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Stories & Information
Several Westman municipalities issue burning bans
The Council of the Rural Municipality of Elton has issued a Burning Ban, effective immediately as of May 6, 2025, at 1:30 p.m. All forms of burning are strictly prohibited within the Municipality during this time. This includes, but is not limited to, fire pits, burning barrels, and fireworks. Anyone found in violation...
6h ago
Unfamiliar Territory: Wheat Kings face tough choices, brace for Penticton expansion draft
May 7 is shaping up to be an extremely busy day for the Brandon Wheat Kings for reasons both exciting and nerve-wracking. The exciting part is obvious. The WHL will hold the first round of the Prospect's Draft tomorrow night at 6:00 Central Time and the Wheat Kings have a pair of first-round picks. What's a little less...
7h ago
Brandon Police Service Release May 6
Mischief Under $5000 / Trespassing On May 5th at 8:10PM police received a call of an intoxicated 26-year-old female who just pulled the fire alarm and broke several windows of a business in the 900 block of Rosser Avenue. She had been barred from the property. The female was located and arrested by police in the 1000 b...
10h ago
Emergency alert test scheduled for tomorrow afternoon
At about 1:55 tomorrow afternoon, don't be surprised if your phone starts going off a little more emphatically than usual. Manitoba Transportation and Infrastructure's Emergency Management Organization has said the National Public Alerting System, Alert Ready, will issue an emergency alert test message on multiple comm...
10h ago
Agricore grain elevator goes up in flames in Waskada this morning
An Agricore grain elevator in Waskada, Manitoba - southwest of Brandon near the U-S border - was gutted by fire this morning. Waskada CAO Shelly Boulet says the first report of the fire was made at around 5:00 am. Fire fighters from the Waskada, Deloraine and Melita departments responded, and crews are expected to rema...
11h ago