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Veterans stand in a line facing the flags they carry in and out of Assiniboine Credit Union Place for the Remembrance Day ceremony at Keystone Centre in Brandon on Wednesday. (Photos by Rylee Gerrard/The Brandon Sun)

Brandon honours fallen, those in uniform

Rylee Gerrard 3 minute read Yesterday at 10:06 PM EST

As silence fell over the arena and heads were bowed in respect, hundreds of Westman residents adorned with bright red poppies spent their Wednesday morning reflecting on the past and honouring Canadians in active service.

The annual Remembrance Day ceremony in Brandon was held at Assiniboine Credit Union Place inside the Keystone Centre and organized by Royal Canadian Legion Branch No. 3.

This year marks the centennial celebration for the Royal Canadian Legion — which was recognized nationally in July — and next month marks the 100th anniversary of the Brandon legion branch.

Brandon legion past president Cindy Stumme, who was this year’s keynote speaker, said for her, “remembrance is personal.”

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Kinew is joined by other dignitaries for a sod-turning ceremony for the Dauphin Centre for Justice on Tuesday.

Kinew breaks ground on $142M justice centre

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Kinew breaks ground on $142M justice centre

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DAUPHIN — Provincial officials broke ground on the new Dauphin jail Tuesday afternoon.

The Dauphin Centre for Justice will have 100 beds for inmates and provide about 80 jobs once operational.

“This is going to keep communities safer, it’s going to put tons of Manitobans to work and it’s going to replace the Dauphin jail that was closed by the previous government,” Premier Wab Kinew said at a press conference attended by about 50 people on the site of the future facility in the Dauphin Business Park.

The groundbreaking aligns with the NDP’s 2023 campaign promise to open a new correctional facility, after the former Progressive Conservative government closed the Dauphin Correctional Centre in 2020 because of aging infrastructure.

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Brandon School Division Supt. Jon Zilkey presents the report on the 2026 graduation rate to the board of trustees Monday evening. A total of 671 students graduated in June, the second-largest graduating class recorded in the division. (Photos by Abiola Odutola/The Brandon Sun)

Grad numbers down, but still second highest

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Grad numbers down, but still second highest

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A total of 671 Brandon School Division students graduated in June — and while that’s a decline from the 726 who graduated in 2025, it’s still the second-largest graduating class recorded in the division.

The numbers, which were presented to the board of trustees Monday evening, include all graduates, including those who took more or less than four years to finish high school.

The 2026 statistics include 488 students who completed high school within four years, 33 who took five years, 10 who took six years, nine who took seven years, and three who graduated early. Another 128 had transferred into the division after beginning their high school education elsewhere.

The report from administration showed that the four-year graduation rate for the 2022 cohort, which began with 695 Grade 9 students, was 80 per cent — slightly below the 83.3 per cent recorded for the 2021 cohort, Supt. Jon Zilkey told the board.

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Andre Steppler is seen holding his trophy after winning. (Matt Goerzen/The Brandon Sun)

Frozen embryos worth more after Ag Ex win

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Frozen embryos worth more after Ag Ex win

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A Westman cow’s win at Ag Ex has increased the value of her embryos that will go up for auction next month and provide revenue for her farm in Miami, Man.

Sparrows Mirabelle 385M, from Steppler Farms in Miami, won the Grand Champion Charolais Female 2026 in Brandon’s Ag Ex at the end of last month. In an interview with the Sun, the owner said the victory serves a primary purpose.

“It just adds to her resume of why she’s important in the industry, and then that will increase sale demand,” Andre Steppler said. “It has already.”

He judged that the value of the Mirabelle’s genetics have increased following the victory based on phone calls and emails asking about her.

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Agriculture Minister and Dauphin MLA Ron Kostyshyn, Health Minister Uzoma Asagwara and Premier Wab Kinew are framed by a CT machine at Dauphin Regional Health Centre while getting a tour of the progress in restoring services to the hospital on Tuesday. (Tim Smith/The Brandon Sun)

Dauphin hospital services continue to be restored

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Dauphin hospital services continue to be restored

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Premier Wab Kinew and Health Minister Uzoma Asagwara touted ongoing restoration work at the Dauphin Regional Health Centre on Tuesday during a tour of the facility that was forced to close on July 1 after extreme flood damage.

The most recent service restored in Dauphin is a renal dialysis unit that is temporarily operating out of the Dauphin Community Health Services building.

Renovations at the Grandview Health Centre were recently completed as well, adding a temporary chemotherapy treatment area closer to Dauphin, with “patients beginning treatment this fall,” the province said in a news release on Tuesday.

In the next few weeks at the Dauphin hospital, “accessible washrooms serving the emergency department are expected to open,” the release said.

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An RCMP collar tab pin is seen in Edmonton, Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Franson

No charges after man in mental health crisis bitten by police dog

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No charges after man in mental health crisis bitten by police dog

Tessa Adamski 5 minute read Yesterday at 10:01 PM EST

Manitoba’s police watchdog is not pressing charges against RCMP officers involved in an incident in Dauphin last year when a man experiencing a mental health crisis suffered serious wounds from being bitten by a police dog.

The Independent Investigation Unit of Manitoba sought advice from the province’s prosecution services, which said the standard to lay charges had not been met, a report from the IIU civilian director said on Monday.

The man sustained serious injuries during his arrest on June 3, 2025. He was admitted to a hospital for stitches of a “deep and triangular laceration” on his calf area and to treat other puncture wounds.

“Antibiotics were required by IV, and he was taken into the operating room to address the wound,” the IIU report said.

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Brandon University School of Music presents Aemilia Moser, soprano, 2026 winner of the 49th Eckhardt-Gramatte National Music Competition for voice, at the Lorne Watson Recital Hall on Nov. 24 at 7:30 p.m. For more details visit e-gre.ca. (File image)

Let’s Do Something for Thursday, Nov. 12, 2026

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Let’s Do Something for Thursday, Nov. 12, 2026

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For those wishing to have their item listed in upcoming editions, there is now an earlier deadline for publication, so items are needed at least two weeks in advance of the date of your event. Please email to carthur@brandonsun.com.

TODAY (Nov. 12)

• 9 a.m. — The Wheat City Kennel Club’s Confirmation, Obedience Trials and Rally Obedience Trials will be held in the Canada Room at the Keystone Centre, with Great Dane of Canada specialty and Doberman Pinscher Club of Manitoba both on Saturday.

• 1:30 p.m. — Taoist Tai Chi meets every Thursday afternoon at Trinity United Church (1515 Sixth St.) until 3 p.m.

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Brandon Mayor Jeff Fawcett (second from left) presents a promotion certificate to Brandon Public Safety Communication Centre supervisor Melanie Johnston (centre) during the service’s award and promotion ceremony on Tuesday afternoon at the fire hall, while City of Brandon manager Dave Wardrop (left), Municipal and Northern Relations Minister Glen Simard (second from right) and fire Chief Terry Parlow look on. (Abiola Odutola/The Brandon Sun)

Fire service honours staff, marks promotions

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Fire service honours staff, marks promotions

Abiola Odutola 5 minute read Yesterday at 10:01 PM EST

Brandon Fire and Emergency Services recognized the dedication and service of its employees, presenting awards, promotions and service badges during a ceremony at the fire hall on Tuesday.

The ceremony celebrated employees across the department, including firefighters, paramedics, dispatchers and chief officers, with 24 personnel receiving promotions and several others recognized for their years of service and contributions to the organization.

One of the highlights was the department’s first-ever employee of the year award to acting Lt. II Sean Klemick.

Klemick said he was surprised when his name was announced, particularly because he had helped design and create the award without knowing he would be its first recipient.

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Wainwright Mayor Bruce Pugh carries a Canada flag as he gathers alongside soldiers and community members, waiting for a convoy of government vehicles transporting some of the soldiers involved in a training incident that killed four soldiers at CFB Wainwright, in Wainwright, Alta., on Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christopher Katsarov

Manitoba to send ICU nurses to help CFB Wainwright fire victims in care, premier says

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Manitoba to send ICU nurses to help CFB Wainwright fire victims in care, premier says

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WINNIPEG — With the deaths of four soldiers from CFB Wainwright, Alta., at the forefront of Remembrance Day events across Canada, Premier Wab Kinew said ICU nurses from Manitoba are headed west to help victims of the fatal wildfire who remain in hospital.

Kinew was among thousands attending Winnipeg’s Remembrance Day ceremonies at the RBC Convention Centre on Wednesday.

After laying a wreath honouring veterans and those in service with the Canadian Armed Forces, he laid out the province’s plan to help those injured by the Oct. 17 fire. The Department of National Defence said as of Nov. 4, 25 soldiers remain in hospital.

“This week, we will be sending nurses, ICU nurses with an expertise in treating burn victims to Alberta,” Kinew told the Winnipeg Free Press following the ceremony.

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Prime Minister Mark Carney disembarks a government plane in Dublin, Ireland, Thursday, Nov. 12, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld

Carney in Ireland for meetings with European leaders ahead of Asia summits

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Carney in Ireland for meetings with European leaders ahead of Asia summits

Dylan Robertson, The Canadian Press 5 minute read Updated: 4:41 PM EST

DUBLIN - Prime Minister Mark Carney continued his push for closer economic and security ties between Canada and Europe at a political summit in Ireland on Thursday.

The prime minister also met with the leaders of two of the nine European nations that have yet to ratify a decade-old trade deal.

Carney was in Dublin for a meeting of the European Political Community, an informal gathering of leaders from around Europe that has occurred every six months since Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022.

On the sidelines, he sat down with both Cyprus President Nikos Christodoulides and Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis to discuss negotiations to strengthen Canadian-European ties.

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First responders work the scene after a building collapsed in the Brooklyn borough of New York, Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Ryan Murphy)

Hunt for clues in deadly Brooklyn building collapse will take time

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Hunt for clues in deadly Brooklyn building collapse will take time

Anthony Izaguirre, Jennifer Peltz And Kathy Mccormack, The Associated Press 6 minute read Updated: 3:55 PM EST

NEW YORK (AP) — Investigators began what could be a long search for the cause of a Brooklyn apartment building collapse that killed eight people while crews kept removing piles of rubble Thursday in the search for more victims.

The three-story building gave way while construction workers were digging Wednesday afternoon at an adjacent lot, causing New York City's mayor to order inspections at about 100 building sites involving companies related to the project.

“If there is anyone, or any entity, operating in this city that bears responsibility for what happened, we will hold them fully accountable,” Mayor Zohran Mamdani said during a news conference.

Investigators have not determined what caused the collapse. Two children were among those killed and 18 others were injured, including four firefighters, Mamdani said.

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