Today’s top stories
The Brandon Neighbourhood Renewal Corporation is opening an overnight warming space in response to extreme cold temperatures forecast for Brandon this weekend. READ MORE
A man was sentenced to one year of house arrest after he stabbed another man in the chest in a Brandon home last summer. READ MORE
The Brandon University Bobcats (2-13) dropped an absolute nail-biter following a 3-2 (25-27, 25-19, 25-23, 21-25, 7-15) loss to the Regina Cougars (5-10) in their Canada West women’s volleyball match at the Healthy Living Centre on Friday. READ MORE
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Weather
SATURDAY: A mix of sun and cloud. Becoming sunny in the morning. Wind up to 15 km/h. High -29 C. Wind chill -50 C in the morning and -38 C in the afternoon. Frostbite in minutes. Low -39 C, with -53 C wind chill overnight.
SUNDAY: Sunny. High -26 C. Low -27 C.
MONDAY: A mix of sun and cloud. High -15 C. Low -25 C.
TUESDAY: Sunny. High -17 C. Low -23 C.
Looking Back
SEVENTY YEARS AGO
City police and the firefighters will ask for pay increases.
Brandon City Progressive Conservative MLA Reg Lissaman was elected president of the Brandon Builders Exchange.
SIXTY YEARS AGO
Retiring from the Brandon Industrial Commission, R.K. Armstrong was presented with a certificate of appreciation by the commission. The certificate was presented by William Fotheringham.
Nelson Wyatt fished a two-pound rainbow trout from the Shoal Lake narrow using a kernel of corn for bait while he was ice fishing.
FIFTY YEARS AGO
CFB Shilo now has its own taxi service, provided by the base transportation section.
FORTY YEARS AGO
Police have few leads in the investigation of a bomb scare that caused the evacuation today of the Toronto Dominion bank at 10th Street and Victoria Avenue.
THIRTY YEARS AGO
A proposed long-term funding agreement that calls for an infusion of $600,000 from city coffers to the Keystone Centre over the next five years is being questioned by veteran city councillors Ross Martin and Jim Reid.
TWENTY YEARS AGO
RCMP Staff Sgt. John Haley braved stifling heat, survived a terrorist plot and could only hope those he tried to help would survive. But it was worth it, said Haley, who returned safely to Neepawa last week after helping to bring democracy to Iraq. Haley, 51, was stationed for six months in Amman, Jordan, where he taught democratic police practices to roughly 1,500 Iraqi cadets. The Spruce Plains RCMP detachment commander was selected for his Jordan mission by the RCMP’s International Training and Peacekeeping Branch.
TEN YEARS AGO
The historic home that went up in flames in Glenboro last weekend was not insured, the town’s fire chief said Thursday. Steve Bjornson, who co-ordinated about three dozen firefighters from four departments in the response last Saturday evening, said a cause hasn’t been confirmed, but the fire started in the basement, where there was a wood-fired furnace. He said it’s uncommon for such historic structures to be uninsured.
Jordan Papirny made 33 saves and the Brandon Wheat Kings scored two power-play goals as they beat the Prince Albert Raiders 3-0 at the Art Hauser Centre in Prince Albert on Friday. The Wheat Kings (28-13-2-2) extended their lead in the East Division to three points over the Raiders, who fell to 26-15-4-1.
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