http://www.brandonsun.com/breaking-news Latest local news from brandonsun.com en-gb Tue, 21 May 2013 09:26:20 CDT http://www.brandonsun.com/breaking-news/crash-victim-good-guy-principal-208285201.html Described as a storyteller and a determined optimist, Graeme Witherspoon of Killarney was an ever-improving hockey player and runner who was about to open a new chapter in his life. On Friday evening, just hours before his 23rd birthday, Witherspoon lost his life after his truck collided with a... Tue, 21 May 2013 01:00:00 CDT http://www.brandonsun.com/breaking-news/University-report-shows-some-rural-municiplities-strong-208298741.html New research by Brandon University into the amalgamation of rural municipalities in Manitoba suggests that the traditional idea of municipal boundaries has been blurred by new realities of economic growth, provision of services and the mobility of residents. The university's Rural Development Tue, 21 May 2013 08:36:00 CDT http://www.brandonsun.com/breaking-news/Start-of-the-work-seek-brings-sunny-skies-208297441.html After a cool, grey and blustery long weekend, Brandon woke up to some blue in the sky and bright sun. Of course. From Friday through the Victoria Day holiday Monday, the city never cracked the 20 C mark (and in fact struggled on Saturdy and Sunday to get into the teens) weathered 60–70 Tue, 21 May 2013 08:24:00 CDT http://www.brandonsun.com/breaking-news/i-dont-think-he-had-any-enemies-208268271.html It wasn't until she saw hundreds lining up at the Manitoba legislature on Monday afternoon to pay their respects to her grandfather that the magnitude of Elijah Harper's life hit 17-year-old Anna Harper. "I knew he was important," said the Ottawa teen, taking photos of the young and the old, Tue, 21 May 2013 01:00:00 CDT http://www.brandonsun.com/breaking-news/small-bug-------big-threat-208267871.html It's roughly the size of the nail on your pinky finger, but it can pose a huge threat to you and your pets. Ladies and gentlemen, meet ixodes scapularis, better known in Manitoba as the blacklegged tick, a creepy little bloodsucker with the potential to spread Lyme disease, a bacterial infection Tue, 21 May 2013 01:00:00 CDT http://www.brandonsun.com/breaking-news/couple-faces-new-charges-of-sexual-assault-208268061.html Two more women have come forward with allegations they were sexually assaulted by a Winnipeg couple already facing similar charges. Winnipeg police said Monday they've laid additional charges against Richard Robert Charles Gordon, 46, and Jackie Erin Burgoyne, 35, after two separate complainants Tue, 21 May 2013 01:00:00 CDT http://www.brandonsun.com/breaking-news/Firefighters-pull-man-from-submerged-vehicle-208291321.html Rescue divers pulled a man from a vehicle partially submerged in a retention pond in Fort Richmond this morning. Police say the person was rushed to hospital in critical condition. Emergency crews responded to the call around 6:45 a.m. of a car in the pond near the corner of Dalhousie Drive and Tue, 21 May 2013 07:41:00 CDT http://www.brandonsun.com/breaking-news/canadas-summer-forecast-variable-208268231.html Get ready to break out the sunscreen, Canada, but don't worry about sizzling all season. Meteorologists at AccuWeather.com say the majority of Canadians can look forward to a more "typical" summer this year, when hot spells will be interspersed with cooler periods. "The biggest takeaway from Tue, 21 May 2013 01:00:00 CDT http://www.brandonsun.com/breaking-news/apple-trick-on-ellen-falls-short-for-city-woman-208268141.html She put her heart -- and head -- into it, but Kirsten Kettler got beat by a girl bouncing on her butt. The 18-year-old Winnipegger appeared on The Ellen DeGeneres Show on Monday as one of four finalists on the Ellen's Hidden Talent Winner contest. There was US$10,000 on the line. Kettler's Tue, 21 May 2013 01:00:00 CDT http://www.brandonsun.com/breaking-news/li-allowed-trips-outside-selkirk-208267851.html Vince Li, who killed a fellow passenger on a Greyhound bus in 2008, is free to visit Lockport and Winnipeg as long as his escort can call for help quickly and there's a security officer to accompany him. The Manitoba Review Board released its decision Friday to allow Li increased day passes from Tue, 21 May 2013 01:00:00 CDT