A Vincent Massey High School student was hit and killed Thursday afternoon while on his bicycle, in the intersection of Victoria Avenue and McDiarmid Drive. The collision happened shortly before 5 p.m...
Manitoba leads the way in many agricultural practices that are better than any other jurisdiction in Canada, but there is room to grow, says a renowned agricultural researcher from the University of M...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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,...
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...
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”...