Brandon Sun – Breaking News, Sports, Manitoba, Canada

Construction flagger Todd Bone shares a laugh with a co-worker while on the job at the corner of 18th Street and Louise Avenue in Brandon on Tuesday. Bone is part of a construction crew that is in the process of repaving Louise Avenue this week. (Matt Goerzen/The Brandon Sun)

Good for a laugh

Weather

Sep. 4, 6 AM: 13°c Clear Sep. 4, 12 PM: 23°c Sunny

Brandon MB

15°C, Clear

Full Forecast

Indecent act; Bronco bust; woman assaulted

2 minute read Preview

Indecent act; Bronco bust; woman assaulted

2 minute read 10:26 PM CDT

INDECENT ACT

A man was arrested on Wednesday after an incident involving public masturbation in Brandon.

A 38-year-old man surrendered to the Brandon Police Service on Wednesday afternoon for an incident that occurred in a parking lot on July 23, police said in a news release on Thursday.

The man was charged with committing an indecent act in a public place and was released on an undertaking.

Read

10:26 PM CDT

Epp running in Ward 4 to block acclamation

By Connor McDowell Local Journalism Initiative 2 minute read Preview

Epp running in Ward 4 to block acclamation

By Connor McDowell Local Journalism Initiative 2 minute read 10:18 PM CDT

A longtime council watcher has entered the Brandon municipal election race to ensure candidate support can be measured.

James Epp said he is running as a “legal requirement” to block an acclamation from taking place in Ward 4.

Coun. Shaun Cameron is seeking re-election in the ward and was not facing any challengers for his seat prior to Epp’s entry.

“I just want there to be an election and ballots cast, so that we can measure turnout, we can measure support for, in this case, the incumbent,” Epp said Thursday in a phone interview.

Read

10:18 PM CDT

Forrest man arrested for pair of break and enters

2 minute read Preview

Forrest man arrested for pair of break and enters

2 minute read 10:18 PM CDT

A 51-year-old man faces multiple charges, including two counts of break and enter, following a standoff with Brandon RCMP on Tuesday.

Mounties were called to two residential break-ins in Forrest involving a man who forced his way into homes, began yelling and then left when confronted by the homeowners.

No one was injured during either incident, with the first break-in occurring around 3:40 a.m. and the second taking place soon after, RCMP said in a news release on Thursday.

Officers identified the suspect and patrolled the community in an effort to locate him, but they were unsuccessful at the time, police said.

Read

10:18 PM CDT

Alzheimer’s group helps families on their journey

By Rylee Gerrard 4 minute read Preview

Alzheimer’s group helps families on their journey

By Rylee Gerrard 4 minute read 10:17 PM CDT

When Doug Adams first approached the Alzheimer Society of Manitoba three years ago seeking resources to help his mother, he said the real benefit was realizing he wasn’t alone.

September marks the 15th annual World Alzheimer’s Month, a designation meant to bring attention to the disease and encourage people to learn more about it.

Adams and his twin brother, David, are caregivers for their mother, Ada. She’s 92 years old and lives with Alzheimer’s dementia — a degenerative and terminal disease that causes gradual cognitive decline, changes in behaviour and physical capabilities, and memory loss.

“Because of her needs, we got involved with the Alzheimer Society and they’ve been a huge support,” Adams said in an interview on Thursday.

Read

10:17 PM CDT

Local

Former Gilbert Plains CAO Amber Fisher was arrested Tuesday and charged with forgery and obstruction of justice. (Facebook)

Fisher forged doc’s note to evade court: RCMP

By Erik Pindera 4 minute read Preview

Fisher forged doc’s note to evade court: RCMP

By Erik Pindera 4 minute read 10:16 PM CDT

WINNIPEG — A former rural municipal official awaiting sentencing for stealing more than $500,000 from community coffers has been accused of forging a fake doctor’s note to get out of attending court.

Amber Fisher, the former chief administrative officer for the Rural Municipality of Gilbert Plains, pleaded guilty to one count of theft over $5,000 last year.

Dauphin RCMP say investigators learned Fisher, 42, had submitted the note indicating she would be unable to attend court for her Sept. 2 sentencing due to being seriously injured in a vehicle collision on July 22.

Fisher’s lawyer submitted the note to the court and the judge adjourned her sentencing to a later date.

Read

10:16 PM CDT

Local

The front doors of the Brandon courthouse on 11th Street. (Matt Goerzen/The Brandon Sun)

House arrest for assault at Tims ‘over a muffin’

By Tessa Adamski 4 minute read Preview

House arrest for assault at Tims ‘over a muffin’

By Tessa Adamski 4 minute read 10:11 PM CDT

A 20-year-old man expressed remorse during his court sentencing on Thursday for assaulting Tim Hortons employees in Brandon after he was denied a free muffin.

Court heard Nicholas Genaille was under the influence of crystal meth and alcohol when he repeatedly punched staff in an incident that occurred nearly 10 months ago.

“I just wanted to apologize for my actions that day. I was in a horrible state, and I would never do something like that in a clear mind state, and I just want to never go down that path again,” he told a provincial court judge.

On Nov. 15 at 9 p.m., Brandon police were called to the Tim Hortons location on First Street and saw several employees pinning Genaille to the ground outside the business, said Crown attorney Easton Lacey.

Read

10:11 PM CDT

Business

Prime Minister Mark Carney speaks with members of the media as he arrives at the Office of the Prime Minister and Privy Council in Ottawa, on Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang

Ottawa spending $4.7B on new made-in-Canada Via Rail passenger cars

Catherine Morrison, The Canadian Press 5 minute read Preview

Ottawa spending $4.7B on new made-in-Canada Via Rail passenger cars

Catherine Morrison, The Canadian Press 5 minute read Updated: 4:20 PM CDT

THUNDER BAY - Prime Minister Mark Carney announced a $4.7 billion contract to build 313 new passenger cars for Via Rail on Thursday.

Carney made the announcement at the Alstom plant in Thunder Bay, Ont., where the cars will be built.

"Our rail cars on our long-distance and remote routes are more than 70 years old. They were built when the NHL had six teams. Goalies wouldn't wear masks. The Leafs would win the (Stanley) Cup," Carney said.

"Those old cars have served our country well, but they're long overdue for retirement. It's time to build new ones, to build them here at home."

Read

Updated: 4:20 PM CDT

Local

Hazrat Wahriz, a Toronto-based educator, is shown in an undated photo. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Handout (Mandatory Credit)

Virtual classrooms organized in Canada offer lifeline to girls under Taliban rule

Sharif Hassan, The Canadian Press 7 minute read Preview

Virtual classrooms organized in Canada offer lifeline to girls under Taliban rule

Sharif Hassan, The Canadian Press 7 minute read Updated: 8:31 AM CDT

On a recent summer Friday, nearly a dozen students logged on for their online literature class. It was a group of mostly young women joining from different parts of Afghanistan, eagerly waiting for their turn to discuss a story they had read the week before.

Before the Taliban's return to power five years ago, the women were studying in high school or university, hoping education would give them a better future. Some had just obtained their undergraduate degrees. But their plans were put on hold when, like millions of other Afghan girls, they were barred from going to school.

Once a week, the group gathers in a Google Meet room for a 90-minute class hosted by Toronto-based poet and educator Hazrat Wahriz. In this lesson attended by a reporter, they discussed a short story about a teenage boy's journey fleeing the Taliban.

The story's author, Shams Erfan, joined the virtual class from Toronto and listened attentively throughout the session. Then he had a few words for the women.

Read

Updated: 8:31 AM CDT

Business

Sue Riccardelli, right, and her wife Maureen Murray are shown in this undated handout photo holding up their special Canadian and American flag after a local production of

Newfoundland welcomed them after 9/11. They’re heartbroken by Trump’s trade war

Sarah Smellie, The Canadian Press 5 minute read Preview

Newfoundland welcomed them after 9/11. They’re heartbroken by Trump’s trade war

Sarah Smellie, The Canadian Press 5 minute read Updated: 8:32 AM CDT

ST. JOHN'S - Every September, Sue Riccardelli and her wife, Maureen Murray, fly a large flag composed of Canada's Maple Leaf and America's Stars and Stripes outside their New Jersey home.

The flag honours the people of central Newfoundland who cared for them and more than 6,500 other passengers aboard 38 planes grounded in Gander, N.L., for days after the terrorist attacks in the United States on Sept. 11, 2001.

It is also a reminder of how important Canada and the United States are to each other, they said.

Last year, as relations between the countries grew strained, the couple started bringing the flag to local performances of "Come From Away," a musical about the stranded passengers and the people in Gander who gave them food, clothing, shelter and friendship.

Read

Updated: 8:32 AM CDT

Business

King Charles, left, and Queen Camilla walk on the tarmac of the Ottawa International Airport in Ottawa on Tuesday, May 27, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Spencer Colby

Bank of Canada unveils new $20 note, the first to feature King Charles

Sarah Ritchie, The Canadian Press 4 minute read Preview

Bank of Canada unveils new $20 note, the first to feature King Charles

Sarah Ritchie, The Canadian Press 4 minute read Updated: 2:58 PM CDT

OTTAWA - King Charles III is now the fourth monarch to appear on a Canadian banknote after the Bank of Canada unveiled the final design for a new $20 bill that will go into circulation early next year.

This is the first Canadian banknote to feature Charles, whose image replaces that of the late Queen Elizabeth II.

The central bank was directed by former prime minister Justin Trudeau's government back in 2023 to feature the King in its next redesign process.

Bank of Canada officials said Thursday the design process cost $6 million and each note will cost an additional $0.05 to print because of a raft of new security features, bringing the cost up to $0.35 per bill.

Read

Updated: 2:58 PM CDT