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Major MB parties made more health-care election promises on Monday
If they're re-elected, the Manitoba Progressive Conservatives (PC) promised on Monday (Sept 18) to spend $120-million over the next four years to recruit health-care workers - and $10-million for a ne...
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BU welcomes speaker to defend the presence of queer and trans content in schools and public libraries
A media release says "Professor Melissa Adler, from the University of Western Ontario, will be at BU Thursday evening. Her talk, entitled "My Queer Manitoba, in Books" will be held in the Gathering Sp...
Sep 19, 2023 Image - Brandon University
There are many ways to cast your ballot in Manitoba's 43rd General Election - Elections Manitoba
Manitoba voters have many convenient ways to vote in the upcoming provincial election. VOTING INFORMATION: WHERE DO I VOTE? (electionsmanitoba.ca) Advance Voting Advance voting runs for eight days, fr...
Sep 19, 2023 Image - Elections Manitoba
Debates featuring local election candidates begin this evening at Brandon University
Brandon University has partnered with the Brandon Sun and Westman Communications Group, as well as the Brandon Teachers Association and CUPE Local 737, to host election debates for candidates in Brand...
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Brandon Sportsplex to top city council agenda tonight
At Brandon city council tonight, staff will recommend councillors seek proposals for designing a new Sportsplex ice plant. The rink has been closed since March because of problems with the ice-making ...
Sep 18, 2023 Image - File Photo
MB election update: info about party promises and debates scheduled for Brandon this week
The Conservatives, NDP, Liberals and Greens all made political announcements over the weekend. The New Democrats promised to build a new CancerCare facility in Winnipeg - the Tories pledged to remove ...
Sep 18, 2023 Image - Elections Manitoba
City of Brandon names new General Manager of Corporate Services
The City of Brandon has hired Cory Schermann as the city's new General Manager of Corporate Services/Chief Financial Officer (CFO). In a media release, City Manager Ron Bowles said, "As the City progr...
Sep 15, 2023 Image - Cory Schermann - City of Brandon
BPS arrested an armed man they say was hallucinating and had broken into a 16th St. home
On 2023-09-14 at 1910 hrs, Brandon police received a report of a Break and Enter to an apartment located in the 300 block of 16th Street. Police say when officers attended the location the individual ...
Sep 15, 2023 Image - Brandon Police Service
Manitoba Public Insurance and union for striking workers agree to conciliation to end walkout
A move has been made to end the almost three-week old strike by 1,700 employees at Manitoba Public Insurance - both sides have agreed to meet with a conciliator. Just this Thursday (Sept 14), the Mani...
Sep 15, 2023 Image - MPI Brandon - Sachin Makwana - Google
Brandon School Division addresses social media calls for a protest on Sept. 20th
Brandon School Division (BSD) has posted a message on its website about a controversial event planned for Wednesday, September 20th - it's called the 'Coast to Coast Walkout' or the '#1 Million March ...
Sep 15, 2023 Image - Brandon School Division
