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Brandon police roll out first 12 body cams

By Skye Anderson 3 minute read Yesterday at 11:07 PM CDT

Officers with body-worn cameras will be expected to turn them on during “any public encounter,” Brandon police say.

This will include calls for service, traffic stops and any interaction “where there could potentially be evidentiary value,” Insp. Jason Dupuis said on Monday.

Starting today, 12 Brandon Police Service members will be assigned their own body-worn camera. Dupuis said BPS will slowly roll out a total of around 65 cameras during the remainder of the year.

“I think it’s going to be very positive,” Dupuis said. “Everyone is going to be cognizant of what they’re saying and I think it shows … full transparency on both sides.”

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Resident pushes for no-passing zone on Richmond East

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Resident pushes for no-passing zone on Richmond East

By Alex Lambert 5 minute read Updated: Yesterday at 10:59 PM CDT

A Brandon resident is pushing the provincial government to implement no-passing zones on Richmond Avenue East to help prevent accidents and close calls on the busy road.

Scott Pedlow wants passing barred on the road from 17th Street East until it ends east of the Chemtrade chemical plant.

“People are getting impatient … They pass people and put other people in jeopardy, not only themselves, but obviously people coming in either direction,” Pedlow said.

Pedlow said he believes that passing not being allowed on the stretch would help prevent accidents, including at the intersection with Highway 110.

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Updated: Yesterday at 10:59 PM CDT

Summer fair forecasting 100% chance of fun

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Summer fair forecasting 100% chance of fun

By Tessa Adamski 5 minute read Yesterday at 10:59 PM CDT

Local Ukrainian and Salvadoran dancers are performing at the Manitoba Summer Fair for the first time this year, with the fair’s five-day festivities kicking off tomorrow.

The Salvadoran dance group referred to as Shipaki, which translates to “be happy and have fun” in the Nahuatl language, will perform at 4 p.m. Saturday in the Manitoba Room, followed by dancers from Brandon Troyanda School of Ukrainian Dance at 4:30 p.m.

“We are very excited,” said Jackie Muñoz, president of Directiva Cuscatlecos en Brandon.

“Our vision is to represent El Salvador by sharing our culture through traditional dances, authentic outfits, food and music. This is a way to celebrate our heritage, educate others about our traditions and keep our culture alive even when we are far from home.”

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Birdtail woman killed in hit and run; driver charged

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Birdtail woman killed in hit and run; driver charged

2 minute read Yesterday at 11:07 PM CDT

A 22-year-old woman died on Friday night after a hit-and-run collision in Birdtail Sioux First Nation.

The Manitoba First Nations Police Service received multiple reports of a vehicle travelling at high speeds and “performing dangerous stunts” in the community at around 11 p.m., MFNPS said in a news release on Monday.

Police started searching the area for the suspect, and at around 11:10 p.m., police were notified that a pedestrian had been hit on a roadway in Birdtail, which resulted in critical injuries, MFNPS said.

Police found an injured woman lying on the road and started performing life-saving measures until emergency medical services arrived. She was pronounced dead at the scene.

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Officer who handcuffed, traumatized 13-year-old girl will not face charges: IIU

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Officer who handcuffed, traumatized 13-year-old girl will not face charges: IIU

By Tyler Searle 5 minute read Yesterday at 11:09 PM CDT

WINNIPEG — An off-duty RCMP officer “displayed questionable judgment” but will not face charges for chasing down a group of teenagers who pranked his Brandon home last fall, handcuffing and traumatizing a 13-year-old girl.

“Despite the fact that (the officer’s) actions displayed questionable judgment and seem to be extreme, considering the entirety of the evidence, I am not in a position to say that his actions are criminal,” Bruce Sychuk, acting civilian director of the Independent Investigation Unit of Manitoba, wrote in his final report on the incident, released Monday.

“What is clear is that (the girl) continues to suffer trauma from the incident.”

Manitoba’s police watchdog was tapped to review the Oct. 19, 2025, incident after the unnamed officer was arrested by members of the Brandon Police Service, who responded to a 911 call at a home in the city.

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The Lobstick wildfire burns south of Shellbrook, Sask. in this Saturday, May 30, 2026 handout photo. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Handout - Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency (Mandatory Credit)

Saskatchewan wildfires force out 1,200 people; evacuation order ends near Shellbrook

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Saskatchewan wildfires force out 1,200 people; evacuation order ends near Shellbrook

Jeremy Simes, The Canadian Press 2 minute read Updated: 8:50 AM CDT

REGINA - A wildfire evacuation order has been lifted in northern Saskatchewan but about 1,200 people elsewhere in the province remain out of their homes.

Bryan Chartrand with the Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency says the Cayford fire, northeast of Saskatoon near the Manitoba boundary, is burning vigorously.

The agency says the fire has forced out about 1,200 residents from two First Nations communities due to concerns involving smoke and road access.

A blaze near the Rural Municipality of Shellbrook, also northeast of Saskatoon, had forced out 130 residents but the evacuation order was rescinded Monday afternoon.

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A sign welcoming visitors to Carberry. (The Brandon Sun files)

Overnight temp records broken in Carberry, Swan River

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Overnight temp records broken in Carberry, Swan River

By Jae Murray 2 minute read Yesterday at 10:57 PM CDT

Overnight temperatures saw record-breaking highs in two southwestern Manitoba communities over the weekend.

On Saturday, Carberry experienced a new high minimum temperature of 17.1 C, breaking the previous record of 16 C set in 1986. Records have been kept at Carberry’s station since 1962.

The station recording data for Swan River recorded a new high minimum temperature of 17.8 C on Saturday, compared to the previous highest minimum temperature recorded at 17 C in 1988. Records at this station date back to 1960.

The weather systems involved in last week’s heat wave have started to “collapse,” leading to cooler temperatures this week, Environment and Climate Change Canada meteorologist Terri Lang said Monday.

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Canadian National Institute for the Blind mobile hub and wellness lead La Toya Gibbons holds a Spot Vision Screener, a portable device that can detect potential eye conditions in approximately 90 seconds, during a visit at the Central Community Centre on Monday afternoon. (Abiola Odutola/The Brandon Sun)

CNIB brings smart vision tech to Brandon

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CNIB brings smart vision tech to Brandon

By Abiola Odutola 3 minute read Yesterday at 11:05 PM CDT

The Canadian National Institute for the Blind brought a range of assistive technology and vision-support devices to Brandon on Monday as part of its mobile hub program.

The event, held at the Central Community Centre, gave Westman residents a hands-on look at devices designed to support people living with sight loss.

Mobile hub and wellness lead La Toya Gibbons said a major feature of the visit was the CNIB Smart Life Store, which travels with the hub to demonstrate adaptive technology available for purchase and use at home.

“We showcased a Spot Vision Screener, a portable device that can detect potential eye conditions in approximately 90 seconds,” she told the Sun. “The device scans a person’s eyes and generates results that may indicate conditions such as astigmatism, helping determine whether further assessment by an eye doctor is needed.”

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Families Minister Nahanni Fontaine takes her seat in the assembly chamber on the first day of the fall session of the 43rd legislature on Wednesday. (Mike Deal/Winnipeg Free Press)

Long list of new legislation set to receive royal assent

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Long list of new legislation set to receive royal assent

By Carol Sanders 4 minute read Yesterday at 11:04 PM CDT

WINNIPEG — The NDP government says it will improve health care, safety and affordability with some of the 44 new pieces of legislation that were set to receive royal assent Monday night before MLAs’ summer recess begins.

Government house leader Nahanni Fontaine said she expected Lt.-Gov. Anita Neville would be in the chamber by 8 p.m. to ensure the government bills become law.

The Progressive Conservatives, meanwhile, said they planned to vote against some of the government’s legislative agenda and that members may be there well past 8 p.m. — and “potentially late into the evening,” Opposition house leader Derek Johnson told reporters.

Last week, MLAs sat for 30 hours as the Tories tried to postpone the government’s budget bill for five months. Premier Wab Kinew threatened to call back the house for the summer if the bill didn’t pass by end of business last Thursday. The budget bill was passed early Friday morning.

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Brandon and District Labour Council president Kirk Carr says Canada’s Employment Insurance system is out of step with a workforce shaped by part-time, casual and contract work. (Tim Smith/The Brandon Sun files)

Labour council seeks employment insurance reforms

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Labour council seeks employment insurance reforms

By Abiola Odutola 3 minute read Yesterday at 11:00 PM CDT

The Brandon and District Labour Council is calling for changes to Canada’s Employment Insurance system.

President Kirk Carr said the program is increasingly out of step with a workforce shaped by part-time, casual and contract work.

“There’s a need for reforms and a modernization of the process,” Carr told the Sun on Monday. “I think the EI process was made on a past where everyone had full-time work, and that isn’t the reality of a lot of workers, especially those who would be utilizing the EI resource.”

He called for changes that would make it easier for workers to qualify for benefits, including allowing hours worked across multiple employers to count toward eligibility.

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People react as they look at the site of Russian missile strike that hit a residential building in Kyiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, June 2, 2026. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)

Massive Russian attack kills 22 people across Ukraine, officials say, as Moscow escalates fighting

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Massive Russian attack kills 22 people across Ukraine, officials say, as Moscow escalates fighting

Samya Kullab And Vasilisa Stepanenko, The Associated Press 5 minute read Updated: 11:37 AM CDT

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia launched hundreds of drones and dozens of missiles against Kyiv and other Ukrainian cities overnight, killing at least 22 civilians and wounding 138 others, authorities said Tuesday.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has escalated Moscow’s aerial campaign in recent weeks in an apparent bid to take advantage of Ukraine’s shortage of U.S.-made air defense systems and persuade an increasingly pessimistic audience at home that Moscow is prevailing in the 4-year-old war.

Emergency rescue crews digging through the wreckage of apartment buildings pulled out the bodies of a 3-year-old child as well as those of a woman and her 8-year-old son in the central Ukrainian city of Dnipro, officials said.

The attack stretched past dawn, with explosions reverberating across cities. Officials said 16 people were killed in Dnipro and six in Kyiv.

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Updated: 11:37 AM CDT