Category Archives: News
Roster reductions, NHL camp departures for Wheat Kings
A crowded dressing room for the Brandon Wheat Kings has gotten a lot less so as of yesterday. With the final pair of preseason games ahead, the opening night roster is taking shape as the Wheat Kings ...
Sep 10, 2024 Charlie Elick was the key piece from the Brandon Wheat Kings in a blockbuster deal just yesterday. (Photo by Scramble Studio)
Parks Canada is removing the zebra mussel containment curtain from Clear Lake
Parks Canada says it's removing a curtain deployed in August in an effort to contain zebra mussels to one corner of Clear Lake in Riding Mountain National Park. Between July 31 and Aug. 6, workers dep...
Sep 10, 2024 Image - zebra mussels - photo-125739912-iamyaman94-dreamstimecom.jpg
Grand Chief Cathy Merrick to Lie in State at the Manitoba Legislative Building this Wednesday
The Manitoba government announced today that Grand Chief Cathy Merrick will lie in state this Wednesday, Sept. 11. Members of the public are invited to pay their respects at the Manitoba Legislative B...
Sep 10, 2024 Image - Cathy Merrick (2023) - Wikipedia
Sidewalk repairs beginning this week in downtown Brandon
Repair work is taking place on sidewalks downtown on Rosser Avenue between 6th and 10th Street this week. The City of Brandon says "the work will involve the replacement of damaged curbs, sidewalk, an...
Sep 09, 2024 Image - City of Brandon
35-year-old man charged for alleged human smuggling at Canada/US border near Gretna - MB RCMP
On August 22, 2024, at approximately 10:30 pm, officers from the RCMP Federal Policing Northwest Region's Integrated Border Enforcement Team (IBET) in Manitoba, working with counterparts from the Unit...
Sep 09, 2024 Image - Manitoba RCMP
Brandon's first Minor Injury Clinic to open this month
Brandon's 6th Street will be the location for the city's first Minor Injury Clinic. Health, Seniors and Long-Term Care Minister Uzoma Asagwara said today, "This clinic is all about convenience and qui...
Sep 09, 2024 Image - Google
MB Mounties help solve decades-old mystery
On August 20, 2024, Russell RCMP received a report of a submerged vehicle in Lake of the Prairies in the RM of Riding Mountain-West. The individual who located the vehicle was able to provide police w...
Sep 09, 2024 Image - Manitoba RCMP
Killarney RCMP investigating fatal two-vehicle collision
On September 7, 2024, at approximately 10:05 pm, Killarney RCMP received a report of an erratic driver, involving a grey-colored pickup truck, on Highway 23 in the area of Belmont. While officers were...
Sep 09, 2024 Image - Killarney RCMP
International Peace Garden hosting 9/11 Memorial event this Wednesday
The International Peace Garden will hold a 9/11 Memorial Event on Wednesday, September 11 at 11 am at the 9/11 Memorial Site. The event is free and open to the public. Attendees are encouraged to arri...
Sep 09, 2024 Image - International Peace Garden
Brandon Police Service Media Release - Sept 9th
Breach of Peace On Sunday, September 8th at 8:04AM a disturbance was reported in the 800 block of 7th Street. Upon arrival police arrested a 38-year-old male who was allegedly the cause of the issues....
Sep 09, 2024 Image - Brandon Police Service
