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Abigail Hawkins performs in the acro dance, solo, own choice, 18 years and under category during Day 3 of the dance portion of the Brandon Festival of the Arts at the Western Manitoba Centennial Auditorium on Tuesday. See more photos on Page A3. (Tim Smith/The Brandon Sun)

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Man accused of pointing gun at couple granted bail

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Man accused of pointing gun at couple granted bail

By Skye Anderson 5 minute read Yesterday at 10:11 PM CST

A Minnedosa man accused of pointing a shotgun at a couple and threatening to shoot them was granted bail in Brandon provincial court on Tuesday.

John Moffat, 26, faces charges of pointing a firearm and uttering threats after Spruce Plains RCMP received a report after 1 a.m. on Sunday from a woman who said Moffat had threatened her with a shotgun.

The Crown opposed Moffat’s release on the grounds that he is a risk to public safety.

Easton Lacey, an articling student with the Crown, detailed the allegations, which haven’t been proven in court.

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The front doors of the Brandon courthouse on 11th Street. (Matt Goerzen/The Brandon Sun)

City blames banking error for duplicate withdrawals

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City blames banking error for duplicate withdrawals

By Alex Lambert 2 minute read Yesterday at 10:04 PM CST

The City of Brandon is apologizing after a banking error caused duplicate tax withdrawals to be taken from almost 1,300 bank accounts this week.

In a press release on Tuesday, the city said bank accounts for 1,274 properties enrolled in the Tax Installment Plan (TIP) — which allows people to make monthly property tax payments — had duplicate withdrawals.

TIP payments range anywhere from $13 to $29,200, and the erroneous withdrawals were from multiple property types, spokesperson Merrilea Metcalf said in an email.

The withdrawals were made on Monday, before customers notified the city on Tuesday, Metcalf said.

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Acting Brandon mayor Glen Parker speaks during a regular council meeting on Tuesday evening. Parker said earlier in the day that the bank refunding residents and the costs associated with the error is

Sportsplex pool tagged again for measles exposure

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Sportsplex pool tagged again for measles exposure

2 minute read Yesterday at 10:10 PM CST

The province is warning of a second measles exposure at the Brandon Community Sportsplex earlier this month.

Manitoba public health officials added the facility’s pool and changing room to the list of 28 exposure sites in Brandon since Jan. 20.

People who were at the pool and changing room on Feb. 4 from 11:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. should monitor for any symptoms until Feb. 26.

The province previously identified the pool as an exposure site on Feb. 1. Those who attended the pool on that day from 1 p.m. to 8 p.m. should monitor for symptoms until Feb. 23.

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People who were at the Sportsplex pool and changing room on Feb. 4 from 11:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. should monitor for any symptoms until Feb. 26. (Tim Smith/The Brandon Sun files)

Carney one step closer to majority government as Jeneroux crosses floor to Liberals

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Carney one step closer to majority government as Jeneroux crosses floor to Liberals

Kyle Duggan and David Baxter, The Canadian Press 5 minute read Updated: 2:11 PM CST

OTTAWA - Edmonton MP Matt Jeneroux is now the third Conservative to cross the floor to the Liberal caucus in recent months — and Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is accusing him of betraying voters in his Alberta riding.

Jeneroux's decision to cross the floor will avert a byelection in Edmonton Riverbend, and nudge the Liberal seat count up by one in the current minority Parliament.

Prime Minister Mark Carney's government remains three seats short of a majority, but that could change with three byelections expected in the coming months.

The prime minister has not yet set dates for those votes.

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Conservative MP Matt Jeneroux rises during question period in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Tuesday, May 31, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang

‘More pleasant’: Canadian Muslims mark first full winter Ramadan in years

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‘More pleasant’: Canadian Muslims mark first full winter Ramadan in years

Fakiha Baig, The Canadian Press 4 minute read Updated: 9:40 AM CST

EDMONTON - Canadian Muslims are marking the start of Ramadan on Wednesday, but one thing will be new about the most festive and holiest month in Islam.

For the first time in about two decades, Canada's approximately 1.8 million Muslims are marking the entire month of Ramadan in winter, says Noor Al-Henedy, a spokesperson for the Al Rashid Mosque in Edmonton.

"Our Muslim population follows the lunar moon, which requires the moon sighting to determine when the month (begins) ... so individuals will notice that Ramadan will shift every year," she said.

"This year, it is coming earlier in winter time after a long time."

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Noor Al-Helendy is shown in this undated handout photo. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Handout - Noor Al-Helendy (Mandatory Credit)

Curling for a Cure bonspiel raises almost $50K

By Tessa Adamski 4 minute read Preview

Curling for a Cure bonspiel raises almost $50K

By Tessa Adamski 4 minute read Yesterday at 10:07 PM CST

A record number of 32 Westman teams played in a Minnedosa curling bonspiel over the weekend, raising nearly $50,000 to support cancer patients and families.

The seventh annual Curling for a Cure bonspiel took place at the Minnedosa Curling Club from Friday to Sunday evening.

Event organizer Chad Yanchycki said the bonspiel has seen a growing amount of community support, with next year’s team registration already fully booked.

“Everybody’s been touched by cancer at some point, whether they’ve had it, or had a loved one who had it or friend who’s had it,” Yanchycki told the Sun.

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Team Rockin' the Fields of Minnedosa won the 2026 Curling for a Cure Minnedosa bonspiel, which raised nearly $50,000 over the weekend. The team players are Kathy Smith (from left), Barry Coutts, Richard Betteridge and Darcy Bialas. (Supplied)

Winter storm to wallop Westman

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Winter storm to wallop Westman

By Alex Lambert 3 minute read Yesterday at 10:01 PM CST

The Brandon region could be blanketed by up to 25 centimetres of snow by Thursday, while the Parkland region could see as much as 30 cm.

A storm system that formed in Montana pummelled Alberta on Tuesday with upwards of 40 cm of snow, before making its way to Saskatchewan and dumping up to 35 cm.

Westman was expected to be hit by the storm from Tuesday to Thursday, Environment and Climate Change Canada meteorologist Natalie Hasell said.

Hasell said the system will dump between 15 and 25 cm around Brandon.

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Winds are expected to lessen today to about 30 km/h, but heavy snowfall could still create dangerous driving conditions, Environment Canada said. (Matt Goerzen/The Brandon Sun files)

Patient airlifted to hospital after ski-related incident

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Patient airlifted to hospital after ski-related incident

By Abiola Odutola 1 minute read Yesterday at 10:26 PM CST

A person was airlifted to a Winnipeg hospital Saturday afternoon following a ski-related incident near Russell, STARS Air Ambulance told the Sun.

STARS spokesperson Kate Langille confirmed that the patient was flown by STARS to the Health Sciences Centre, but declined to provide further details.

A social media post from Marion MacKay, who said she witnessed emergency activity at the scene, described seeing responders attending to a patient, with “nurses coming and going.”

“One young man with a sore back was taken down our side after X-rays,” MacKay said in her post.

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A person was airlifted to hospital by STARS Air Ambulance on Saturday afternoon following a ski-related incident near Russell. (File)

Man arrested for crash that killed three

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Man arrested for crash that killed three

By Scott Billeck 2 minute read Yesterday at 9:54 PM CST

WINNIPEG — A 37-year-old man has been arrested in a fatal crash last summer that killed three people.

Matthew Govereau was taken into custody on Saturday by Winnipeg Police Service officers in the city, RCMP said in a news release Tuesday.

RCMP initially issued an arrest warrant for Govereau last month in connection with the July 1, 2025 head-on collision on Highway 10 north of Swan River.

Govereau remains in custody and was scheduled to make a court appearance in Winnipeg on Tuesday.

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RCMP seize drugs, loaded handgun in traffic stop

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RCMP seize drugs, loaded handgun in traffic stop

1 minute read Yesterday at 10:25 PM CST

Mounties arrested two men on Saturday after a traffic stop on Highway 2 turned up drugs and a loaded handgun.

The Manitoba RCMP Roving Traffic Unit pulled over a vehicle in the Rural Municipality of South Cypress-Glenboro at around 11:15 p.m. and noticed an illicit drug and prohibited weapon “in plain sight,” RCMP said in a news release on Tuesday.

RCMP members arrested two men and searched the vehicle.

Police said they found a loaded handgun, two kilograms of a substance they believed to be cocaine and several grams of another substance they believed to be methamphetamine, along with other prohibited weapons.

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