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Incumbents, McCrae, Rusnak, Hogan elected to school board

Abiola Odutola 5 minute read Updated: 3:15 AM CDT

All five incumbent trustees seeking re-election to the Brandon School Division board were returned Wednesday evening, while three newcomers will join the board for the next four-year term.

Board chair Linda Ross led the unofficial results with 5,960 votes, followed by vice-chair Duncan Ross with 5,197, Kirk Carr with 5,156, Kim Fallis with 5,088 and Shawna Mozdzen with 4,843.

The three newcomers elected were Jim McCrae, with 4,344 votes, Brad Rusnak with 3,732 and Bill Hogan with 3,528.

Jay Mahida, who received 2,572 votes, and Hosteen Bungon, with 1,861, were unsuccessful.

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Sobering elected Dauphin mayor with 56% of vote

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Sobering elected Dauphin mayor with 56% of vote

Connor McDowellLocal Journalism Initiative 2 minute read Updated: 3:15 AM CDT

Coun. Steve Sobering was elected mayor of Dauphin, winning a three-person race that opened when former mayor David Bosiak did not run for re-election after one term.

Sobering received 56 per cent of the vote, Keith Durston received 40 per cent and Carter Taylor-Luke received four per cent.

A total of 1,487 ballots were reported. Sobering received 829 votes ccompared to 593 for Durston and 65 for Taylor-Luke.

Sobering told the Sun that he was thrilled with the result.

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Updated: 3:15 AM CDT

Karrouze ousted, other councillors re-elected

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Karrouze ousted, other councillors re-elected

Rylee Gerrard 6 minute read Updated: 3:14 AM CDT

Brandon elected four new councillors and re-elected six incumbents to represent the 10 wards that encompass the city.

Only one incumbent candidate — Heather Karrouze in Ward 1 — was defeated in Wednesday’s municipal election.

Newcomers Ron Shaluk (Ward 1), Deveryn Ross (Ward 2), Craig Shanks (Ward 3) and Norah Woychyshyn (Ward 9) were all elected in tight races.

Returning councillors are Shaun Cameron (Ward 4), Greg Hildebrand (Ward 5), Shawn Berry (Ward 7), Jason Splett (Ward 8) and Tyson Tame (Ward 10).

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Updated: 3:14 AM CDT

Fawcett secures second term

Alex Lambert 4 minute read Updated: 3:12 AM CDT

After waiting anxiously for poll results to trickle in, Jeff Fawcett was handily re-elected for a second term as Brandon mayor Wednesday evening.

Fawcett received 54.3 per cent of the vote as he defeated former councillor and MLA Len Isleifson, unofficial results show with all 28 polls reporting.

“Thank you for your confidence, your support, and your belief in the future of this city,” Fawcett told voters during his victory speech after 11 p.m.

Fawcett won with 5,752 votes to Isleifson’s 4,845.

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Updated: 3:12 AM CDT

Tire slasher gets time served, $20K tab for damages

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Tire slasher gets time served, $20K tab for damages

Tessa Adamski 5 minute read Updated: 3:13 AM CDT

A man convicted in a tire-slashing spree was sentenced to more than seven months of time served in custody and must pay nearly $20,000 to Manitoba Public Insurance for damaging 83 vehicles in Brandon’s south end this spring.

Tristan McKay, 21, pleaded guilty in July to mischief over $5,000 and resisting arrest for his role in slashing tires during the early hours of March 11.

Police reports from frustrated community members with vehicles parked on streets — including Pine Ridge Crescent, Hawthorn Crescent, Tracey Street, Sycamore Drive and Magnolia Drive — began streaming in around 8 a.m.

“The victims here would have woken up in the morning and found that they were unable to drive to work, unable to attend to their appointments (and) found themselves having to kind of figure out ways to get their vehicles repaired,” Crown attorney Reid Girard said in Brandon provincial court on Tuesday.

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Updated: 3:13 AM CDT

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Tom Mathews said he was “shocked” to be elected mayor of Minnedosa over incumbent Ken Cameron. (Supplied)

Incumbent mayors in Minnedosa, Virden go down to defeat

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Incumbent mayors in Minnedosa, Virden go down to defeat

Connor McDowellLocal Journalism Initiative 5 minute read Updated: 3:16 AM CDT

The mayors of Minnedosa and Virden were defeated in last night’s municipal election, while a political newcomer was elected head of council in Boissevain and incumbent mayors were returned in Swan River and Killarney.

In Minnedosa, new candidate Tom Mathews said he was “shocked” to unseat incumbent mayor Ken Cameron in Wednesday’s election.

Mathews, who did not serve on the previous council, received 500 (64 per cent) of the 780 ballots cast in the one-on-one race. Cameron received 280 votes.

“I’m overjoyed, but I’m mindful that this is where the real work begins,” Mathews said. “I’m shocked. I’m beside myself. I wasn’t sure how tonight was going to go. I felt I had a chance, but I didn’t have any level of confidence I was going to win.”

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Updated: 3:16 AM CDT

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

Pair charged with armed robbery for mace attack

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Pair charged with armed robbery for mace attack

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Two women are facing multiple charges after allegedly spraying bear mace at buyers during a Facebook marketplace cellphone transaction outside a Brandon hotel on Sunday.

The Brandon Police Service reported two women, ages 19 and 22, met the attackers outside a hotel in the 1100 block of 18th Street around 3 p.m., a police spokesperson said on Wednesday.

When the victims handed over cash for the phone, the suspects refused to provide the device and bear-sprayed them before fleeing the area.

The victims hopped into a taxi and followed them to a restaurant, the spokesperson said.

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The Brandon Police Service crest. (File)

Child threatened; vandalism; cop charged

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Child threatened; vandalism; cop charged

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UTTERING THREATS

A woman was arrested in Brandon on Tuesday after she allegedly threatened to physically assault a 12-year-old child if they didn’t stay away from her child of the same age.

The alleged incident happened on Oct. 14 and was later reported to the Brandon Police Service, a police spokesperson said on Wednesday.

The 27-year-old woman allegedly threatened the child during an in-person interaction, the spokesperson said. Police wouldn’t provide more details about the incident at this time.

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Sheep farmer Jonathon Nichol from Darlingford gives students from Maryland Park School a sheep shearing demonstration at the Keystone Centre on the starting day of Manitoba Ag Ex on Wednesday afternoon. (Photos by Matt Goerzen/The Brandon Sun)

EweMania comes to the Keystone

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EweMania comes to the Keystone

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Dozens of kids from schools around Brandon, including St. Augustine and Maryland Park, took in the first day of EweMania on Wednesday, learning about sheep shearing, dog herding, wool use, what sheep eat and how sheep producers keep their animals healthy.

The event was one of the highlights of the opening day of Manitoba Ag Ex at Brandon’s Keystone Centre.

EweMania is a public education program specifically designed for school kids that is offered by the Manitoba Sheep Association as part of the organization’s Sheep Show.

A selection of volunteer breeders with the association set up several stations at the Keystone Centre for groups of kids to watch demonstrations and see and touch the animals first hand. For many kids it may be the first time they’ve seen a sheep up close.

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The scene of a collision between two trains in Urda, Spain on Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2026. (Juanma Jimenez/Europa Press via AP)

At least 30 dead and 80 injured in high-speed train crash in central Spain

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At least 30 dead and 80 injured in high-speed train crash in central Spain

Iain Sullivan And Joseph Wilson, The Associated Press 5 minute read Updated: Yesterday at 8:43 AM CDT

URDA, Spain (AP) — A high-speed train slammed into the rear of another train that had stopped, derailing two cars and killing at least 30 people on Wednesday in central Spain, authorities said.

The regional president of Castilla La Mancha, Emiliano García-Page, said at least 30 people died in the crash. He added that at least 80 people were injured and that the death toll “will surely rise” as rescue workers continue to search in the wreckage for survivors and bodies.

It was the second major train accident in Spain this year.

Spain’s rail system operator ADIF said the crash occurred Wednesday morning in the province of Toledo. The accident was between two high-speed trains carrying hundreds of passengers and heading in the same direction from the capital Madrid to Seville in southwestern Spain, according to Esther Padilla, spokesperson for the Castilla La Mancha region.

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Updated: Yesterday at 8:43 AM CDT

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Lisa Marr, a retired paramedic who lives with PTSD, poses in Cow Bay, N.S. on Wednesday, June 24, 2026, where she goes to watch the waves and think of her parents in times of stress. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darren Calabrese

‘A stab in the back’: How it feels to be barred from accessing MAID for mental illness

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‘A stab in the back’: How it feels to be barred from accessing MAID for mental illness

Hannah Alberga, The Canadian Press 4 minute read Updated: Yesterday at 8:43 AM CDT

TORONTO - For Lisa Marr, the government's decision to ban people from accessing medical assistance in dying for mental illness feels like "a stab in the back."

“They're not thinking about those people who have lived with it their entire life and have treatment-resistant conditions,” Marr said from her bedroom in Eastern Passage, N.S.

“Like myself,” she added.

Justice Minister Sean Fraser introduced a bill Tuesday that, if passed, will stop a scheduled expansion of MAID access to those suffering solely from a mental illness.

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Updated: Yesterday at 8:43 AM CDT