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Shared Health CEO Chris Christodoulou (from left), Prairie Mountain Health chief executive officer Treena Slate, Manitoba Health Minister Uzoma Asagwara and Manitoba Agriculture Minister Ron Kostyshyn stand in the waiting area of the emergency department at Dauphin Regional Health Centre on Monday afternoon. (Abiola Odutola/The Brandon Sun)

Dauphin ER reopening hailed as milestone

By Abiola Odutola 5 minute read Yesterday at 9:45 PM CDT

DAUPHIN — The emergency department at Dauphin Regional Health Centre reopened Monday morning after a closure of just over two months, restoring 24-7 emergency services to Dauphin and surrounding communities.

Health Minister Uzoma Asagwara hailed the reopening as a major milestone.

“It’s been a monumental team effort to get to this point,” Asagwara told the Sun on Monday afternoon before embarking on a tour of the facility.

“We asked everyone to approach this as one team, and that’s exactly what we’re seeing the results of now.”

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United Nigerians in Brandon Association member Ariyo Peter Omotayo, dressed in a Nigerian traditional gown, dances during the Naija Summer Fest Saturday afternoon at the Riverbank Discovery Centre. (Abiola Odutola/The Brandon Sun)

‘It’s a thing of joy to be part of this’: Naija fest showcases Nigerian culture

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‘It’s a thing of joy to be part of this’: Naija fest showcases Nigerian culture

By Abiola Odutola 4 minute read Yesterday at 9:44 PM CDT

The colours, sounds, food and traditions of Nigeria were on full display Saturday afternoon as hundreds of people gathered at the Riverbank Discovery Centre for Naija Summer Fest.

Organized by the United Nigerians in Brandon Association, the annual event brought together members of Brandon’s Nigerian community and other residents for an afternoon of live performances, Nigerian cuisine, a marketplace and traditional attire representing the country’s diverse cultures.

UNBA president Hosteen Bungon said the festival, which was attended by more than 500 people, is organized each year to remind Nigerian families, particularly younger generations, of their cultural roots.

“We don’t want them to forget our culture,” Bungon told the Sun.

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Loy Excellentia Initiative founder Aloy Anyichie (left) and his colleagues join students from Brandon University and Assiniboine College at Rideau Park on Sunday afternoon. (Abiola Odutola/The Brandon Sun)

Loy Excellentia picnic offers newcomers a start

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Loy Excellentia picnic offers newcomers a start

By Abiola Odutola 3 minute read Yesterday at 9:42 PM CDT

For some international students, arriving in a new country can mean navigating an unfamiliar city, school system and culture while trying to build a new circle of friends.

A summer picnic organized by the Loy Excellentia Initiative is helping make that transition a little easier for African and Caribbean post-secondary students in Brandon.

The annual event brought together students from Brandon University and Assiniboine College at Rideau Park on Sunday for an afternoon of food, music, games, cultural connection and networking as students prepare for the new academic year.

The picnic is designed to bring incoming and returning students together before classes begin, said Aloy Anyichie, founder of the Loy Excellentia Initiative.

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The exterior of Brandon's Christian Heritage School on Wednesday afternoon. The school has been enduring a COVID-19 outbreak, linked to the delta variant, over the last couple weeks. (Kyle Darbyson/The Brandon Sun)

Alternative schooling enrolment shoots up

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Alternative schooling enrolment shoots up

By Maggie MacintoshLocal Journalism Initiative 4 minute read Yesterday at 9:41 PM CDT

WINNIPEG — Independent schools are preparing to welcome a record number of students as more families pay for faith-based instruction and secular alternatives.

The overwhelming majority of Manitoba children — 200,000 — are starting in the public school system this fall. Since 2000, the percentage of students enrolled elsewhere — in homeschools, funded and non-funded independent schools — has nearly doubled, to 12 per cent from seven per cent.

“If money was no object, we could fill dozens and dozens more classrooms with the demand for independent education,” said Andrew Micklefield, executive director of the Manitoba Federation of Independent Schools, who is a former Tory government house leader.

Micklefield said many of his colleagues have waitlists with hundreds of names because they don’t have enough space or staff to meet the interest.

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The Brandon Police Service station at 10th Street and Victoria Avenue. (Tim Smith/The Brandon Sun)

Assault with dispenser; cab driver punched; historic domestic violence

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Assault with dispenser; cab driver punched; historic domestic violence

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Assault with dispenser

A 39-year-old man was charged with assault with a weapon after allegedly throwing a napkin dispenser at a customer in a Brandon business.

The incident occurred Sunday shortly before 10 a.m. at a business on the 1200 block of 18th Street, Brandon police said in a news release Monday.

The suspect was also a customer at the business when the alleged assault took place.

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In a lawsuit filed in Manitoba’s Court of King’s Bench, an Ontario doctor has alleged recruiters negligently misrepresented a job at the Carberry hospital.

Manitoba doctor denies working to revive Carberry ER in response to recruitment lawsuit

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Manitoba doctor denies working to revive Carberry ER in response to recruitment lawsuit

Erik Pindera 3 minute read Yesterday at 10:09 AM CDT

WINNIPEG — A Manitoba doctor has denied he was working as a recruiter after an Ontario doctor accused him of misleading him about a position at the Carberry hospital.

Dr. Klevis Iliriani, who worked at the hospital in Carberry from May to August 2024, filed his statement of claim in Court of King’s Bench earlier this year.

Iliriani, who lives in an Ottawa suburb, has alleged recruiters negligently misrepresented the job at the Carberry hospital and breached the terms of his contract, which resulted in less pay than promised.

His court filing names defendants Dr. Dave Maharajh and Barry Banek as the recruiters.

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Prime Minister Mark Carney and U.S. President Donald Trump speak at the G7 summit in Evian-les-Bains, France, on Tuesday, June 16, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christopher Katsarov

Trump’s trade war with Canada is becoming a ballot box issue ahead of U.S. midterms

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Trump’s trade war with Canada is becoming a ballot box issue ahead of U.S. midterms

Kelly Geraldine Malone, The Canadian Press 6 minute read Updated: Yesterday at 10:13 AM CDT

WASHINGTON - As the United States braces for pivotal midterm elections this November, there's a new and unexpected issue on voters' minds in many states: President Donald Trump's escalating trade war with Canada.

"Canada is our friend, our closest ally and our biggest trading partner," Maine Republican Sen. Susan Collins told Politico in an interview published last week.

"This is not China that we are talking about. This is not an adversarial country. And … our economies are so linked, if you try to hurt one you end up hurting Maine."

Collins has long been a political force in her border state but Trump's unpopular policies — including his tariff campaign against Canada — have put her seat in jeopardy.

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Rescue workers search for victims under the rubble of a building destroyed in an Israeli airstrike in the southern village of Kfar Rumman, Lebanon, Monday, Sept. 7, 2026. (AP Photo/Mohammed Zaatari)

Israeli airstrikes on a village in southern Lebanon kill 12 people, including 2 children

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Israeli airstrikes on a village in southern Lebanon kill 12 people, including 2 children

Ahmad Mantash, The Associated Press 4 minute read Updated: Yesterday at 10:13 AM CDT

KFAR RUMMAN, Lebanon (AP) — Israel’s air force carried out two airstrikes early Monday on a southern Lebanese village, killing at least 12 people and wounding others, including children, Lebanon's Health Ministry said.

Monday’s strikes came amid a new round of escalation between Israel and the militant Hezbollah group despite a truce reached more than two months ago. The strikes also came days after Israel’s military said it is in “operational control” of the strategic Ali Taher hill that overlooks several villages as well as main roads leading to the city of Nabatiyeh.

The Health Ministry said one of the strikes hit a building, killing 11 people, including two children and four women. Eight were also wounded, including three children and a paramedic.

The ministry said that another strike on a car in the village killed a paramedic with the Lebanese Islamic Risala Scout Association and wounded two others.

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A sign marks the entrance to Kananaskis Country, Alta., Monday, June 2, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh

RCMP say two people dead after plane crash near mountain in southern Alberta

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RCMP say two people dead after plane crash near mountain in southern Alberta

The Canadian Press 1 minute read Updated: Yesterday at 10:14 AM CDT

KANANASKIS - Mounties in Alberta say two people died in a plane crash near a mountain in Kananaskis Country.

RCMP say they got a call for the crash near Mount McDougall, located southwest of Calgary, at around 9 a.m. on Saturday.

Police say two people who were aboard the plane died at the scene.

They were the only occupants of the aircraft.

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President Donald Trump speaks during an event to present the Congressional Space Medal of Honor to Artemis II crew members, Friday, Aug. 28, 2026, at Johnson Space Center in Houston. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

Trump administration makes another appeal to the Supreme Court to allow mail ballot restrictions

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Trump administration makes another appeal to the Supreme Court to allow mail ballot restrictions

Lindsay Whitehurst And Gary Fields, The Associated Press 3 minute read Updated: Yesterday at 10:15 AM CDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration on Sunday renewed its appeal to the Supreme Court after a federal judge blocked new restrictions on mail ballots ahead of the midterms.

The filing came after U.S. District Court Judge Indira Talwani extended an order against the Postal Service enforcing President Donald Trump’s executive order for the November elections.

The legal wrangling comes even as states start sending out mail ballots, leaving the administration little time to make big changes in mail ballot rules.

“Ballots have already begun to be mailed in North Carolina, and more States will begin the mailing process as the injunction remains in place — including Alabama on September 9 and at least five States the week of September 13,” Solicitor General John Sauer said in the filing.

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U.S. President Donald Trump's envoys Steve Witkoff, center, and Jared Kushner, right, arrive in Kyiv, Ukraine, Sunday, Sept. 6, 2026. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)

US envoys Witkoff and Kushner arrive in Kyiv after talks with Putin in Moscow

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US envoys Witkoff and Kushner arrive in Kyiv after talks with Putin in Moscow

Samya Kullab, The Associated Press 4 minute read Updated: Yesterday at 10:15 AM CDT

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — U.S. envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner arrived in Kyiv on Sunday in their first official visit to Ukraine as part of a renewed push for peace after Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine.

Their trip follows a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow on Saturday, seeking to revive peace talks during escalating aerial attacks by both sides.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Sunday that Kyiv is ready for a “constructive” discussion with U.S. representatives.

“We are interested in bringing the end of the war closer. Peace is needed. Security guarantees are needed. A just and sustainable postwar peace is needed. Our proposals are prepared,” he said in a post on Telegram.

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