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Quartet of new Brandon lawyers called to the bar

By Skye Anderson 5 minute read Yesterday at 11:31 PM CDT

Dozens of family members, friends, lawyers and court staff filled the gallery to celebrate four articling students who were called to the bar in Brandon’s Court of King’s Bench on Friday.

Ruban Satkunan, who received his law degree from Robson Hall at the University of Manitoba, said he is excited to have a career that allows him to help others in the community.

Satkunan spent the first 14 years of his life in Sri Lanka and fled the country with his family during a civil war.

“Our house was bombed. We left, and we escaped, literally for our lives,” he said.

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Hutterite students take crash course on safety

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Hutterite students take crash course on safety

By Tim Smith 2 minute read Yesterday at 11:28 PM CDT

About 320 students from 13 different Hutterite communities came together on Friday at Rolling Acres Colony near Eden for Colony Safety Day.

The annual event, which moves around Manitoba colonies, has been running for more than 20 years.

This year it included K-12 students from Cool Spring, Deerboine, Delta, Grass River, Hillside, Parkview, Pine Creek, Plainview, Riverside, Sprucewood, Twilight, Westview and Rolling Acres colonies.

The event featured 15 stations for groups of students to cycle through, including but not limited to safety around farm equipment, chemicals and guns, water safety and online safety.

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Yesterday at 11:28 PM CDT

Brandon couple tying knot at Red River Ex

By Tessa Adamski 4 minute read Preview

Brandon couple tying knot at Red River Ex

By Tessa Adamski 4 minute read Yesterday at 11:31 PM CDT

Saying “I do” at an untraditional wedding venue like Winnipeg’s Red River Exhibition may not be every couple’s dream destination, but it has sentimental value for soon-to-be newlyweds from Brandon.

Ashley Hutchison and Justin Moore had their first date at the Ex 13 years ago this month.

Moore said he was planning to propose to Hutchison on their anniversary, but he jumped at the opportunity to apply for the “Marriage on the Midway” contest the Ex was running in March. The contest has been revived from past years.

To his surprise, staff contacted him in April saying it was a “no-brainer” that he and Hutchison would be chosen as the lucky couple to get married on June 13.

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A copy of the handout given to rural residents at a recent town hall in Carroll about a proposed wind-turbine project south of Brandon. (Supplied)

Wind turbines proposed for Carroll area

By Connor McDowell, Local Journalism Initiative 5 minute read Preview

Wind turbines proposed for Carroll area

By Connor McDowell, Local Journalism Initiative 5 minute read Yesterday at 11:30 PM CDT

A major wind-turbine project has been proposed for the Carroll area south of Brandon.

Innergex Renewable Energy has made preliminary agreements with landowners representing roughly 12,000 acres and is looking to install between 30 and 35 turbines.

The company is competing for the chance to supply Manitoba Hydro with 200 megawatts of Indigenous majority-owned wind energy. Hydro aims to add 600 megawatts before 2035 and issued a call for proposals in March for the first phase, leading to several wind-energy bids in southern Manitoba.

Innergex hosted a meeting at the Carroll Memorial Hall last week to inform residents about its proposal, and the event was well attended, said Adeline Thames, the company’s senior development associate.

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Yesterday at 11:30 PM CDT

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Brandon Police Service Chief Tyler Bates gives his report to the Brandon Police Board on Friday afternoon in council chambers at Brandon City Hall. (Matt Goerzen/The Brandon Sun)

Unit will make police more proactive: Bates

By Skye Anderson 4 minute read Preview

Unit will make police more proactive: Bates

By Skye Anderson 4 minute read Yesterday at 11:29 PM CDT

Four new provincially funded Brandon police officers dedicated to retail theft and ensuring people are following their bail conditions will allow the police to act more proactively, the city’s chief of police says.

“If somebody is in complete disregard of court-ordered conditions and in non-compliance, it’s better to catch them proactively … as opposed to reactively when they’ve committed another violent offence,” Brandon Police Service Chief Tyler Bates told the Sun following a police board meeting on Friday.

In May, Premier Wab Kinew announced the province will fund four new positions for a BPS public safety unit, which Bates said will focus on retail theft and bail compliance.

Up to this point, bail monitoring happens “off the corner of people’s desk” as officers are dealing with tens of thousands of calls for service each year, Bates said during the meeting, which took place at Brandon City Hall.

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More than 70 vehicles are displayed on the football field at Crocus Plains Regional Secondary School during the school’s annual car show on Friday afternoon. (Abiola Odutola/The Brandon Sun)

Crocus Plains car show draws crowd despite rain

By Abiola Odutola 2 minute read Preview

Crocus Plains car show draws crowd despite rain

By Abiola Odutola 2 minute read Yesterday at 11:22 PM CDT

More than 70 vehicles rolled onto the football field at Crocus Plains Regional Secondary School on Friday afternoon for the school’s annual car show, despite the intermittent rain.

The event, organized by the school’s automotive technology program, brought together students, community members, vehicle enthusiasts and local organizations in a celebration of automotive culture and student achievement.

Automotive teacher Jeff Kasprick said the show has been running since 2015 and has steadily grown over the years.

“From the first one, we’ve got more and more vehicles every year,” he told the Sun.

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Yesterday at 11:22 PM CDT

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Holden Stewart (centre) gives the thumbs up surrounded by his family, including mother Jill, brother Hudson, sister Harper and father Derrick, outside their family home in Brandon on Friday afternoon. Holden was diagnosed with a rare neurological genetic disease in September 2021. The family is hosting a golf tournament next week to help raise funds for a cure. (Matt Goerzen/The Brandon Sun)

Fundraiser for A-T cure aims to beat last year’s $93K record

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Fundraiser for A-T cure aims to beat last year’s $93K record

By Tessa Adamski 4 minute read Yesterday at 11:29 PM CDT

The family of a seven-year-old Brandon boy with a rare hereditary neurological disease is hosting their third annual fundraiser next week to help find a cure.

Parents Derrick and Jill Stewart said their son, Holden, was diagnosed with ataxia-telangiectasia in September 2021, shortly before his second birthday.

The condition is caused by a gene mutation and affects his mobility, speech and immune system.

The Hope 4 Holden golf tournament takes place June 18-19 and raises money for the A-T Children’s Project to research treatments and a cure.

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Office management graduate Marie Dunster hugs one of her former instructors during Assiniboine College’s graduation ceremony on Friday morning at Assiniboine Credit Union Place. (Photos by Abiola Odutola/The Brandon Sun)

Grads urged to embrace change, not fear AI

By Abiola Odutola 4 minute read Preview

Grads urged to embrace change, not fear AI

By Abiola Odutola 4 minute read Yesterday at 11:23 PM CDT

Artificial intelligence may change the workplace, but it will not replace the value of adaptable workers, Assiniboine College president Mark Frison told more than 690 new grads on Friday.

The future, he said during the college’s largest graduation ceremonies of the year, belongs to those willing to adapt, not those who fear change.

A total of 285 graduates of the Peters School of Business and Russ Edwards School of Agriculture & Environment attended the morning ceremony in Assiniboine Credit Union Place at the Keystone Centre.

About 407 graduates of the adult learning and upgrading programs, continuing studies, school of trades, School of Health & Human Services and school of nursing attended the afternoon ceremony.

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Prime Minister Mark Carney, right, shakes hands with French President Emmanuel Macron as they arrive to take part in a meeting on the situation in Ukraine during the 8th European Political Community Summit in Yerevan, Armenia, on Monday, May 4, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick

Carney announces new intelligence exchange agreement with France

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Carney announces new intelligence exchange agreement with France

Catherine Morrison, The Canadian Press 6 minute read Updated: Yesterday at 4:06 PM CDT

PARIS - Canada and France will deepen their defence and industrial co-operation through a new general security of information agreement, Prime Minister Mark Carney said in Paris on Friday.

Carney made the announcement in a joint statement alongside French President Emmanuel Macron, ahead of a bilateral meeting between the two at the Palais de l’Elysée.

“Businesses in both of our countries are doing more together, in energy, defence, critical minerals and now in (artificial intelligence)," Carney said.

"What this means is an ability to exchange classified information between our defence, our space, our AI and our aerospace sectors.”

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Updated: Yesterday at 4:06 PM CDT

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A police escort leads a procession with the body of Toronto Police Const. Marc Pinizzotto, who was killed in the line of duty conducting a raid earlier in the day, at the Chief Coroner's office, in Toronto, on Thursday, June 11, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sammy Kogan

Suspect in consulate shooting still at large after Toronto cop killed in related raid

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Suspect in consulate shooting still at large after Toronto cop killed in related raid

The Canadian Press 2 minute read Updated: Yesterday at 4:43 PM CDT

TORONTO - The search for a suspect in a shooting at the U.S. Consulate continued Friday, a day after a Toronto police officer was shot dead in a raid related to the incident.

Const. Marc Pinizzotto was fatally shot at a fourth-floor apartment building on Martha Eaton Way on Thursday, as officers carried out an investigation into multiple shootings, including one at the consulate in March.

Police said 19-year-old Nicholas Bennett, who was shot multiple times in the exchange of gunfire and remains in hospital, faces a first-degree murder charge. A court document shows he has also been charged with firearm-related offences in relation to alleged incidents in March.

A second suspect, 19-year-old Zara Jabbi, remains on the loose. Jabbi is wanted in the consulate shooting and should be considered armed and dangerous, police said.

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Updated: Yesterday at 4:43 PM CDT

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The Canadian Space Agency has awarded $500,000 to SpaceDirt, a company specializing in space resources mining in Langley, B.C., to spend the next ten months exploring resources on the moon. Equipment that will be used on the lunar mission is shown in this undated handout photo. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Handout — Shaun Riddell (Mandatory Credit)

B.C. firm ‘over the moon’ about contract to chart Canada’s role in lunar exploration

Nono Shen, The Canadian Press 3 minute read Preview

B.C. firm ‘over the moon’ about contract to chart Canada’s role in lunar exploration

Nono Shen, The Canadian Press 3 minute read Updated: Yesterday at 8:42 AM CDT

VANCOUVER - Shaun Riddell is "over the moon" — figuratively, if not quite yet literally — since his Langley, B.C., firm was named among three companies hired by the Canadian Space Agency to lay the groundwork for human and robotic missions to the lunar surface.

Riddell, the CEO of SpaceDirt, says he was "blown away" by the awarding of the $500,000 contract, given the competition for the national grant.

SpaceDirt makes technology for autonomous robotic resource development on Earth, aimed at predicting where to drill and making discovery faster, safer, and more cost-effective in extreme environments.

Riddell says the long-term vision for the company's robots is to be the "dump trucks" of the moon, while the current project will draw a road map on how "Canada will contribute to the overall mission of developing resources on the moon."

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Updated: Yesterday at 8:42 AM CDT