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Gun and drug charges; man found with knife
13+ hour, 43+ min ago (346+ words) Brandon 15" C, Cloudy DISTURBANCE LEADS TO FIREARM, DRUG CHARGES Brandon police arrested a man and charged him with firearm and drug-related offences after responding to a report of a disturbance on Monday. Officers with the Brandon Police Service responded to…...
Man receives 5 years for role in shooting
13+ hour, 18+ min ago (785+ words) Brandon 15" C, Partly cloudy One of three men charged in connection with a shooting at a Brandon motel in 2024 has been sentenced to more than five years behind bars. Stuart Nabess, 27, pleaded guilty in Brandon's Court of King's Bench on…...
Opinion: Facing Canada's rape culture problem
13+ hour, 24+ min ago (1106+ words) Brandon 15" C, Partly cloudy Gender-based violence researchers, feminists and activists use the term "rape culture" to describe a society where violence against women, girls and gender-diverse people is normalized, victims are blamed and perpetrators are routinely excused. Earlier this month,…...
BSD trustee Carr seeking re-election " Brandon Sun
13+ hour, 40+ min ago (722+ words) Brandon 17" C, Cloudy with wind Brandon School Division trustee Kirk Carr has entered the race for re-election. The trustee, who registered his candidacy with election officials on Tuesday, said his experience since winning a 2023 byelection has prepared him to take…...
Rivers youth to remain in custody
13+ hour, 46+ min ago (372+ words) Brandon 17" C, Cloudy with wind The Rivers youth accused of plotting an attack at his high school will remain in custody while his charges move through the court system. Judge Shauna Hewitt-Michta denied the 14-year-old boy's release in Brandon provincial…...
Dike closure to block off Grand Valley Road at 18th
13+ hour, 29+ min ago (301+ words) Brandon 17" C, Cloudy with wind The City of Brandon will begin implementing a temporary dike closure for Grand Valley Road at the 18th Street intersection today, due to the potential of rising floodwaters along the Assiniboine River. In a statement issued…...
New citizens celebrate Canada Day
13+ hour, 33+ min ago (524+ words) Brandon 17" C, Cloudy with wind A Nigerian woman was ecstatic to celebrate her first Canada Day as a Canadian citizen while watching her sister receive her citizenship during a ceremony at the International Peace Garden on Wednesday. Kemi Adebayo-Adetona and…...
Opinion: Better ways to target relief for Manitobans
13+ hour, 21+ min ago (636+ words) Brandon 17" C, Cloudy with wind It's becoming quite difficult to take the Kinew government seriously these days, at least when it comes to the province's affordability policies. Back on March 25, Premier Wab Kinew pulled a little publicity stunt by eating…...
Assiniboine increases tuition fees by 4%
13+ hour, 38+ min ago (658+ words) Brandon 17" C, Cloudy with wind Assiniboine College has increased tuition for the 2026-27 academic year by four per cent. Domestic students will pay four per cent more, while international students will also pay about four per cent more because their tuition…...
Inquest called into BCC death
13+ hour, 41+ min ago (351+ words) Brandon 17" C, Cloudy with wind Manitoba's chief medical examiner has called an inquest into the death of a 44-year-old man from Souris who was assaulted by three inmates in the Brandon Correctional Centre in 2024. Autopsy results found Collin Kempthorne's death…...