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OTTAWA – Ottawa has signed a new strategic partnership with the Canadian firms Telesat and MDA Space to develop military satellite communications for the Canadian Armed Forces in the Arctic. www.brandonsun.com/business/202... #bdnmb
Ottawa inks partnership with Canadian firms on military's Arctic satellite project
OTTAWA – Ottawa has signed a new strategic partnership with the Canadian firms Telesat and MDA Space to develop military satellite communications for the Canadian Armed Forces in the Arctic. Ste...
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December 9, 2025 at 9:00 PM
OTTAWA – Ottawa has signed a new strategic partnership with the Canadian firms Telesat and MDA Space to develop military satellite communications for the Canadian Armed Forces in the Arctic. www.brandonsun.com/business/202... #bdnmb
LLOYDMINSTER – Alberta RCMP say one man has been charged with wilful promotion of hatred and other offences after officers seized several guns and a flag bearing a swastika from a home. www.brandonsun.com/local/2025/1... #bdnmb
Alberta RCMP say man charged after guns, Nazi flag seized from Lloydminster home
LLOYDMINSTER – Alberta RCMP say one man has been charged with wilful promotion of hatred and other offences after officers seized several guns and a flag bearing a swastika from a home. Mounties...
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December 9, 2025 at 8:30 PM
LLOYDMINSTER – Alberta RCMP say one man has been charged with wilful promotion of hatred and other offences after officers seized several guns and a flag bearing a swastika from a home. www.brandonsun.com/local/2025/1... #bdnmb
OTTAWA – A selection of Inuit items returned from the Vatican this weekend will be shown at the Canadian Museum of History in Gatineau, Que., today. www.brandonsun.com/local/2025/1... #bdnmb
Inuvialuit kayak, other items from Vatican to be unveiled at Museum of History
OTTAWA – A selection of Inuit items returned from the Vatican this weekend will be shown at the Canadian Museum of History in Gatineau, Que., today. They include a traditional Inuvialuit kayak,...
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December 9, 2025 at 8:02 PM
OTTAWA – A selection of Inuit items returned from the Vatican this weekend will be shown at the Canadian Museum of History in Gatineau, Que., today. www.brandonsun.com/local/2025/1... #bdnmb
Mounties arrested an Ebb and Flow First Nation man after he allegedly fired a gun inside a home on Sunday. www.brandonsun.com/local/2025/1... #bdnmb
Ebb and Flow man arrested after shots fired inside home
Mounties arrested an Ebb and Flow First Nation man after he allegedly fired a gun inside a home on Sunday. Ste. Rose du Lac RCMP were sent to the residence at around 3 p.m. and while they were on…
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December 9, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Mounties arrested an Ebb and Flow First Nation man after he allegedly fired a gun inside a home on Sunday. www.brandonsun.com/local/2025/1... #bdnmb
Brandon City Council on Monday heard four options for a new outdoor pool that would open in 2028. www.brandonsun.com/local/2025/1... #bdnmb
Council hears 4 options for new outdoor pool
Brandon City Council on Monday heard four options for a new outdoor pool that would open in 2028. The proposals for the pools and related infrastructure are for the Keystone Centre, Kin Park or…
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December 9, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Brandon City Council on Monday heard four options for a new outdoor pool that would open in 2028. www.brandonsun.com/local/2025/1... #bdnmb
WINNIPEG – Various American-made spirits and wines are to be available to purchase by the general public in Manitoba beginning Wednesday after the province pulled products from the United States from the shelves to protest tariffs. www.brandonsun.com/business/202... #bdnmb
Roughly 100 U.S.-made alcohol products temporarily back on Manitoba store shelves
WINNIPEG – Various American-made spirits and wines are to be available to purchase by the general public in Manitoba beginning Wednesday after the province pulled products from the United States...
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December 9, 2025 at 6:30 PM
WINNIPEG – Various American-made spirits and wines are to be available to purchase by the general public in Manitoba beginning Wednesday after the province pulled products from the United States from the shelves to protest tariffs. www.brandonsun.com/business/202... #bdnmb
CALGARY – As more children and youth find fake, AI-generated pornographic photos of them circulated online, one investigator says to stay safe, lock it down. www.brandonsun.com/entertainmen... #bdnmb
Police pitch ways for parents to help keep kids safe as AI porn threat grows
CALGARY – As more children and youth find fake, AI-generated pornographic photos of them circulated online, one investigator says to stay safe, lock it down. Staff Sgt. Mark Auger, with Alberta’...
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December 9, 2025 at 6:00 PM
CALGARY – As more children and youth find fake, AI-generated pornographic photos of them circulated online, one investigator says to stay safe, lock it down. www.brandonsun.com/entertainmen... #bdnmb
A man who chased a woman in a Brandon hotel while holding what she thought was a firearm was sentenced to six months of time already served on Monday. www.brandonsun.com/local/2025/1... #bdnmb
Man sentenced for chasing woman in hotel
A man who chased a woman in a Brandon hotel while holding what she thought was a firearm was sentenced to six months of time already served on Monday. Vincent Mitchell, 27, pleaded guilty in Brandon…
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December 9, 2025 at 5:30 PM
A man who chased a woman in a Brandon hotel while holding what she thought was a firearm was sentenced to six months of time already served on Monday. www.brandonsun.com/local/2025/1... #bdnmb
Manitoba’s chief provincial public health officer is urging people to still get vaccinated for influenza despite a concern the latest H3N2 mutation is a mismatch against this year’s vaccine. www.brandonsun.com/local/2025/1... #bdnmb
Public health urging people to get flu shot
Manitoba’s chief provincial public health officer is urging people to still get vaccinated for influenza despite a concern the latest H3N2 mutation is a mismatch against this year’s vaccine. Dr.…
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December 9, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Manitoba’s chief provincial public health officer is urging people to still get vaccinated for influenza despite a concern the latest H3N2 mutation is a mismatch against this year’s vaccine. www.brandonsun.com/local/2025/1... #bdnmb
Today's editorial: "We believe it’s worth encouraging men and women of all of this city’s ethnic and religious backgrounds to consider making a run for office. But that may be easier said than done." www.brandonsun.com/opinion/2025... #bdnmb
Opinion: Wider representation needed on city council
A recently assembled group that has dedicated itself to getting more women elected around the Brandon council table has been making headlines in the province in the past few weeks as it encourages…
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December 9, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Today's editorial: "We believe it’s worth encouraging men and women of all of this city’s ethnic and religious backgrounds to consider making a run for office. But that may be easier said than done." www.brandonsun.com/opinion/2025... #bdnmb
OTTAWA – Federal legislation introduced today would treat murders driven by control, hate, sexual violence or exploitation as first-degree. www.brandonsun.com/local/2025/1... #bdnmb
Justice bill takes aim at femicide, coercive control, pornographic deepfakes
OTTAWA – Federal legislation introduced today would treat murders driven by control, hate, sexual violence or exploitation as first-degree. The proposed law, the Protecting Victims Act, would de...
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December 9, 2025 at 4:32 PM
OTTAWA – Federal legislation introduced today would treat murders driven by control, hate, sexual violence or exploitation as first-degree. www.brandonsun.com/local/2025/1... #bdnmb
Parks Canada has confirmed that zebra mussels are reproducing in Clear Lake following the agency’s 2025 aquatic invasive species monitoring. www.brandonsun.com/local/2025/1... #bdnmb
Zebra mussels now reproducing in Clear Lake
Parks Canada has confirmed that zebra mussels are reproducing in Clear Lake following the agency’s 2025 aquatic invasive species monitoring. In an update released on Monday, the agency said it found…
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December 9, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Parks Canada has confirmed that zebra mussels are reproducing in Clear Lake following the agency’s 2025 aquatic invasive species monitoring. www.brandonsun.com/local/2025/1... #bdnmb
An Alberta clipper rolled through southwestern Manitoba on Monday — and a second one will dump as much as 20 centimetres of snow on the region today, according to Environment and Climate Change Canada. www.brandonsun.com/local/2025/1... #bdnmb
Alberta clippers sweep into Westman
An Alberta clipper rolled through southwestern Manitoba on Monday — and a second one will dump as much as 20 centimetres of snow on the region today, according to Environment and Climate Change…
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December 9, 2025 at 4:11 PM
An Alberta clipper rolled through southwestern Manitoba on Monday — and a second one will dump as much as 20 centimetres of snow on the region today, according to Environment and Climate Change Canada. www.brandonsun.com/local/2025/1... #bdnmb
Bundle up western Manitoba. Looks like the region is in for some heavy snow over the next 48 hours. Environment Canada states that the Brandon region may receive up to 20 cm of snowfall by Wednesday morning. www.brandonsun.com/local/2025/1... #bdnmb
UPDATE: Dump of snow coming for Westman
Bundle up western Manitoba. Looks like the region is in for some heavy snow over the next 48 hours. A Monday afternoon weather alert update from Environment Canada states that the Brandon region may…
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December 8, 2025 at 8:13 PM
Bundle up western Manitoba. Looks like the region is in for some heavy snow over the next 48 hours. Environment Canada states that the Brandon region may receive up to 20 cm of snowfall by Wednesday morning. www.brandonsun.com/local/2025/1... #bdnmb
OTTAWA – Economists widely expect the Bank of Canada will hold its benchmark interest rate steady this week and move to the sidelines to cap off a year dominated by trade and economic uncertainty. www.brandonsun.com/business/202... #bdnmb
Bank of Canada expected to hold key rate, move to sidelines after an uncertain 2025
OTTAWA – Economists widely expect the Bank of Canada will hold its benchmark interest rate steady this week and move to the sidelines to cap off a year dominated by trade and economic uncertaint...
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December 8, 2025 at 8:00 PM
OTTAWA – Economists widely expect the Bank of Canada will hold its benchmark interest rate steady this week and move to the sidelines to cap off a year dominated by trade and economic uncertainty. www.brandonsun.com/business/202... #bdnmb
The federal Liberals’ budget bill currently making its way through Parliament contains a small amendment to Canada Post’s legislation that could spell the end of a critical service providing accessible reading material for people who are blind. www.brandonsun.com/local/2025/1... #bdnmb
Ottawa's budget bill proposes to end free postage for people who are blind
OTTAWA – The federal Liberals’ budget bill currently making its way through Parliament contains a small amendment to Canada Post’s legislation that could spell the end of a critical...
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December 8, 2025 at 7:30 PM
The federal Liberals’ budget bill currently making its way through Parliament contains a small amendment to Canada Post’s legislation that could spell the end of a critical service providing accessible reading material for people who are blind. www.brandonsun.com/local/2025/1... #bdnmb
OTTAWA – Canada is missing out on economic opportunities in its own backyard, says a new report from the Canadian Council for the Americas. www.brandonsun.com/business/202... #bdnmb
Experts urge Ottawa to seek new trading opportunities within the Western Hemisphere
OTTAWA – Canada is missing out on economic opportunities in its own backyard, says a new report from the Canadian Council for the Americas. “Latin America is the neglected … close co...
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December 8, 2025 at 7:01 PM
OTTAWA – Canada is missing out on economic opportunities in its own backyard, says a new report from the Canadian Council for the Americas. www.brandonsun.com/business/202... #bdnmb
The Christmas Cheer Breakfast Committee has made a record-breaking donation of $2,327.10 to the Brandon-Westman Christmas Cheer program, with the cheque officially presented on Friday at the Christmas Cheer Workshop. www.brandonsun.com/local/2025/1... #bdnmb
Breakfast serves up record donation
The Christmas Cheer Breakfast Committee has made a record-breaking donation of $2,327.10 to the Brandon-Westman Christmas Cheer program, with the cheque officially presented on Friday at the…
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December 8, 2025 at 6:30 PM
The Christmas Cheer Breakfast Committee has made a record-breaking donation of $2,327.10 to the Brandon-Westman Christmas Cheer program, with the cheque officially presented on Friday at the Christmas Cheer Workshop. www.brandonsun.com/local/2025/1... #bdnmb
Brandon residents are urged to step up and make the holiday season brighter for families in need as the Brandon-Westman Christmas Cheer launches its annual Adopt-a-Family hamper program. www.brandonsun.com/local/2025/1... #bdnmb
Christmas Cheer calls for ‘Adopt a Family’
Brandon residents are urged to step up and make the holiday season brighter for families in need as the Brandon-Westman Christmas Cheer launches its annual Adopt-a-Family hamper program. The…
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December 8, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Brandon residents are urged to step up and make the holiday season brighter for families in need as the Brandon-Westman Christmas Cheer launches its annual Adopt-a-Family hamper program. www.brandonsun.com/local/2025/1... #bdnmb
Brandon City Hall was filled with music, conversation and holiday cheer Sunday afternoon as more than 200 residents gathered for the annual City Hall Christmas Open House. www.brandonsun.com/local/2025/1... #bdnmb
City Hall Christmas event draws crowd
Brandon City Hall was filled with music, conversation and holiday cheer Sunday afternoon as more than 200 residents gathered for the annual City Hall Christmas Open House. The seasonal event…
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December 8, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Brandon City Hall was filled with music, conversation and holiday cheer Sunday afternoon as more than 200 residents gathered for the annual City Hall Christmas Open House. www.brandonsun.com/local/2025/1... #bdnmb
WASHINGTON – U.S. President Donald Trump answered “we’ll see” when he was asked Sunday whether he’d resume the trade talks he halted with Canada earlier this year. www.brandonsun.com/business/202... #bdnmb
Trump says 'We'll see' on whether to restart trade talks with Canada
WASHINGTON – U.S. President Donald Trump answered “we’ll see” when he was asked Sunday whether he’d resume the trade talks he halted with Canada earlier this year. Trump...
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December 8, 2025 at 5:00 PM
WASHINGTON – U.S. President Donald Trump answered “we’ll see” when he was asked Sunday whether he’d resume the trade talks he halted with Canada earlier this year. www.brandonsun.com/business/202... #bdnmb
A proposed clean-energy project tied to a new partnership between Tokyo Gas and B.C.-based Teralta is drawing attention in Brandon, as most details remain under wraps. www.brandonsun.com/local/2025/1... #bdnmb
Brandon eyed for proposed energy project
A proposed clean-energy project tied to a new partnership between Tokyo Gas and B.C.-based Teralta is drawing attention in Brandon, as most details remain under wraps. Teralta, which develops…
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December 8, 2025 at 4:48 PM
A proposed clean-energy project tied to a new partnership between Tokyo Gas and B.C.-based Teralta is drawing attention in Brandon, as most details remain under wraps. www.brandonsun.com/local/2025/1... #bdnmb
Good morning! Here is your #FrontPage #bdnmb
December 8, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Good morning! Here is your #FrontPage #bdnmb
CAPE TOWN – Canada had a rough day Saturday at the HSBC Cape Town SVNS, losing all three matches in Pool B play. www.brandonsun.com/sports/sport...
Canadian rugby sevens women have tough day at Cape Town Sevens
CAPE TOWN – Canada had a rough day Saturday at the HSBC Cape Town SVNS, losing all three matches in Pool B play. The day ended with a comprehensive 31- 12 loss to France at DHL Stadium, dropping...
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December 6, 2025 at 8:45 PM
CAPE TOWN – Canada had a rough day Saturday at the HSBC Cape Town SVNS, losing all three matches in Pool B play. www.brandonsun.com/sports/sport...