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Camilo Rodriguez scored twice, with Bryson Haywood and T.J. Bodunrin adding singles as the BU men’s soccer team sent their seniors off in style with a 4-0 victory over the defending Manitoba Colleges Athletic Conference men’s soccer champions on Sunday. www.brandonsun.com/sports/2025/... #bdnmb
BU blanks USB to stay in first
Camilo Rodriguez scored twice, with Bryson Haywood and T.J. Bodunrin adding singles as the Brandon University men’s soccer team sent their seniors off in style with a 4-0 victory over the defending…
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The Brandon Sun @thebrandonsun.bsky.social · 20h
Matthew Siebenga scored a team-high 11 points as Team Canada beat Suriname 3-0 (25-19, 25-18, 25-15) to finish fifth at the NORCECA Final Six men’s volleyball championship in Puerto Rico on Sunday. www.brandonsun.com/sports/2025/... #bdnmb
Mixed results as Bobcats wrap up pre-season
Matthew Siebenga scored a team-high 11 points as Team Canada beat Suriname 3-0 (25-19, 25-18, 25-15) to finish fifth at the NORCECA Final Six men’s volleyball championship in Puerto Rico on Sunday.…
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The Brandon Sun @thebrandonsun.bsky.social · 20h
On Sunday, Easten Turko had the lone goal for Brandon as they fell 4-1 to Winnipeg, who had a pair of empty netters. www.brandonsun.com/sports/2025/... #bdnmb
U18 AAA WEEKLY ROUNDUP: Wheat Kings, Wild split in Winnipeg
BOYS BRANDON WHEAT KINGS The second-place Wheat Kings (5-2-0-0) split a pair of road games against the first-place Winnipeg Wild (5-0-0-1) at the Hockey For All Centre in the Manitoba U18 AAA…
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The Brandon Sun @thebrandonsun.bsky.social · 21h
When Zoe Forbes toed the line at the provincial high school cross-country championship in Winnipeg last week, her mind began to prepare for the work ahead. www.brandonsun.com/sports/2025/... #bdnmb
Forbes earns cross-country bronze at provincials
When Zoe Forbes toed the line at the provincial high school cross-country championship in Winnipeg last week, her mind began to prepare for the work ahead. Forbes, who doesn’t turn 14 until next…
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The Brandon Sun @thebrandonsun.bsky.social · 21h
OTTAWA – Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand is in India, marking the first visit by a Canadian cabinet minister after two years of diplomatic strain. www.brandonsun.com/business/202... #bdnmb
Anand makes Canada's first minister visit to India in 2 years after trade heads talk
OTTAWA – Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand is in India, marking the first visit by a Canadian cabinet minister after two years of diplomatic strain. Anand will address media this morning afte...
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The Brandon Sun @thebrandonsun.bsky.social · 22h
Bonnie-Lynn Mills is once again putting her name forward for a seat on the school board — this time with a renewed sense of confidence and a focus on student well-being, inclusion and educational quality. www.brandonsun.com/local/2025/1... #bdnmb
Mills seeks BSD trustee seat with renewed confidence
In the weeks leading up to Thursday’s Brandon School Division trustee byelection, the Sun has interviewed the seven candidates on their platforms and why they are running. This is the last profile…
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The Brandon Sun @thebrandonsun.bsky.social · 22h
The Westman Filipino Community welcomed newcomers during its annual Thanksgiving Celebration Day at the North End Community Centre on Saturday. www.brandonsun.com/local/2025/1... #bdnmb
City’s Filipino community welcomes newcomers
The Westman Filipino Community welcomed newcomers during its annual Thanksgiving Celebration Day at the North End Community Centre on Saturday. The all-day event was dedicated to gratitude,…
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The Brandon Sun @thebrandonsun.bsky.social · 23h
A new book examining Manitoba’s political and social transformation, “The Keystone Province: Politics and Government in Manitoba,” will be officially launched this evening at Government House in Winnipeg. www.brandonsun.com/local/2025/1... #bdnmb
New book explores Manitoba’s political identity
A new book examining Manitoba’s political and social transformation, “The Keystone Province: Politics and Government in Manitoba,” will be officially launched this evening at Government House in…
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The Brandon Sun @thebrandonsun.bsky.social · 23h
The Manitoba Quarter Horse Association’s annual Thanksgiving Classic attracted riders and horses from across Canada and beyond for three days of top-level competition and camaraderie. www.brandonsun.com/local/2025/1... #bdnmb
Thanksgiving Classic ‘not just about winning’
The Manitoba Quarter Horse Association’s annual Thanksgiving Classic attracted riders and horses from across Canada and beyond for three days of top-level competition and camaraderie. The show,…
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The Brandon Sun @thebrandonsun.bsky.social · 1d
The City of Brandon reopened the Sportsplex arena on Saturday afternoon after completing a two-year, $7-million renovation of the facility on Knowlton Drive. www.brandonsun.com/local/2025/1... #bdnmb
Sportsplex arena reopens after $7M reno
The City of Brandon reopened the Sportsplex arena on Saturday afternoon after completing a two-year, $7-million renovation of the facility on Knowlton Drive. The retrofit includes a new…
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WINNIPEG — Provincial officials are denying the government and the Brandon Correctional Centre were negligent in the lead-up to a brutal, fatal beating of an inmate by other prisoners last September. www.brandonsun.com/local/2025/1... #bdnmb
Province denies blame for jail beating death
WINNIPEG — Provincial officials are denying the government and the Brandon Correctional Centre were negligent in the lead-up to a brutal, fatal beating of an inmate by other prisoners last September.
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The Brandon Sun @thebrandonsun.bsky.social · 1d
A section of Brandon’s Eastview Landfill caught fire late Monday morning, sending plumes of smoke into the air that were visible from nearly a kilometre away. It was the third time this year that fire broke out at the site. www.brandonsun.com/local/2025/1... #bdnmb
Fire breaks out again at Brandon landfill
A section of Brandon’s Eastview Landfill caught fire late Monday morning, sending plumes of smoke into the air that were visible from nearly a kilometre away. It was the third time this year that…
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The Brandon Sun @thebrandonsun.bsky.social · 1d
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The Vincent Massey Vikings are going to want to flush that one down the toilet and pretend it never happened. www.brandonsun.com/sports/2025/... #bdnmb
Vikings focused on Crocus after beatdown
The Vincent Massey Vikings are going to want to flush that one down the toilet and pretend it never happened. The Vikings (3-3) had their final home game of the season spoiled with an abysmal 59-6…
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The Brandon Sun @thebrandonsun.bsky.social · 3d
The Brandon Wheat Kings finally earned their first victory of the season on Friday, overcoming an early 2-0 deficit to beat the visiting Vancouver Giants 4-3 in Western Hockey League action at Assiniboine Credit Union Place. www.brandonsun.com/sports/2025/... #bdnmb
Wheat Kings rally to beat Giants 4-3
The Brandon Wheat Kings finally earned their first victory of the season on Friday, overcoming an early 2-0 deficit to beat the visiting Vancouver Giants 4-3 in Western Hockey League action at…
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The Brandon Sun @thebrandonsun.bsky.social · 3d
DEVERYN ROSS COLUMN: Good drivers in Manitoba are being forced to subsidize bad drivers in the province and, because MPI has an auto insurance monopoly, there is nothing those good drivers can do about it. www.brandonsun.com/opinion/2025... #bdnmb
Opinion: An unfair way to treat good drivers
Like many of you, I have a clean driving record. My only speeding ticket was more than 40 years ago, and I have never been in a car accident in which I was at fault. As a result, I qualify for the…
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The Brandon Sun @thebrandonsun.bsky.social · 3d
EDMONTON – The Alberta government says Ottawa is dodging responsibility by not standing behind the province’s planned proposal for a pipeline that would bring oil to the B.C. coast. www.brandonsun.com/business/202... #bdnmb
Alberta Premier Smith says Ottawa is dodging responsibility for pipeline decision
EDMONTON – The Alberta government says Ottawa is dodging responsibility by not standing behind the province’s planned proposal for a pipeline that would bring oil to the B.C. coast. In a s...
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The Brandon Sun @thebrandonsun.bsky.social · 3d
WINNIPEG — A new RCMP unit tasked with investigating serious and complex crimes in western Manitoba is still not up and running — nearly a year after it was announced — amid a national staff shortage. www.brandonsun.com/local/2025/1... #bdnmb
Swan River still waiting for promised crime unit
WINNIPEG — A new RCMP unit tasked with investigating serious and complex crimes in western Manitoba is still not up and running — nearly a year after it was announced — amid a national staff shortage.
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The Brandon Sun @thebrandonsun.bsky.social · 3d
The Town of Carberry will hold a public hearing later this month as it looks to borrow money to build a new sewage lagoon. www.brandonsun.com/local/2025/1... #bdnmb
Carberry to hold public hearing on $3.2M for new lagoon
The Town of Carberry will hold a public hearing later this month as it looks to borrow money to build a new sewage lagoon. Council is set to borrow $3.2 million for the new lagoon that would be…
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The Brandon Sun @thebrandonsun.bsky.social · 3d
Helping to stabilize the municipality is the main goal for Mike Waddell in his bid to become the next reeve of Cornwallis. www.brandonsun.com/local/2025/1... #bdnmb
Waddell announces candidacy for Cornwallis reeve
Helping to stabilize the municipality is the main goal for Mike Waddell in his bid to become the next reeve of Cornwallis. Waddell announced his candidacy Thursday afternoon. The rural municipality…
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The Brandon Sun @thebrandonsun.bsky.social · 3d
Parks Canada is asking for feedback on the future of Riding Mountain National Park. www.brandonsun.com/local/2025/1... #bdnmb
Survey seeks feedback to guide future use of national park
Parks Canada is asking for feedback on the future of Riding Mountain National Park. People’s vision for Clear Lake and Wasagaming, visitor experience and how Parks Canada can improve its…
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The Brandon Sun @thebrandonsun.bsky.social · 3d
Brandon University’s introduction to theatre class livened up the Clark Hall courtyard Friday morning with an outdoor production titled “A Fool’s Guide to World Theatre History.” www.brandonsun.com/local/2025/1... #bdnmb
Theatre history show goes outdoors
Brandon University’s introduction to theatre class livened up the Clark Hall courtyard Friday morning with an outdoor production titled “A Fool’s Guide to World Theatre History.” The performance…
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The Brandon Sun @thebrandonsun.bsky.social · 3d
Below is a rundown of the hours of operation for some businesses and services in Brandon on Thanksgiving Day. www.brandonsun.com/local/2025/1... #bdnmb
What’s open in Brandon on Thanksgiving Day
Below is a rundown of the hours of operation for some businesses and services in Brandon on Thanksgiving Day. The list is far from complete. If you want your service or business to be included in…
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