Category Archives: News

Wheat Kings down Pats to move to 3-0 on Preseason
Preseason games, whether won or lost, are rarely pretty, but you'd rather win them than lose them and the Brandon Wheat Kings have been doing a lot of winning this preseason. They kept right on rollin...
Rob Mahon Sep 13, 2024 Photo by Scramble Studio.

UPDATE: Ste. Rose du Lac RCMP say missing man has been found safe
UPDATE: Derek Contois has been safely located. The RCMP thanks the public and the media for their assistance. ORIGINAL MEDIA RELEASE: On September 12, 2024, at 3:45 pm, Ste. Rose du Lac RCMP received ...
Q Country 91.5 FM Sep 13, 2024 Image - Derek Contois - Manitoba RCMP

Brandon Police Service Media Release - Sept 13th
Failure to Comply - Undertaking On September 12th at 9:15AM a 28-year-old female turned herself in at BPS regarding her warrant. She was held in detention cells and will attend court in the morning. F...
Q Country 91.5 FM Sep 13, 2024 Image - Brandon Police Service

WHL player commits to NCAA, challenging old eligibility rules
The junior hockey landscape in Canada could soon be in for a massive change. According to a report by ESPN, a WHL player has committed to an NCAA school, and is prepared to challenge the NCAA's eligib...
Rob Mahon Sep 13, 2024 A WHL player has verbally committed to an NCAA division 1 school (Image-Wikipedia)

News Headlines - September 13th
It'll be a sunny, warm weekend for all the events taking place around Brandon. Food Truck Warz begins today, also Paddlefest at the Brandon Riverbank Discovery Centre, a community bar-b-cue at Stanley...
Q Country 91.5 FM Sep 13, 2024

Game Shape: Klippenstein sets team record as Wheat Kings wrap up fitness testing
The days of players spending the offseason lounging on a beach or eating as poorly as possible are in the rearview mirror for junior hockey. Nowadays, players are expected to have put work in over the...
Rob Mahon Sep 12, 2024 Carter Klippenstein showed off strength, agility, and determination fit for an NHL prospect at the combine. (Photo by Erica Perreaux)

RCMP seize over 1000 pounds of illicit cannabis near Portage la Prairie
A traffic stop on the Trans Canada Highway turned into a sizable bust for the RCMP not far from Portage La Prairie. Police say they conducted a stop, searched a vehicle, and seized about 600 kilograms...
Rob Mahon Sep 12, 2024 Photo courtesy RCMP

Brandon Police Service Media Release - Sept 12th
IPDA On September 11th at 10:52AM police received a call from a business in the 600 block of 18th Street reporting an intoxicated male out front of their office causing a disturbance. The male was arr...
Q Country 91.5 FM Sep 12, 2024 Image - Brandon Police Service

Assiniboine Alumni Association recognizes 2024 Alumni Award recipients
Assiniboine College's Alumni Association has announced the recipients of the 2024 alumni awards for the Brandon region. A total of four awards will be presented at the Advancement Dinner in October. T...
Q Country 91.5 FM Sep 12, 2024 Image - Assiniboine College

Most of Canada is predicted to have a warmer-than-normal fall: The Weather Network
It'll be flip-flops and shorts through the fall if the Weather Network is right - they say most Canadians are in for a warm one including Manitoba. The network predicts that the majority of Canadians ...
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