Author Archives: Rob Mahon
RCMP identify suspect in McCreary triple homicide
St. Rose du Lac RCMP have released more details on the four deaths that happened in the RM of McCreary on Friday, August 16, including a timeline of events and they identity of the man they believe to...
Aug 22, 2024 Image - Manitoba RCMP
Brandon Police Services Media Release August 21
Theft Under $5000 X2 On August 20th at 3:00PM the Loss Prevention Officer from a store on the 900 block of Victoria Avenue reported that a male suspect stole approximately $100 in meat and fled. The m...
Aug 22, 2024 Image - Brandon Police Service
Khan becomes first potential nominee for provincial Conservatives
The leadership race for the vacant spot at the top of the provincial Progressive Conservative Party in Manitoba has its first entrant. Former provincial cabinet minister and former Winnipeg Blue Bombe...
Aug 21, 2024
Ex Wheat King Wiens goes U Sports route with Mount Royal
Two of the Brandon Wheat Kings three graduating players from 2023-24 had already found their next hockey home heading into August. Now the last member of their 2003-born cohort has officially decided ...
Aug 21, 2024 Jayden Wiens will play hockey in the Canadian University circuit last season. (Photo by Scramble Studio)
IIU investigating BPS over allegations of tampered video
Manitoba's civilian police oversight group, the Independent Investigation Group of Manitoba (IIU), is examining an allegation of the Brandon Police Service tampering with video. In a media release, th...
Aug 21, 2024 Image - Brandon Police Service
Brandon man arrested in RCMP seizure of drugs, guns, cash
An RCMP traffic stop in the RM of Woodlands led to a seizure of drugs, cash, and loaded firearms on Friday, August 16, and a man police say is wanted in Brandon was caught up in the same traffic stop....
Aug 21, 2024
Brandon Police Service Media Release August 20
Assault Causing Bodily Harm On August 19th at 8:30AM police were called to the Clarion Hotel at the request of security due to a man causing a disturbance. Upon attending officers found and arrested a...
Aug 20, 2024 Image - Brandon Police Service
Inflation hit three year low in July: Statistics Canada
Goods and services are still getting more expensive in Canada, but the good news is the rate of inflation is continuing to trend down. Statistics Canada released their numbers for July this morning, w...
Aug 20, 2024 Image - photo-15204402-andrei-tselichtchev-dreamstimecom.jpg
City partnership with Habitat For Humanity could see 40-60 new homes built
Affordable housing in Brandon continues to be a hot topic of conversation, and a recent agreement between the City of Brandon and Habitat for Humanity could go a long way toward providing more housing...
Aug 20, 2024 Image - Habitat for Humanity
Brandon officially has sister city in Ukraine
Just over a month ago, it was announced Brandon would soon have a new sister city: Chervonohrad, a city in the Lviv Oblast region of the country. Yesterday, the two cities made their agreement officia...
Aug 20, 2024 Photo courtesy City of Brandon.
