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City approves raises for non-union staff

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City approves raises for non-union staff

By Alex Lambert 4 minute read Yesterday at 9:35 PM CDT

Brandon City Council voted last week to give retroactive raises to dozens of non-union employees.

At its July 27 meeting, council was told that salaries for the positions are 16.4 per cent lower than comparable municipalities and the proposed increase would bring the city to within four per cent.

“Looking at comparable municipalities, the research is that the City of Brandon is significantly behind,” city human resources manager Lola Oyeladun said.

“The city is not currently in a competitive position to recruit and retain staff,” she said.

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ER doctor shortage prompts concerns over long wait times

By Alex Lambert 5 minute read Preview

ER doctor shortage prompts concerns over long wait times

By Alex Lambert 5 minute read Yesterday at 9:35 PM CDT

A shortage of doctors in Brandon’s emergency department has fuelled complaints from local leaders and residents, with the province’s health minister acknowledging there are challenges at the hospital.

Manitoba Nurses Union president Darlene Jackson said while the emergency department in Brandon is supposed to have two doctors on call, “fairly often” only one physician is actually on the floor.

“The fact that they only have one on in Brandon hospital is worrying because it is a very busy emergency department,” she said. “Not only just with the city of Brandon, but they have a fairly large catchment area.”

She said having one doctor on duty in the ER means longer wait times.

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Man gets 75 days in jail for carrying pool ball in sock

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Man gets 75 days in jail for carrying pool ball in sock

By Tessa Adamski 3 minute read Yesterday at 9:36 PM CDT

A man was sentenced to 75 days in jail on Tuesday after he admitted to hiding a pool ball inside a sock in his waistband and not following a condition of his probation order.

Kody Tuck, 29, pleaded guilty in Brandon provincial court to carrying a concealed weapon and breaching an order not to own, possess or carry any weapons.

On July 5, at around 3 p.m., Brandon police received a report from a person walking their dog about a man who appeared to be holding a paintball gun, Crown attorney Caroline Lacey told the court.

Police patrolled the area, arrested Tuck and seized a paint sprayer gun and a hard pool ball in a sock, she said.

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Leader of the Opposition Obby Khan listens as Manitoba Lt.-Gov. Anita Neville delivers the Speech from the Throne, at the Manitoba Legislative Building in Winnipeg, Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/David Lipnowski

Manitoba PCs ‘disappointed’ as U.S. decides to close Winnipeg consulate

Ian Bickis, The Canadian Press 2 minute read Preview

Manitoba PCs ‘disappointed’ as U.S. decides to close Winnipeg consulate

Ian Bickis, The Canadian Press 2 minute read Updated: 9:21 AM CDT

WINNIPEG - Manitoba’s Opposition says the U.S. decision to close its diplomatic post in Winnipeg is disappointing and underscores Premier Wab Kinew’s failure to get things done on cross-border trade.

PC Leader Obby Khan said that despite Kinew’s government spending nearly $1 million a year on a Washington D.C. trade office, it has failed to deliver new investment or trade deals.

"Despite his promises to strengthen our relationship with the United States, Manitoba’s economy is falling further behind — and businesses and families are paying the price," he said in a statement on Tuesday.

A spokesperson for Kinew's office said the NDP government reopened the U.S. trade office that was closed under the previous PC government and is committed to rebuilding Manitoba’s presence in Washington and around the globe.

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CTV news anchor Lloyd Robertson holds a glass of celebratory champagne after his final newscast on Thursday, Sept. 1, 2011. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young

Lloyd Robertson, one of Canada’s most recognizable news anchors, dies at 92

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Lloyd Robertson, one of Canada’s most recognizable news anchors, dies at 92

Nicole Thompson, The Canadian Press 5 minute read Updated: 9:20 AM CDT

TORONTO - Lloyd Robertson, a stalwart of Canadian TV news for decades who earned the unrelenting trust of viewers, has died at the age of 92.

His family confirmed to The Canadian Press in an email that the veteran broadcaster died Tuesday evening.

Robertson joined CTV in 1976 and served as chief anchor and senior editor from 1984 to 2011, at the helm of one of the top nightly newscasts in the country and bidding viewers good night with his trademark sign-off: "That's the kind of day it's been."

For 11 consecutive years, TV Guide Canada readers voted Robertson the TV journalist they trusted most, an honour he took to heart.

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In this Aug. 6, 2020 photo, a security officer wearing a face mask stands outside the Canadian Embassy in Beijing, China. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, File)

Many Canadians don’t know federal travel advisories can void their insurance: survey

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Many Canadians don’t know federal travel advisories can void their insurance: survey

Dylan Robertson, The Canadian Press 4 minute read Updated: 9:20 AM CDT

OTTAWA - Most Canadian travellers don't understand that Ottawa's travel alerts can void their travel insurance and don't know how embassies can help them while abroad, says a new survey commissioned by the foreign service.

"Awareness of consular services exists, but familiarity is often self-described as low or partial," says a report submitted to Global Affairs Canada in March.

The report found few Canadians proactively seek out safety or health information when planning trips.

The department paid market research firm Strategic Counsel to survey 1,850 Canadians in January on what they know about consular services and the advisories and information Ottawa publishes to help people prepare for travel.

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Workers place pipe during construction of the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion on farmland, in Abbotsford, B.C., on Wednesday, May 3, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

Business leaders want Ottawa to deliver on economic agenda quickly: KPMG survey

Ritika Dubey, The Canadian Press 3 minute read Preview

Business leaders want Ottawa to deliver on economic agenda quickly: KPMG survey

Ritika Dubey, The Canadian Press 3 minute read Updated: 12:40 PM CDT

TORONTO - A new poll finds Canadian businesses are feeling optimistic about the federal government's economic agenda, but that it will come down to executing on those priorities as the country stares down threats of fresh tariffs from the U.S.

A KPMG survey, which polled 359 business leaders online between June 25 and July 13, found 51 per cent say their firm will be better off as a result of the federal government’s economic measures over the next three years.

However, their optimism is tempered by a desire for faster policy execution, the report found.

Many respondents said there are regulatory hurdles to scaling their business in Canada. More than two-thirds said regulatory requirements created institutional gridlock; while 65 per cent said over-regulation and higher taxes make it harder for businesses to grow and remain in Canada.

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Manitoba Education and Early Childhood Learning Minister Tracy Schmidt said responsible use of AI was a “big theme” of Friday’s event. (Mikaela MacKenzie/Winnipeg Free Press files)

NDP overrides Steinbach school board on ‘mature-minor’ stance

By Maggie Macintosh Local Journalism Initiative Reporter 3 minute read Preview

NDP overrides Steinbach school board on ‘mature-minor’ stance

By Maggie Macintosh Local Journalism Initiative Reporter 3 minute read Yesterday at 9:38 PM CDT

WINNIPEG — The Manitoba government has vetoed the Steinbach school board’s plan to override common law by making parents the ultimate authority on all student health issues.

Since Hanover School Division trustees approved a motion to disregard the category of “mature minors” just over two months ago, there has been widespread debate.

Trustees unanimously voted to stop honouring the mature-minor doctrine — in which teenagers 16 and older are automatically assumed to have the maturity to make medical decisions for themselves — at the end of the 2025-26 school year.

“We would just encourage the Hanover School Division to do what they do best, which is providing high-level, quality education for the kids in their community,” Education Minister Tracy Schmidt said in an interview on Tuesday about her July 22 directive to the board to repeal its motion.

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

Teen punched at home; theft of meat; domestic assaults

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Teen punched at home; theft of meat; domestic assaults

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Teen punched at home

A 17-year-old boy was sent to the Brandon hospital as a precaution on Monday after he was assaulted in his home.

Brandon police officers were called to the residence on Maryland Avenue around 12:30 p.m., police said in news release Tuesday.

A 42-year-old man allegedly punched his son in the face after the teen wouldn’t let him pawn some of his video games to get money for drugs, police said.

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An RCMP collar tab pin is seen in Edmonton, Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Franson

Driver caught speeding while impaired was under court order to not consume alcohol: RCMP

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Driver caught speeding while impaired was under court order to not consume alcohol: RCMP

1 minute read Yesterday at 9:48 PM CDT

A 32-year-old man was charged with violating his probation order to abstain from alcohol after Mounties say he was driving impaired while speeding last week.

Ste. Rose du Lac RCMP pulled over a truck that was travelling 149 kilometres an hour in a 100 km/h zone on Highway 68 around 8 p.m. on July 28, police said in a news release on Tuesday.

Officers asked the driver, who lives in the rural municipality of St. Andrews, to complete a breathalyzer, and he failed twice, the release said.

Police said the driver has a court order prohibiting him from consuming alcohol.

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