http://www.brandonsun.com/local Local news from brandonsun.com en-gb Tue, 18 Jun 2013 02:19:41 CDT http://www.brandonsun.com/local/girl-found-dead-near-railway-tracks-211804531.html A Brandon-area girl was found dead beside the railway tracks east of Brandon Sunday morning. It is not confirmed if she was hit by a train, however, the RCMP are treating it as a train-pedestrian collision and Canadian Pacific Railway police are involved in the investigation. The body was... Mon, 17 Jun 2013 01:00:00 CDT http://www.brandonsun.com/local/refugee-health-care-rally-today-211804491.html WINNIPEG — Hundreds of health-care workers, newcomers and their friends are set to rally at noon today in Central Park to celebrate Manitoba's "compassion" and to call for help for refugees in other provinces suffering without health benefits. The National Day of Action for Refugee Health Care Mon, 17 Jun 2013 01:00:00 CDT http://www.brandonsun.com/local/candidates-forum-set-for-tuesday-211804431.html Candidates in the City of Brandon's upcoming byelection will be answering questions live on WCG-TV Tuesday evening. The all candidates forum, hosted by the Brandon Sun, WCG-TV and CKLQ Radio will broadcast live from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. Viewers can also tune in to CKLQ Radio. The forum will be Mon, 17 Jun 2013 01:00:00 CDT http://www.brandonsun.com/local/girl-3-drowns-at-cross-lake-first-nation-211804411.html A three-year-old girl drowned at Cross Lake First Nation after rescuers found two young girls underwater Friday evening. At about 6:30 p.m. Friday, Cross Lake RCMP arrived at the scene where two three-year-old girls were found unresponsive after being pulled from the water. One girl was revived Mon, 17 Jun 2013 01:00:00 CDT http://www.brandonsun.com/local/toronto-woman-killed-in-argyle-atv-crash-211804401.html A 21-year-old woman from Toronto is dead after an all-terrain vehicle crash in the RM of Argyle Saturday evening. A Crystal City RCMP release says a Honda four-wheel off-road vehicle carrying two helmetless riders was travelling down a hill in the RM of Argyle, southeast of Brandon, when both Mon, 17 Jun 2013 01:00:00 CDT http://www.brandonsun.com/local/neighbours-not-bothered-by-churchs-plan-for-new-sign-211804391.html Let there be light. Some nearby residents don’t seem to have an issue with the Christian Life Centre putting up a 12-foot electronic sign on Princess Avenue. The church has put in a request to the city to be exempt from a bylaw that requires electronic signs to be a minimum of 300 feet Mon, 17 Jun 2013 01:00:00 CDT http://www.brandonsun.com/local/little-valley-jamboree-all-about-helping-kids-211804381.html “It’s a beautiful day, we’ve escaped the rain,” said Adele McQuarrie as she and her band President’s Choice took the stage Sunday afternoon at the Little Valley Jamboree in Erickson. But some 30 feet to the left was something more exciting for the kids: the money Mon, 17 Jun 2013 01:00:00 CDT http://www.brandonsun.com/local/bpsarrest-10-for-public-intoxication-211804371.html Cops were busy rounding up drunk people in Brandon over the weekend. According to the Brandon Police Service, 10 people were arrested and jailed for being intoxicated in public on Saturday and Sunday. Of the 10, six were Brandonites while the others were from other communities, police say. » Mon, 17 Jun 2013 01:00:00 CDT http://www.brandonsun.com/local/police-dog-helps-track-down-break-in-suspect-211804361.html Police in Brandon investigated two break-ins on Friday. At around 2 a.m. on Friday morning, two males walked into a residence in the 100 block of 13th Street while the resident was home. After he asked the two unknown suspects to leave, they snatched a backpack and broke a side window. Police Mon, 17 Jun 2013 01:00:00 CDT http://www.brandonsun.com/local/teams-already-signing-up-for-next-relay-for-life-211804351.html After more than 350 Relay for Life participants finished up the 12-hour overnight run at the Keystone Centre on Saturday morning, four teams have already signed up for next year. And plans are already well underway for next year’s events. Megan Svistovski, fundraising co-ordinator for the Mon, 17 Jun 2013 01:00:00 CDT