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Taryn Stinson-Tuttle’s daughter, 11, is seen at Camp Bridges during a flower release in 2019. (Supplied)

Camp Bridges earns heartfelt recommendations

By Connor McDowell, Local Journalism Initiative 3 minute read Friday, Apr. 3, 2026

As the deadline approaches to register for Camp Bridges this year, some parents are recommending Westman residents consider applying to send their kids to the weekend camp.

Children between the ages of seven and 15 who are grieving the death of someone significant in their lives can be signed up for Camp Bridges until April 7.

The camp in Austin, organized by Prairie Mountain Health, aims to give children a chance to explore the grieving process while participating in activities like zip lining, archery, horseback riding and hiking.

“I definitely, definitely recommend it,” said Taryn Stinson-Tuttle, a Brandon mother who sent her daughter in 2019.

The Royal Manitoba Winter Fair

Water management outlook improving

By Connor McDowell, Local Journalism Initiative 3 minute read Preview

Water management outlook improving

By Connor McDowell, Local Journalism Initiative 3 minute read Friday, Apr. 3, 2026

The future of water management between Manitoba and Saskatchewan is looking up thanks to a March 27 meeting in Virden, several officials told the Sun this week.

The neighbouring provinces are “repairing fences” that were damaged over the issue of water flows from Saskatchewan threatening infrastructure in Westman each spring, RM of Sifton Coun. Scott Phillips said.

“We are already talking to our neighbours to the west. Even today we’re asking, ‘How much snow you getting?’ And stuff like that. ‘How was the snowfall melt?’” Phillips said in a phone interview.

“Just little bits to, you know, open the door and get the warm and fuzzies back.”

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Friday, Apr. 3, 2026

A road in the Rural Municipality of Riding Mountain West is seen demolished by water flows in this 2024 photo. The ongoing issue of water flows into Manitoba each spring was discussed during a collaborative meeting between officials from the two provinces in Virden last week. (The Brandon Sun files)
A road in the Rural Municipality of Riding Mountain West is seen demolished by water flows in this 2024 photo. The ongoing issue of water flows into Manitoba each spring was discussed during a collaborative meeting between officials from the two provinces in Virden last week. (The Brandon Sun files)

Vaccine booth a first for winter fair

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Vaccine booth a first for winter fair

By Tessa Adamski 4 minute read Friday, Apr. 3, 2026

A booth set up at the Royal Manitoba Winter Fair to administer the measles vaccine saw “a few” takers, including infants, public officials said this week.

This is the first time a booth providing public health information on vaccines and immunizations has been established at the winter fair in Brandon, said Janice Loe, the public health services director with Prairie Mountain Health.

“Public health staff have administered a few vaccinations, provided education around measles as well as answered questions about vaccine eligibility,” Loe said in a statement.

Staff also checked people who were unsure about the status of their immunization records, she said.

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Friday, Apr. 3, 2026

Crowds fill the concourse at Keystone Centre during the Royal Winter Fair on Thursday. Officials are concerned the winter fair could become another measles superspreader event with thousands of people attending the event daily. (Weichen Zhang/The Brandon Sun)
Crowds fill the concourse at Keystone Centre during the Royal Winter Fair on Thursday. Officials are concerned the winter fair could become another measles superspreader event with thousands of people attending the event daily. (Weichen Zhang/The Brandon Sun)

Feds put up $7.1M to boost Brandon economy

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Feds put up $7.1M to boost Brandon economy

By Alex Lambert 6 minute read Friday, Apr. 3, 2026

Ottawa is providing five Brandon businesses and institutions with a combined $7.1 million to help grow the local economy.

The announcement Thursday morning at Assiniboine College’s North Hill campus included more than $4 million in direct funding and nearly $3 million in no-interest loans for six projects aimed to “build on Brandon’s strengths.”

“These are smart, practical investments,” Ginette Lavack, the Liberal MP for St. Boniface-St. Vital, told a crowd of about 40 college staff, business reps and municipal leaders.

“They strengthen supply chain, they support innovation, they help local companies grow and they’re going to create really good paying jobs, too,” Lavack said.

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Friday, Apr. 3, 2026

Scotlin Priestley, a first-year mechatronic student, uses a controller to demonstrate his robotic dog, Otto, to Andriy Hoydalo, sales manager from Greenstone Building Products, during the PrairiesCan announcement at Assiniboine College’s North Hill Campus on Thursday. (Weichen Zhang/The Brandon Sun)
Scotlin Priestley, a first-year mechatronic student, uses a controller to demonstrate his robotic dog, Otto, to Andriy Hoydalo, sales manager from Greenstone Building Products, during the PrairiesCan announcement at Assiniboine College’s North Hill Campus on Thursday. (Weichen Zhang/The Brandon Sun)

Judge denies bail to woman accused of assault, threats

By Skye Anderson 5 minute read Preview

Judge denies bail to woman accused of assault, threats

By Skye Anderson 5 minute read Friday, Apr. 3, 2026

A woman who allegedly assaulted her mother with a toilet plunger and threatened to kill everyone in the residence was denied bail in Brandon provincial court on Thursday.

The 38-year-old woman, who is from a First Nation community in southwestern Manitoba, is charged with assault and assault with a weapon, along with six counts of uttering threats and several counts of breaching her release order.

The Crown opposed the woman’s release, citing concerns over her willingness to follow court orders and her risk to the public.

Crown attorney Sarah Kok detailed the allegations, which haven’t been proven in court.

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Friday, Apr. 3, 2026

The Brandon courthouse entrance on 11th Street. (Matt Goerzen/The Brandon Sun files)
The front doors of the Brandon courthouse on 11th Street. (Matt Goerzen/The Brandon Sun)

Guilty plea entered on last day of manslaughter trial

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Guilty plea entered on last day of manslaughter trial

By Skye Anderson 2 minute read Friday, Apr. 3, 2026

A Waywayseecappo First Nation woman has pleaded guilty to manslaughter in the 2023 stabbing death of Tristin Beaulieu.

The plea came on the final day of her trial.

Defence lawyer Jonathan Richert made an application to withdraw 27-year-old Talisa Brandon’s not-guilty plea to the charge of manslaughter in Brandon’s Court of King’s Bench on Thursday.

Crown attorney Melania Cannon read some “essential facts” before Brandon entered her new plea.

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Friday, Apr. 3, 2026

Brandon Court of King's Bench. (File)
Brandon Court of King's Bench. (File)

New Islamic centre gets $325K lift from NDP

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New Islamic centre gets $325K lift from NDP

By Abiola Odutola 4 minute read Friday, Apr. 3, 2026

The provincial government is contributing $325,000 toward the Brandon Islamic Centre’s proposed new worship centre.

The funding will go toward a larger facility just outside the city that will accommodate the centre’s growing congregation.

Manitoba Municipal and Northern Relations Minister Glen Simard, who made the announcement shortly after Friday afternoon prayers in the centre at 834 10th St., said the funds are specifically earmarked for acquiring land for the proposed facility.

“This is about helping a growing community access a larger space,” Simard, the MLA for Brandon East, told the Sun. “We know the current facility is too small, and this investment supports not just religious practice, but a place to gather, learn and build community.”

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Friday, Apr. 3, 2026

Manitoba Municipal and Northern Relations Minister Glen Simard (centre) announces funding to support the Brandon Islamic Centre, with BIC secretary Muhammad Abidullah (to Simard’s left) and Brandon Mayor Jeff Fawcett (right) at the centre on 10th Street in Brandon on Friday. (Photos by Weichen Zhang/The Brandon Sun)
Manitoba Municipal and Northern Relations Minister Glen Simard (centre) announces funding to support the Brandon Islamic Centre, with BIC secretary Muhammad Abidullah (to Simard’s left) and Brandon Mayor Jeff Fawcett (right) at the centre on 10th Street in Brandon on Friday. (Photos by Weichen Zhang/The Brandon Sun)

Srivastava appointed to board of Research Manitoba

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Srivastava appointed to board of Research Manitoba

By Alex Lambert 2 minute read Friday, Apr. 3, 2026

A Brandon University professor has been appointed to help expand research in Manitoba.

Gautam Srivastava was among five new appointees to the board of Research Manitoba, which helps promote, support and co-ordinate funding for research projects.

“I’m excited to join the board and excited to contribute to something like this,” Srivastava said in an interview on Thursday.

As the rest of the new appointments to the board are based in Winnipeg, Srivastava said it’s good to have a Westman voice involved.

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Friday, Apr. 3, 2026

Prof. Gautam Srivastava
Prof. Gautam Srivastava

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Canada’s Jeremy Hansen rockets toward the moon with Artemis II after engine burn

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Canada’s Jeremy Hansen rockets toward the moon with Artemis II after engine burn

Kelly Geraldine Malone, The Canadian Press 4 minute read Thursday, Apr. 2, 2026

CAPE CANAVERAL - Canadian Jeremy Hansen is headed toward the moon as part of the Artemis II lunar mission after a nearly six-minute engine burn to bust out of orbit Thursday evening.

Hansen, serving as mission specialist for Artemis II, is the first non-American to travel beyond low Earth orbit.

Also on board the Orion spacecraft, named Integrity by the crew, are veteran NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover and Christina Koch.

After the spacecraft successfully completed a manoeuvre known as a translunar injection, Hansen had a message for the people of Earth.

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Thursday, Apr. 2, 2026

Mission Specialist Jeremy Hansen of Canada and pilot Victor Glover wave to family members as they leave the Operations and Checkout Building for a trip to Launch Pad 39-B and a planned liftoff on NASA's Artemis II moon rocket at the Kennedy Space Center on Wednesday, April 1, 2026, in Cape Canaveral, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)
Mission Specialist Jeremy Hansen of Canada and pilot Victor Glover wave to family members as they leave the Operations and Checkout Building for a trip to Launch Pad 39-B and a planned liftoff on NASA's Artemis II moon rocket at the Kennedy Space Center on Wednesday, April 1, 2026, in Cape Canaveral, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)

Khan in hot water for ‘dismissive’ social-worker remarks

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Khan in hot water for ‘dismissive’ social-worker remarks

By Gabrielle Piché 4 minute read Thursday, Apr. 2, 2026

WINNIPEG — Manitoba Tory Leader Obby Khan is under pressure to publicly apologize to social workers after saying they aren’t mental-health professionals.

The Manitoba College of Social Workers issued an open letter to Khan this week in which it referenced comments made by him in the legislature March 26.

He had taken shots at the government’s plan to create a $13.6-million mental-health zone in the Health Sciences Centre.

Khan said it would be staffed by social workers, although that detail isn’t confirmed in the 2026-27 budget released last month.

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Thursday, Apr. 2, 2026

Progressive Conservative Leader Obby Khan responds to questions from the media in Winnipeg on Tuesday after MLA Bob Lagassé announced he is leaving the PC party to become an independent. (Ruth Bonneville/Winnipeg Free Press)
Progressive Conservative Leader Obby Khan responds to questions from the media in Winnipeg on Tuesday after MLA Bob Lagassé announced he is leaving the PC party to become an independent. (Ruth Bonneville/Winnipeg Free Press)
A curious newborn calf checks out the camera at 3D Ranch near Deleau, Manitoba on a mild Monday afternoon. Calving season has just started on the farm, owned by the Decock’s. (Tim Smith/The Brandon Sun)

Farm life revolves around cows during calving season

By Connor McDowell, Local Journalism Initiative 5 minute read Thursday, Apr. 2, 2026

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