completed his prize claim at BCLC’s Kamloops office on Oct. 16, nearly 10 months after his lucky draw.