Kirkcaldy Heights School in Brandon was briefly locked down just after noon on Wednesday as police dealt with an incident nearby. Two males got into a fight and an 18-year-old man was arrested. Police say the suspect allegedly had an edged weapon, which caused minor injuries to the other male, but it wasn’t located.
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Earlier this week, Brandon police arrested a 23-year-old man and seized a half-a-kilo of cocaine as part of a drug investigation. $10,000 in cash was also seized. The suspect was charged with trafficking and possession of property obtained by crime.
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A number of trees in downtown Brandon will be removed. The city says 71 ash trees have limited space to grow, and have been significantly damaged by drought, road salt and jumping tree lice. The city will start taking them down next week, and will plant a variety of new trees next spring.
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Seven more measles cases have been reported in Manitoba since last week bringing the provincial total to 214. Two Winnipeg health-care facilities were identified as new exposure sites. Getting vaccinated can help prevent measles infection.
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The wildfire smoke we’ve been enduring in recent years is more than annoying – it’s also deadly. A new study has found smoke from record-breaking Canadian wildfires in 2023 caused an estimated 5,400 acute deaths, and about 82,000 premature deaths worldwide. Scientists say more needs to be done to protect people as severe wildfire seasons become more frequent.
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More and more Canadians are using dining apps to get meals to go right from home. Food researcher Sylvain Charlebois says fewer people are cooking for themselves because they don’t want to…or can’t. Manitoba ranks fourth in the country for using services like Uber Eats and DoorDash.
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Prime Minister Mark Carney is to unveil a list of major projects today that could get fast-tracked to grow the economy. In the spring, a bill to speed up approvals of large projects was pushed through Parliament as part of the government’s response to economic threats from the U.S.
