Manitoba’s police watchdog is investigating a Brandon RCMP officer after an incident earlier this month. The Independent Investigation Unit says a mom reported a man chased and handcuffed her daughter who was
playing ‘ding dong ditch’ – a doorbell prank – on Hawthorne Crescent. It was later learned the man was an off-duty cop.
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A fireplace was destroyed and a picnic shelter damaged after a fire earlier this month on the Brandon Riverbank grounds. It happened October 5th, a day after Truth and Reconciliation Week ceremonies were held at the location. The cause is under investigation.
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The former manager of the Melita Super Thrifty Pharmacy has been found guilty of professional misconduct and has been fined $5,000. The College of Pharmacists ruled Peter Kovac failed on multiple occasions to properly check prescriptions – and failed to ensure all ‘unexplained shortages’ of drugs were properly reported.
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The Manitoba NDP is touting the creation of 832 new teaching positions since they came into power two years ago. They also say 41 teachers have been hired for francophone schools, but none in Westman, which will need more French-language teachers soon. A new francophone division school is set to open in Brandon in 2028.
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According to a new report, Indigenous children an youth continue to be disproportionately represented in Manitoba child advocacy cases – in the past year it was 83%. In response, the government says its launched programs that pair youth in need with mental health and addictions support.
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This story has emotional highs and lows. A Gimli woman is mourning the loss of her koi fish that had once lived in her backyard pond. She says they were attacked by river otters, which for them, was an all you can eat sushi buffet. Otters live in Manitoba waterways and eat crayfish, freshwater mussels, and of course, love fish.
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Glowing bats may sound like Halloween decorations, but researchers in Georgia have discovered certain species of North American bats light-up when placed under ultraviolet light. Six bat species were found to emit a green luminescence. It’s a first for that part of the world. In Australia, there are 125 glowing mammal species.
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This Sunday we switch from daylight saving time to standard time by setting our clocks back one hour. While a lot of us see this as bonus time, it can still be disruptive – it also means you’ll be going to sleep an hour later. Experts say it’ll take a few days to adjust and one way to make it easier is to get a lot of sunlight.
