Author Archives: Rob Mahon
Province invites applications for community development grant programs
The provincial government is looking for applicants for From the Ground Up and Urban/Hometown Green Team, two programs that "support youth employment, local capacity building and economic development"...
Nov 26, 2025 Image - Government of Manitoba
Man dies in Minnedosa electric scooter accident
Minnedosa RCMP said a 45-year-old man has died in an accident involving an electric scooter. According to an RCMP release, police were called to 3rd Avenue NW in Minnedosa at about 4:00 PM on November...
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Dauphin RCMP: Trailer, snowmobiles stolen from storage units
Dauphin RCMP are investigating after they got reports of multiple break-ins from a storage facility on Whitmore Avenue. According to an RCMP release, the reports came in at about 9:00 AM on November 2...
Nov 26, 2025 Image courtesy RCMP
Veteran Gavin finding new levels with Wheat Kings
You couldn't really call Jordan Gavin's performance against the Saskatoon Blades on Saturday, November 22 a "coming out party". The 19-year-old Surrey native had a hat trick less than a month earlier ...
Nov 26, 2025 A two-goal, three-point outing in Saskatoon was just the latest step forward in a season full of them so far for Jordan Gavin. (Photo by Steve Hiscock)
Province: over 5,300 more childcare spaces in Manitoba over last two years
The provincial and federal governments have combined to bring more than 5300 new child-care spaces to Manitoba since October 2023, with another 6,041 committed to, Manitoba Education and Early Childho...
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In The Field: Brandon Wheat Kings Blog, November 25
The best part of junior hockey, some would say the entire point, is the improvement. Watching players go from tentative rookies to dominant veterans is one of the little joys of my job, and sometimes ...
Nov 25, 2025 With 34 saves on 36 shots, Filip Ruzicka was the first star of the Wheat Kings' win over the Saskatoon Blades. (Photo by Steve Hiscock)
Gavin leads offensively, Ruzicka shuts door in gutsy Wheat Kings' win
With two thirds of their top line on the shelf, the Wheat Kings needed good goaltending and a gutsy effort to wrench a win out of the Saskatoon Blades' hands. They got both. Jordan Gavin scored two an...
Nov 22, 2025 Jordan Gavin roofs a backhander in the first period against the Saskatoon Blades. (Photo by Steve Hiscock)
Strong penalty kill not enough for Wheat Kings in loss in Prince Albert
The good news for the Wheat Kings was their penalty kill, which had been going through a rough stretch, had its best outing of the season against the Prince Albert Raiders. The bad news was, it also h...
Nov 21, 2025 Jayden Kraus has earned the WHL's Goalie of the Week honours but his elevated play goes back well before this week. (Photo by Mark Peterson Media)
Strong third period leads Wheat Kings to win over Warriors
The Wheat Kings didn't have the lead for long against the Moose Jaw Warriors, but they erased plenty of Moose Jaw leads and held it themselves when it mattered most. Grayson Burzynski scored twice, an...
Nov 18, 2025 Jaxon Jacobson and Gio Pantelas have been named to Team Canada's camp ahead of the 2026 World Under-18s. (Photo by Nick Pettigrew)
Jacobson snipes OT winner for Wheat Kings against Tigers
In a game that swung wildly back and forth between the Brandon Wheat Kings and Medicine Hat Tigers, the last swing in momentum went the Wheat Kings' way and allowed them to foil a valiant comeback eff...
Nov 15, 2025 Brady Turko leads the flyby after one of his two first period goals against the Medicine Hat Tigers. (Photo by Jillybean Photography)
