Today’s top stories
The Women of Westman (WoW) Conference is returning to the Keystone Centre on March 11, bringing together hundreds of women from across the region for a day of inspiration, networking and leadership development. READ MORE
Brandon residents bundled up against the winter chill Saturday evening as they stepped out in support of the Samaritan House Ministries’ annual Coldest Night of the Year walk. READ MORE
The Assiniboine College Cougars dominated the 2025-26 season, capping it with a decisive win over the Canadian Mennonite University Blazers on Sunday to win the Manitoba Colleges Athletic Conference women’s volleyball championship. READ MORE
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Weather
MONDAY: A mix of sun and cloud. High -2 C. Wind chill -17 C in the morning and -8 C in the afternoon. Low -9 C. Wind chill -11 C in the evening and -16 C overnight.
TUESDAY: Cloudy. High -3 C. Low -9 C.
WEDNESDAY: Cloudy. High -4 C. Low -12 C.
THURSDAY: Cloudy. High -5 C. Low -13 C.
Looking Back
SIXTY YEARS AGO
Levelled by fire early this morning was the dairy barn of Daniel Livingstone Cohoe, located one mile north and one and a quarter miles west of the Poplar Hill schoolhouse, just north of the Trans-Canada Highway. The loss, estimated by Cohoe at $50,000, included six Holstein milk cows, 21 calves and a bull, as well as feed, milking equipment and two stacks of baled straw.
The Soviet Union today landed a satellite on Venus, the first man-made object to reach that cloud-wreathed planet.
FIFTY YEARS AGO
Brandon Fire Chief Ed Polnick and Mayor Elwood Gorrie were both involved in accepting Brandon’s new $100,000 fire truck. The all-Canadian vehicle is a Pierre Thibault-built, 100-foot aerial ladder truck, complete with an 840-gallon-per-minute pump.
Jo Ann McBeth was named Park Community Centre queen. First princess was Leanne Kuflowski, with second princess being Hatti Payne.
FORTY YEARS AGO
Jean Chrétien was asked yesterday if he could honestly say he would “never” return to politics, the veteran obfuscator replied: “I can’t say that. But I hope it will be never.”
Thousands of northern California residents returned today to clean up homes flooded by nearly nine days of non-stop storms. Officials in Oregon and Idaho were “praying for no more rain” after floods and mudslides severed highways.
THIRTY YEARS AGO
Manitoba’s Crown-owned auto insurance agency is raising its rates by an average of 6.1 per cent, starting today. The increase is being blamed on higher costs for car repairs, poor drivers and outstanding lawsuits pre-dating the province’s no-fault system.
The province has appointed new magistrates for two western Manitoba communities. Lauren Somersall was named to the post in Souris, while Greg Vincent will serve Hamiota.
TWENTY YEARS AGO
The Canadian flag at CFB Shilo’s front gates flew at half mast today as the grieving military community banded together to support the families of local soldiers involved in a fatal collision in Afghanistan. Cpl. Paul Davis, originally of Bridgewater, N.S., was killed and six other Shilo soldiers injured — two of them seriously — when a light-armoured vehicle collided with a taxi and rolled a few kilometres west of Kandahar’s city limits. Master-Cpl. Timothy Wilson of Grande Prairie, Alta., and Pte. Miguel Chavez, originally of San Salvador, El Salvador, were seriously injured in the collision. Other injured soldiers are Dauphin native Pte. Nathan Justice, Pte. Mark Taylor of Prince Rupert, B.C., Pte. Thomas Wong of Edmonton and Sgt. Darren Haggerty of London, Ont.
A lack of doctors has resulted in the closure of the emergency department in Crystal City. Anyone needing emergency care has been advised to call 911 and an ambulance will take them to nearby hospitals like Killarney.
TEN YEARS AGO
More than 100 people filled the pews of St. Matthew’s Cathedral on Tuesday afternoon for the consecration of the seventh bishop of the Diocese of Brandon. Rev. Canon William Cliff transitioned to Rt. Rev. Cliff during the upbeat two-hour ceremony — replacing Rt. Rev. James Njegovan, who retired on July 31 after serving 13 years with the diocese.
Another longtime NDP cabinet minister has decided to withdraw his candidacy from the April 19 general election. Ron Lemieux, minister responsible for tourism, culture, heritage, sport and consumer protection, announced Tuesday he has decided to retire for personal reasons.
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