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‘It’s heartbreaking for the Westman area’: Cancer patients lament loss of oncologist

Rylee Gerrard 5 minute read Updated: Yesterday at 11:56 PM EST

Cancer patients across Brandon say they are heartbroken by the impending departure of medical oncologist Dr. Brady Anderson from the Western Manitoba Cancer Centre.

When Lesa Carey learned Anderson would be leaving his role as the sole medical oncologist outside of Winnipeg due to burnout and a lack of additional compensation, she said she was “sick to my stomach.”

“I can honestly say that the three scariest words someone I think could ever hear is, ‘You have cancer,’” said Carey, a Brandon resident who was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2024.

“My husband and I walked into the appointment at cancer care overwhelmed, terrified and scared for my life,” she said. “After meeting with Dr. Anderson, we left informed, listened to and felt extremely cared about.”

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Trustees Kim Fallis, Shawna Mozdzen, Bill Hogan, Lorraine McConnell and Linda Ross take the oath of office during the new board of trustees' inaugural meeting in the J.L. Milne Boardroom on Monday evening. (Abiola Odutola/The Brandon Sun)

Linda Ross returned as BSD chair, Carr elected vice-chair on second ballot

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Linda Ross returned as BSD chair, Carr elected vice-chair on second ballot

Abiola Odutola 5 minute read Yesterday at 11:52 PM EST

The newly elected Brandon School Division board of trustees has officially taken office, with trustees completing their oaths before choosing the board’s leadership for the coming year.

Past chair Linda Ross was the only trustee nominated for chair and was elected for the coming year by acclamation.

The election for vice-chair was more competitive, with trustees Kirk Carr, Lorraine McConnell and Duncan Ross putting their names forward.

After two votes by written ballot, Carr was declared vice-chair. The ballots were then ordered destroyed, and Linda Ross assumed the chair for the remainder of the meeting.

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Coun. Shaun Cameron (Ward 4) shares a laugh with Coun. Greg Hildebreand (Ward 5) shortly before the swearing-in ceremony for Brandon city council on Monday evening in the city hall foyer. (Matt Goerzen/The Brandon Sun)

Brandon’s new council sworn in

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Brandon’s new council sworn in

Alex Lambert 4 minute read Updated: 8:29 AM EST

Dozens of people watched on Monday evening as new and returning Brandon council members took an oath of office to officially mark the start of their terms.

The evening started with a piper and first responders walking the 11 members in and circling around 50 attendees.

City manager Dave Wardrop congratulated councillors and said he is “looking forward” to working with them during the next four-year term.

Members, some choosing to swear on a Bible and some not, said they will “truly, faithfully and impartially, and to the best of my knowledge and ability execute the duties and responsibilities of that office.”

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Dr. Nader Shenouda, seen at his family practice in Oakbank on Monday, said some of his colleagues have received discriminatory comments from both patients and colleagues. (Mikaela MacKenzie/Winnipeg Free Press)

International doctors face ongoing harassment, discrimination: report

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International doctors face ongoing harassment, discrimination: report

Nicole Buffie 5 minute read Yesterday at 11:45 PM EST

WINNIPEG — Discrimination and harassment are a serious concern for international doctors in Manitoba, a new report by the College of Physicians and Surgeons says.

The report titled “Strengthening Integration into Practice,” shows 64 per cent of international doctors reported some form of discrimination or harassment in the workplace, both from patients and their families, and from other physicians.

In response to feedback from international doctors and surveys, the College formed a working group to look into the issue further and develop policies and training to guide new and practicing physicians.

The College conducted a survey on the issue last fall. Most of the respondents who reported discrimination or harassment cited those attitudes were based on race, ethnicity, place or origin and religion.

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Seine River MLA Billie Cross said she hadn’t properly expressed herself when she made the remark “they want to steal, let them steal.” (Ruth Bonneville/Winnipeg Free Press files)

MLA apologizes after ‘let them steal’ comment causes uproar

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MLA apologizes after ‘let them steal’ comment causes uproar

Malak Abas 3 minute read Yesterday at 11:44 PM EST

WINNIPEG — An NDP MLA has apologized for “confusion” caused by comments she made suggesting retail workers are told to let thieves steal, after those comments went viral on social media.

While debating Bill 210, which would amend the laws that determine civil claims for damages made by anyone 12 or older who trespasses for the purpose of committing a crime, Seine River MLA Billie Cross said the amendments introduced by the Opposition could “give people carte blanche to make justice decisions in a split second when they’re in fear.”

“I don’t think anyone’s property is more valuable than a human life. That’s why we have insurance, that’s why we buy insurance for our property, that’s why it’s so important that we not put ourselves in the line of fire when something’s being stolen,” she said Oct. 29 in the Manitoba legislature.

“You know, we tell people who work in retail, ‘Someone comes in, they want to steal, let them steal.’ It’s not worth your life, we’ve seen what happens when people don’t do that.”

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Volunteers sort and pack food donations at the Daily Bread Food Bank’s spring public food sort in Toronto, on Saturday, April 4, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sammy Kogan

More Canadians report skipping meals because they can’t afford groceries: survey

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More Canadians report skipping meals because they can’t afford groceries: survey

Kathryn Mannie, The Canadian Press 2 minute read Updated: 8:34 AM EST

Results from an annual national poverty survey paint a worsening picture of food affordability in Canada, especially for young people, as tariffs imposed by the United States continue to shake up the Canadian economy.

The Salvation Army’s 2026 Poverty and Socioeconomic Analysis, released today, polled more than 1,500 Canadians and found that 31 per cent skipped meals or reduced their meal sizes because they couldn’t afford groceries, up from 27 per cent one year ago.

The number of people who reported using community supports such as food banks was also up — 15 per cent of those surveyed this year, compared with 11 per cent last year.

Young people report an even worse situation, according to the research conducted by Edelman Data and Intelligence on behalf of the Salvation Army.

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Woman gets conditional sentence for grandson assault

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Woman gets conditional sentence for grandson assault

Tessa Adamski 4 minute read Yesterday at 11:43 PM EST

A grandmother convicted of assaulting her grandson after she touched his buttocks without his consent on multiple occasions will serve a four-month conditional sentence in a rural southwestern Manitoba community.

Court of King’s Bench Justice Sandra Zinchuk delivered her decision during a sentencing hearing in Brandon on Monday following a two-day trial in spring for the 51-year-old offender.

Despite being charged with two counts of sexual assault, the grandmother was found guilty on a lesser charge of assault and was acquitted on the other count in relation to allegations she sexually abused her granddaughter.

A publication ban protecting the children’s identities prohibits the Sun from naming the woman, who pleaded not guilty to both charges.

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A damaged RCAF CH-148 Cyclone helicopter is seen on the landing pad of HMCS Ville de Quebec in the Norwegian Sea in an undated handout photo. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Handout — Royal Canadian Air Force, Cpl G. Cole (Mandatory Credit)

No injuries after military chopper damaged in night landing on Canadian navy ship

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No injuries after military chopper damaged in night landing on Canadian navy ship

Aaron Sousa, The Canadian Press 1 minute read Updated: 8:34 AM EST

Defence officials say there were no injuries after a military helicopter was seriously damaged during a night flight landing on a Canadian navy frigate.

A flight safety report from the Department of National Defence says it happened Oct. 6 aboard the HMCS Ville de Québec in the Norwegian Sea.

The report says as the Cyclone helicopter came in for landing, two main rotor blades clipped its tail boom and severed multiple components, including a tail rotor drive shaft.

It says the four crew members on board performed an emergency engine shutdown and fled the aircraft.

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A person walks to the City of Arlington South Service Center ahead of the polling place opening on Election Day, Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2026, in Arlington, Texas. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

Midterm elections are coming to a close as voters pass judgment on Trump’s second term

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Midterm elections are coming to a close as voters pass judgment on Trump’s second term

Jill Colvin, Mary Clare Jalonick And Will Weissert, The Associated Press 8 minute read Updated: 11:38 AM EST

WASHINGTON (AP) — Voters struggling with high prices and angry over the Iran war will decide Tuesday whether to drastically shift power in Washington in midterm elections that will serve as a referendum on President Donald Trump's second term.

Democrats were cautiously optimistic as they watched Republicans spend the campaign's final stretch pumping tens of millions of dollars into states and districts that Trump won handily two years ago. They're betting that discontent over Trump’s failure to deliver on his promise to tackle rising costs and perceptions that he's focused more on gilding the nation’s capital than their pain at the pump will depress Republican turnout and drive their own voters to the polls.

Republicans held out hope their money advantage would help stem the tide, but they were bracing to lose control of the U.S. House and fighting to hang onto the U.S. Senate — an outcome that seemed unlikely earlier this year, given a map widely seen as favoring their party.

Margins are tight in both chambers; one or two seats could tip the balance. Democrats need a net gain of four seats in the 100-member Senate to win the majority, and most competitive races are in historically red states. In the 435-member House, they need three.

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Former prime minister Stephen Harper, right, and Prime Minister Mark Carney share a laugh during a ceremony to unveil Harper's official portrait in Ottawa on Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld

In new memoir, Harper says he offered Carney a job — but not finance minister

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In new memoir, Harper says he offered Carney a job — but not finance minister

Kyle Duggan, The Canadian Press 4 minute read Updated: 8:35 AM EST

OTTAWA - Former prime minister Stephen Harper says he offered Mark Carney, then the governor of the Bank of Canada, a role in his Conservative government in 2012 — though not as finance minister. Not right away, at least.

In his new book "Here for Canada: Memoirs of the 22nd Prime Minister," Harper says he told Carney the finance position was already taken but indicated that he would be next in line for the job when it became vacant.

"Obviously, I did not offer him the post of minister of finance, as it was then not available. However, I indicated that, if he chose to join the government, he would be the leading candidate should the post come open," Harper writes.

Carney said in an interview on CBC during the 2025 Liberal leadership race that Harper had "asked me if I would be his finance minister in 2012." He said at the time it wouldn't be appropriate to go directly from the Bank of Canada governorship to party politics.

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

Cane used as weapon; homes spray painted

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Cane used as weapon; homes spray painted

3 minute read Updated: 8:48 AM EST

Cane used as weaponA 67-year-old man, who was allegedly hitting people with his cane inside a Brandon business on Friday, has been charged with assault with a weapon.

Staff from the business in the 1500 block of 18th Street reported the assault to police around 6:30 p.m., police said on Saturday.

Police determined the man had struck another patron in the head and arm with the cane.

The suspect was arrested and charged. He was lodged until sober before being released on an undertaking, police said.

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