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Road-trip ready, Niki Harper loads a 2024 black Chevrolet Equinox with a kit bag large enough to hold a goalie’s hockey equipment and then makes sure there’s ample room in the back seat for co-worker...
3 months ago
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Donovan Scott and Ana Aquino are newlyweds. She is from El Salvador, and he said he’s still learning “and loving” his new wife’s culture. They both had big smiles and wore matching shirts while at the...
5 months ago
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Two events that involve young children and young animals scheduled for this year’s Royal Manitoba Winter Fair are under scrutiny by animal welfare groups that say sheep wrangling — or “mutton busting”...
9 months ago
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Westman participants are wanted for a research study looking into training the brain and the benefits of exercise for people who have Parkinson’s disease. Brandon physiotherapist Mayur Nankar is contr...
11 months ago
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When Brenda Smith’s mother was diagnosed with dementia, she turned to the Alzheimer Society of Manitoba in Brandon for support. “I walked in off the street; I knew it was here. And even being a nurse,...
12 months ago
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Almost $350,000 in federal funding is on its way to Westman to help pay for structural repairs to a Brandon building that has emergency shelters and affordable apartments, and to the communities of Ca...
about 1 year ago
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A report of a person with a machete brought police swooping to a downtown block. Flashing police car lights, men prone on the sidewalk, an officer carrying a beanbag gun — one business owner said the...
about 1 year ago
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Close to 2,000 pounds of food, clothing, blankets, and winter coats have been delivered to two Brandon non-profit organizations that were donated by Western Manitobans during a one-day fundraising bli...
about 1 year ago
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Hundreds of Brandon school children laid poppies of remembrance in the Fields of Honour at the city’s cemetery Friday morning, to make sure no soldier’s headstone was left out. “Today’s event is calle...
about 1 year ago
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CARBERRY — Today is Spay Day across the province, when veterinary clinics call attention to the importance of having your pet spayed or neutered and dedicate the day to doing those surgeries. The init...
about 1 year ago
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A weekend fundraiser to raise money and food for two local non-profits in Brandon was a huge success, say organizers. The third annual Fill the Freightliner one-day challenge invited donations from th...
about 1 year ago