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No injuries in fiery Veterans Way crash

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Firefighters hose down a tow truck that flipped into the ditch and caught fire after a crash with a gravel truck on Veterans Way on Friday morning. No one was injured in the collision, which also badly damaged a car that the truck was towing.

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Firefighters hose down a tow truck that flipped into the ditch and caught fire after a crash with a gravel truck on Veterans Way on Friday morning. No one was injured in the collision, which also badly damaged a car that the truck was towing.

House fire

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Firefighters battle a blaze at a home on Tower Road southeast of Brandon on Friday morning. The fire destroyed a home, a garage and a vehicle on the property. Firefighters have kept the fire from spreading to nearby buildings.

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Firefighters battle a blaze at a home on Tower Road southeast of Brandon on Friday morning. The fire destroyed a home, a garage and a vehicle on the property. Firefighters have kept the fire from spreading to nearby buildings.

Getting legs up against violence

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Men from all walks of life join forces for the Walk a Mile in Her Shoes campaign in support of the YWCA at Princess Park on Thursday. The annual fundraising event challenges men to take a walk in high heels to raise funds and awareness in the fight against family violence. BELOW: Const. Mike Tosh,right, gets a high-five at the finish line while Glen Kirkland, left, of Royal LePage gets his legs waxed — as a bonus for raising more than $1,000 — by Paula Leck, an esthetician with Straight Up Salon after the walk.

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Men from all walks of life join forces for the Walk a Mile in Her Shoes campaign in support of the YWCA at Princess Park on Thursday. The annual fundraising event challenges men to take a walk in high heels to raise funds and awareness in the fight against family violence. BELOW: Const. Mike Tosh,right, gets a high-five at the finish line while Glen Kirkland, left, of Royal LePage gets his legs waxed — as a bonus for raising more than $1,000 — by Paula Leck, an esthetician with Straight Up Salon after the walk.

Careful cleaner

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A window washer hangs from a line while cleaning the upper storey windows of the Federal Building on Princess Avenue on Thursday. The Scotia Towers can be seen reflected in the windows.

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A window washer hangs from a line while cleaning the upper storey windows of the Federal Building on Princess Avenue on Thursday. The Scotia Towers can be seen reflected in the windows.

Suspicious brush fire

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Firefighters haul a hose into the scene of a suspicious brush fire at an abandoned farm site just south of Patricia Avenue on Thursday afternoon. There was no major property damage or injuries but the fire is considered suspicous.

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Firefighters haul a hose into the scene of a suspicious brush fire at an abandoned farm site just south of Patricia Avenue on Thursday afternoon. There was no major property damage or injuries but the fire is considered suspicous.

Kindermusik to their ears

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Breighana Norberg, 14 months, lets out a giggle during a Kindermusik program on Thursday evening. Kristen Amber Bertram runs the licensed program — which incorporates music and movement to develop gross and fine motor skills in newborns to toddlers — from her west-end home. An educator by trade, Bertram uses song, dance and sign language in her 16-week program, which includes both child and parents. To learn more about the Kindermusik program, visit kindermusikwithkristen.ca.

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Breighana Norberg, 14 months, lets out a giggle during a Kindermusik program on Thursday evening. Kristen Amber Bertram runs the licensed program — which incorporates music and movement to develop gross and fine motor skills in newborns to toddlers — from her west-end home. An educator by trade, Bertram uses song, dance and sign language in her 16-week program, which includes both child and parents. To learn more about the Kindermusik program, visit kindermusikwithkristen.ca.

Tapping into water festival spirit

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Grade 2 students dance while learning about shower water consumption during a water festival put on by Crocus Plains Waters Studies 40S students at Waverly Park School on Wednesday. Students spent the day rotating through a variety of educational water-themed stations.

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Grade 2 students dance while learning about shower water consumption during a water festival put on by Crocus Plains Waters Studies 40S students at Waverly Park School on Wednesday. Students spent the day rotating through a variety of educational water-themed stations.

Here comes the throw!

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Catcher Brittany Stonehouse of the Vincent Massey Vikings waits for the ball as Mackenzie Collette of the Major Pratt Trojans prepares to slide into home plate while Aryn Robidoux (back) cheers on her teammate during a provincial fastball playoff qualifier at Vincent Massey on Wednesday. The Trojans went on to a 14-8 victory.

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Catcher Brittany Stonehouse of the Vincent Massey Vikings waits for the ball as Mackenzie Collette of the Major Pratt Trojans prepares to slide into home plate while Aryn Robidoux (back) cheers on her teammate during a provincial fastball playoff qualifier at Vincent Massey on Wednesday. The Trojans went on to a 14-8 victory.

Having a field day

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A group of girls watch a long-jumper during École Harrison’s grades 4-8 track and field meet at the UCT Stadium on Tuesday.

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A group of girls watch a long-jumper during École Harrison’s grades 4-8 track and field meet at the UCT Stadium on Tuesday.

Up on top

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Witnesses exchange particulars after a red car went over the median in a parking lot and climbed the hood of a black car parked opposite. The bang-up happened in the 100-block of Sixth Street on Tuesday afternoon.

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Witnesses exchange particulars after a red car went over the median in a parking lot and climbed the hood of a black car parked opposite. The bang-up happened in the 100-block of Sixth Street on Tuesday afternoon.

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Driver passed out at red light faces drunk driving charge

Maybe taking a nap at a red light isn't the best idea.

According to the Brandon Police Service, a witness said a female driver was passed out behind the wheel at a Brandon traffic stop at around 10 p.m. last night.

Shortly after receiving the call, police say the Winnipeg driver was found driving erratically on Kirkaldy Drive before being stopped.

The woman ...

Brandon SunONLINE | Saturday, May. 25, 2013 at 11:29 AM | 0

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