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The war in Ukraine is driving wheat prices “screaming high,” but it may not significantly change many producers’ seeding intentions, says a commodity analyst. On Monday, a bushel of wheat was US$12.94, up from approximately US$7.58 since the beginning of the year — a 14-year high. READ MORE
A proposal to make a small stretch of Aberdeen Avenue a one-way street was soundly defeated at Brandon City Council Monday evening. READ MORE
A girl who stomped on another person’s head during an assault was sentenced to supervised probation on Tuesday. READ MORE
Jack Claussen is asking for the public’s help in charting the population of American badgers throughout southern Manitoba, since he believes this specific data set has been neglected for far too long. READ MORE
Before they started their opening round series against the Southwest Cougars last Thursday night at the J&G Homes Arena, Brandon Wheat Kings forwards Braden Keeble and Clarke Caswell were both given some hardware from the Manitoba Under-18 AAA Hockey League. READ MORE
Weather
WEDNESDAY: A mix of sun and cloud with a 30 per cent chance of flurries in the afternoon. High -15 C. Wind chill -34 C in the morning and -24 C in the afternoon. Risk of frostbite. Low -23 C. READ MORE
THURSDAY: Periods of snow. High -9 C. Low -23 C.
FRIDAY: A mix of sun and cloud. High -16 C. Low -24 C.
SATURDAY: A mix of sun and cloud with 40 per cent chance of flurries. High 1 C. Low -9 C.
Looking Back
SIXTY YEARS AGO: The Dominion Curling Association announced that the 1963 Macdonald Brier tankard will be up for grabs in the Wheat City Arena. The Wheat City group representing Brandon in Kitchener, Ont., for the bid for the Brier were: Norman S. Bergman, Mayor S.A. Magnacca, Alderman and Mrs. J.A. Creighton, L.D. Whitehead, Guy Laliberte, Don Francis, Jake Milford, Ralph Nye, Bill Barker, Fred Pilcher and Gerry MacKay.
FIFTY YEARS AGO: The second annual March of Dimes Eat-a-thon was held at Brandon University last night. Harrison High, the defending champs, went down to defeat against the new champs from Assiniboine Community College. A total of 756 ounces of burgers and fluid was consumed by the three four-man teams.
FORTY YEARS AGO: Sixteen-year-old Kent Forman of Rivers has won the CKX Radio and Television Rose Bowl for placing first in the strings competition at the Brandon Festival of the Arts. Patricia Nicolle, a 24-year-old Brandon University music student, won the Brandon Sun Rose Bowl for voice.
THIRTY YEARS AGO: Senior UN peacekeepers arrived in Yugoslavia to take command of UN peacekeeping forces yesterday — a day after seven people died in a renewal of violence in Croatia.
TWENTY YEARS AGO: Brandon University will receive more than $200,000 from the federal government to support indirect costs associated with research projects. Brandon University is one of four Manitoba universities that have been awarded more than $6.2 million in support funding, Industry Minister Allan Rock and Veterans Affairs Minister Rey Pagtakhan announced in Winnipeg.
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