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Firefighters like plan to change workers’ comp

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Firefighters like plan to change workers’ comp

By Abiola Odutola 2 minute read Yesterday at 10:00 PM CDT

The Brandon Professional Firefighter Paramedic Association has welcomed Manitoba’s plan to expand presumptive workers’ compensation coverage for firefighters.

The changes could strengthen protections for those who develop occupational illnesses, president Gage Wood said.

“Our focus will be ensuring that the commitment announced translates into legislation that provides meaningful, accessible protection for firefighters and their families,” Wood told the Sun.

The Manitoba government announced Saturday it will make legislative changes to expand presumptive workers’ compensation coverage for firefighters and wildfire fighters diagnosed with occupational illnesses.

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Trustee Kim Fallis sits in the J.L. Milne boardroom in the Brandon School Division administrative office on Friday afternoon. (Abiola Odutola/The Brandon Sun)

Fallis seeks third term on Brandon school board

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Fallis seeks third term on Brandon school board

By Abiola Odutola 3 minute read Yesterday at 10:06 PM CDT

Brandon School Division trustee Kim Fallis is seeking a third term on the board in next month’s civic election.

There is still work to do to address overcrowding, aging infrastructure and funding pressures facing local schools, she told the Sun.

Students are increasingly using libraries, gyms and other available spaces because of a lack of room in schools, she said. While a new K-8 school is planned for the Brookwood area, along with an expansion of Maryland Park School, the division will still need additional capacity.

“I think our work’s not done,” Fallis said. “I still like to see us get another K to eight. But we need another high school because … high schools are already packed, and the division’s continued growth means more space will be needed for students and teachers.”

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Birdtail Sioux First Nation Chief Trechelle Bunn is named among the 2026 recipients of the Royal Society of Canada’s Justice Rosalie Silberman Abella Prize. (Abiola Odutola/The Brandon Sun)

Bunn receives national award for social justice

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Bunn receives national award for social justice

By Abiola Odutola 3 minute read Updated: 9:20 AM CDT

BIRDTAIL SIOUX DAKOTA NATION — Birdtail Sioux First Nation Chief Trechelle Bunn has been named among the 2026 recipients of the Royal Society of Canada’s Justice Rosalie Silberman Abella Prize.

The award, which came with a $1,000 prize, recognized 24 graduating law students across Canada with the potential to advance equity and social justice nationally or internationally.

The Royal Society of Canada announced this year’s award recipients on Sept. 15.

Trechelle Bunn, who completed her law degree at the University of Manitoba’s Robson Hall Faculty of Law, was selected by the faculty to receive the honour.

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Labour and Immigration Minister Malaya Marcelino (left) and Manitoba Lt.-Gov. Anita Neville (right) join Aloysius Anyichie with his 2026 Manitoba Mosaic Award in the Welcoming Community Champion–Individual category plaque during the award ceremony at the Manitoba Legislative Building in Winnipeg. (Supplied)

Anyichie receives Manitoba Mosaic Award

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Anyichie receives Manitoba Mosaic Award

By Abiola Odutola 3 minute read Yesterday at 9:59 PM CDT

Brandon’s Aloysius Anyichie has been recognized for his work supporting newcomers and building more inclusive communities, receiving a 2026 Manitoba Mosaic Award in the Welcoming Community Champion-Individual category.

Anyichie, founder and director of the Loy Excellentia Initiative, received the award during a ceremony at the Manitoba Legislative Building in Winnipeg on Sept. 17 as part of Welcoming Week 2026.

He was among 12 individuals, organizations and businesses recognized by the Manitoba government for their contributions to building welcoming communities across the province.

The award marks the first time an individual from Brandon has received a Manitoba Mosaic Award since the provincial recognition program was launched in 2025, Anyichie said.

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Sports Breaking News

Montreal Victoire players celebrate after defeating the Ottawa Charge to win the PWHL championship in Ottawa on May 20, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld

CBC’s ‘Hockey Night in Canada’ to return this season with PWHL games

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CBC’s ‘Hockey Night in Canada’ to return this season with PWHL games

Gregory Strong, The Canadian Press 4 minute read Updated: 3:02 PM CDT

TORONTO - The "Hockey Night in Canada" tradition will live on this season with a fresh look and a new league.

A Saturday mainstay for generations of Canadians will continue as the CBC has partnered with the Professional Women's Hockey League for the upcoming season, the broadcaster and PWHL announced Monday.

The CBC previously aired NHL games on the program, but that ended last spring when a sublicensing agreement with Rogers Communications wasn't renewed.

A Dec. 5 matchup between the Montreal Victoire and expansion PWHL Hamilton side will be the first women's hockey game to be featured on Hockey Night.

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Minister of Foreign Affairs Anita Anand speaks at a fireside conversation at the University of Ottawa, marking four years since the full-scale invasion of Ukraine, in Ottawa, on Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang

Anand offers funding to groups helping Ukrainian children abducted by Russia

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Anand offers funding to groups helping Ukrainian children abducted by Russia

Dylan Robertson, The Canadian Press 1 minute read Updated: 2:59 PM CDT

TORONTO - Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand is promising more funding to support Ukrainians who make it home after being abducted by Russia.

Anand announced the funding today in Toronto at a conference where Ukrainian youth and a former prisoner of war have shared harrowing stories of Russian captivity.

Anand says Canada is providing $863,000 in new funding to support civil society groups in Ukraine that help returned children and families.

She says Canada has used artificial intelligence technology to trace the whereabouts of Ukrainian children and prisoners of war.

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Updated: 2:59 PM CDT

Business

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre rises during Question Period on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Thursday, Sept. 24, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld

Poilievre urges tax cuts to make diesel fuel more affordable, ensure future supplies

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Poilievre urges tax cuts to make diesel fuel more affordable, ensure future supplies

Jim Bronskill, The Canadian Press 2 minute read Updated: 9:13 AM CDT

OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is pitching a plan to cut federal taxes on diesel fuel and help ensure Canada has affordable supplies of the fuel in the future.

The Conservatives say Canada already produces enough diesel to meet national demand, but transportation bottlenecks leave some regions dependent on U.S. imports.

In April, as global fuel prices rose, Ottawa introduced a temporary suspension of the federal fuel excise tax. It has extended the suspension through January, and will collect 50 per cent of the regular excise tax rate from Feb. 1 through March 31, 2027.

Poilievre proposes eliminating all tax on diesel sales until at least Canada Day by extending the full fuel excise tax cut until July 1 of next year and removing the GST from the purchase of fuel.

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Updated: 9:13 AM CDT

Lifestyles

Pope Leo XIV waves to the crowd on the Champs Elysees avenue before a mass at the Place de la Concorde in Paris, Saturday, Sept. 26, 2026. (AP Photo/Emma Da Silva)

Pope blasts assisted dying as ‘false compassion’ at French shrine known for miraculous cures

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Pope blasts assisted dying as ‘false compassion’ at French shrine known for miraculous cures

Nicole Winfield, The Associated Press 6 minute read Updated: 9:12 AM CDT

LOURDES, France (AP) — Pope Leo XIV on Sunday condemned the legalization of medically assisted death as immoral “false compassion,” reaffirming Catholic teaching on the sanctity of life during a visit to Lourdes, the French shrine associated with miraculous healings.

On the third day of his visit to France, Leo again waded into the end-of-life debate unfolding in his native U.S. and countries around the world. The issue roiled French politics for years before lawmakers recently approved legislation allowing adults with incurable illnesses to receive lethal medication.

Leo also met on Sunday with seven survivors of clergy sexual abuse, in what has now become a regular appointment for popes on foreign visits. The aim is to atone for the Catholic Church’s failure to protect its youngest and most vulnerable members from predator priests.

“It was extraordinary,” said survivor Jean-Marie Delbos, who joined four others at a press conference afterward to praise Leo for the encounter, saying he listened and was informed of their cases. “I never thought I would have a pope before me.”

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RCMP officers gather before marching to Parliament Hill for the 49th annual Canadian Police and Peace Officers' Memorial in Ottawa on Sunday, Sept. 27, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Patrick Doyle

Police memorial recognizes six officers killed in the line of duty in 2026

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Police memorial recognizes six officers killed in the line of duty in 2026

The Canadian Press 2 minute read Updated: 3:42 PM CDT

OTTAWA - Canadian flags were at half-mast and the skirl of bagpipes rung out as hundreds of police officers marched onto the lawn on Parliament Hill to honour those who have fallen in the line of duty.

The Canadian Police and Peace Officers’ annual memorial service on Sunday recognized five police officers and a correctional services officer who died this year.

Ontario Provincial Police officer Brandon Malcolm died in a single-vehicle crash in April while his colleague Tarun Bali was fatally struck by a car in June.

Two days after Bali was killed, Toronto police officer Marc Pinizzotto was fatally shot while executing a search warrant related to an alleged “gun-for-hire” scheme in Toronto.

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Business

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith, left, and Ontario Premier Doug Ford swap belt buckles after announcing the Northern Shield pipeline proposal in Calgary, Monday, July 6, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh

Five things to watch for in the Canadian business world in the coming week

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Five things to watch for in the Canadian business world in the coming week

The Canadian Press 2 minute read Updated: 9:13 AM CDT

TORONTO - Five things to watch for in the Canadian business world in the coming week:

Smith-Ford event

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith and Ontario Premier Doug Ford will be at an event in Calgary talking about Canada's economic future on Monday. The premiers are expected to discuss how Canada builds, transports and sells its energy to the world.

GDP report

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