Category Archives: News
Province's annual ice-jam mitigation program is underway on the Red River
Manitoba Transportation and Infrastructure will begin its annual ice-cutting program this week on the Red River to reduce the potential impacts of ice-jam related flooding. The ice-cutting and breakin...
Feb 18, 2025 Image courtesy of The Winnipeg Sun
MB government increasing support for children in care by 10 per cent
The Manitoba government is spending $3.59 million to support an increase in basic maintenance rates for children in care, including children in foster homes, and those under kinship and customary care...
Feb 18, 2025 Image - Government of Manitoba
Ottawa and Province announce new childcare spaces across Manitoba
The governments of Canada and Manitoba have announced that health-care facilities, schools and post-secondary institutions across the province will soon open new high-quality and flexible child-care s...
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Brandon Police Service Media Release - Feb 18th
Arrest Warrant On February 17th at 2:45PM police attended a residence in the 400 block of 26th Street and arrested a 17-year-old male on his outstanding Warrant. (Failure to Comply Release Order). He ...
Feb 18, 2025 Image - Brandon Police Service
Canada's inflation rate up slightly in January - The Canadian Press
Canada's annual inflation rate ticked back up in January to 1.9 per cent, Statistics Canada reported on Tuesday. Prices got a full month-long effect of the federal government's tax break but a spike i...
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News Headlines - Tuesday, Feb 18th
Another day of extreme cold in Brandon, and it's expected to last for the next few days. Environment Canada says wind chills will be in the minus-40 or lower range before moderating by Thursday. The w...
Feb 18, 2025
School closures & bus cancellations - Tuesday, February 18th
-Due to extreme temperatures Brandon School Division buses will not be operating outside the city of Brandon for Tuesday February 18, 2025 all day. All schools are open. Buses will be running within t...
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Extreme Cold Warning in effect for City of Brandon - Environment Canada
A prolonged extreme cold event continues over southern Manitoba, with the region experiencing extreme wind chill values of minus 40 or lower at times. While wind chill values may moderate slightly dur...
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Baumuller leads Wheat Kings to fourth straight win over Blades
For the first time all season, the Wheat Kings have a four-game winning streak, and it could hardly have come at a better time as they took down their rivals the Saskatoon Blades despite once again ha...
Feb 17, 2025 Joby Baumuller knows his importance to the Wheat Kings will go beyond goals this season. (Photo by Steve Hiscock)
Wheat Kings make shots count in shooting gallery game against Moose Jaw
The Brandon Wheat Kings and Moose Jaw Warriors combined for a whopping 93 shots on goal in 60 minutes on Saturday, February 15. The Wheat Kings not only got more shots, but made more of them count. Ni...
Feb 15, 2025 Nicholas Johnson is the lone returning 2005-born player for the Wheat Kings as training camp approaches. (Photo by Scramble Studio)
