Author Archives: Rob Mahon
City of Brandon begins conversations on lower default speed limit
At Brandon's City Council meeting on Monday, April 20, a discussion began about changing the default speed limit for streets in the city, and that discussion appears headed for next steps. Per the Cit...
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Province announces new wildfire protection plans in Brandon
After a devastating 2025 wildfire season, which the provincial government termed the worst in 30 years, government officials gathered in Brandon today to announce a new suite of fire prevention and re...
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Undaunted Oil Caps try to fight back in MJHL final
You could forgive Virden Oil Capitals head coach and GM Tyson Ramsey if he was frustrated. His team has outshot the Niverville Nighthawks in both games of their Turnbull Cup final series so far, but l...
Apr 21, 2026 Image courtesy Virden Oil Capitals.
Brandon Police Service Media Release April 21
Failure to Comply Release Order x3 On April 20th at 11:00 p.m. a pedestrian stop was conducted in the 900 block of Rosser Avenue. The 24-year-old female was found to be breaching three of the conditio...
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Sports Shorts April 21
The NHL playoffs roll on, and some series are beginning to tilt in favor of one side already. The Philadelphia Flyers took a 2-0 series lead over the Pittsburgh Penguins with a 3-0 win game two last n...
Apr 21, 2026 The Wheat Kings played an exhibition game last season at Tundra Oil and Gas Place in Virden and this season they'll play in another neutral site game. (Photo by Rob Mahon)
Hydrologic Centre expects runoff to begin this week
Temperatures are expected to swing back and forth this week, but with a few sustained days of warmer weather, provincial flood watchers are warning to be ready for the runoff to begin. Manitoba's Hydr...
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Sports Shorts April 20
The NHL playoffs are well and truly underway as the Colorado Avalanche, Montreal Canadiens, Buffalo Sabres, and Vegas Golden Knights all won the first game of their opening round series last night. On...
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Inflation hits Manitoba hardest in March: Stats Canada
With inflation leaping up again in March, every province took some degree of a shock to the system. According to Statistics Canada, Manitoba took it harder than almost any other province in the countr...
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Brandon Police Service Media Release April 20
Breach of the Peace In the past 24 hours there were four individuals arrested for Breach of the Peace. The individuals were each brought to Brandon Police Service (BPS) detention cells to be released ...
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In The Field: Brandon Wheat Kings Blog, April 17
The end of a hockey season is often like the first afternoon in a new house: there's a lot of unpacking to do. We're now two weeks removed from the final game of the 2025-26 season for the Brandon Whe...
Apr 17, 2026 Jaxon Jacobson and Gio Pantelas have been named to Team Canada's camp ahead of the 2026 World Under-18s. (Photo by Nick Pettigrew)
