Today’s top stories
Manitoba’s highest court upheld a Brandon man’s conviction after he was found guilty of sharing sexually explicit videos of his pregnant ex-fiancée to Pornhub. READ MORE
A local couple had tears of joy when Brandon University recognized their financial support for its breast cancer research lab on Friday. READ MORE
Jordan Gavin scored in overtime as the Brandon Wheat Kings beat the visiting Swift Current Broncos 6-5 in Western Hockey League pre-season action at Assiniboine Credit Union Place on Friday. READ MORE
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Weather
SATURDAY: Mainly cloudy. Fog patches dissipating in the morning. Wind becoming east 30 km/h in the morning. High 23 C. Low 16 C.
SUNDAY: Showers. High 25 C. Low 16 C.
MONDAY: Cloudy with 40 per cent chance of showers. High 23 C. Low 13 C.
TUESDAY: Sunny. High 26 C. Low 13 C.
Looking Back
SEVENTY YEARS AGO
The popularity of the Riding Mountain National Park took another big bound upwards this summer. Figures reveal that 433,859 people have entered the park in 1955. That is 140,305 ahead of the comparative period a year ago.
SIXTY YEARS AGO
The next addition to Brandon’s growing business community will be Wholesale Heating Supplies Limited which opens offices here next week. The firm has purchased a portion of the former CPR freight sheds at 12th and Pacific from Eaton’s of Canada.
FIFTY YEARS AGO
Monthly old age security payments will be increased by $3.52 in October to $129.53, the health and welfare department announced.
FORTY YEARS AGO
The Manitoba Highways Traffic Board has denied a request by the City of Brandon to reduce the speed limit on 34th Street despite claims that pedestrians are threatened. The speed is currently 60 km/h.
THIRTY YEARS AGO
Al Ross and his wife Sally are franchise owners of The Great Canadian Bagel, Brandon’s newest fast-food outlet, which opened today on Victoria Avenue.
TWENTY YEARS AGO
Seven firefighters from Canadian Forces Base/Area Support Unit Shilo will compete in the National FireFit Challenge in Edmonton, Sept. 15-18. They qualified for the competition after taking part in several similar competitions earlier this summer.
City council is considering creating a bylaw to regulate advertising spotlights such as the one on an 18th Street hotel after several councillors received complaints about its intrusiveness. The giant spotlight over the hotel’s front entrance shines high above the city and pans around the night sky. It is visible from miles away.
TEN YEARS AGO
Eight teams of local hockey players will face off on the parking lot lines in front of Shoppers Mall today for Brandon’s first Stick it to Cancer street hockey tournament hosted by the Canadian Cancer Society. The four-on-four fundraising tournament got its start in Portage la Prairie, and after three successful years, organizers have decided to bring the event out west.
Clinging to a one-point lead and facing second-and-11 from their own five-yard line, Neelin Spartans quarterback Dayton Black plowed forward behind his line on successive plays to earn the first down. That allowed him to kill the final minute off the clock and secure an 18-17 victory for the Spartans over the Daniel McIntyre Maroons in their Andy Currie (A) Division season opener.
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