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Manitoba cyclist taking on 3,500-km Tour de France route this summer to raise money for cancer research
A Prairie cyclist is making a roughly 3,500-kilometre bike journey across the French Alps and the Pyrenees mountains this summer to raise money for leukemia research.
Extremely toxic drug supply putting lives at risk, Brandon police chief says
Brandon Police Service Chief Tyler Bates says there's been a troubling spike in overdoses and they're continuing to climb in the southwestern Manitoba city.
Brandon police station expansion more than doubles jail cells, but sobering centre still needed: mayor
An $8.6-million expansion to Brandon Police Service's headquarters that doubles its holding cells has now fully opened — but the city still needs a sobering centre for people detained while they're intoxicated, say both police and the mayor.
Southwestern Manitoba First Nation welcomes bison back after more than a century
Sioux Valley Dakota Nation has given 11 bison to Birdtail Sioux First Nation to help strengthen Dakota identity and culture. More than 100 community members, including schoolchildren, gathered to welcome the bison in a special ceremony.
Assault, robbery near Brandon University shakes community: student union president
Two unidentified men randomly attacked a student less than a block from Brandon University Saturday night, according to police, leaving other students frightened, says the president of the university's student union.
Makerspace planned for Dauphin aims to make entrepreneurship more accessible
The Creative Common: Dauphin's Makerspace will work almost like a gym, as people pay a monthly membership and can use the space for artistic projects. When it opens, the Makerspace will be a place where creative people can meet up, tinker with new technologies, and learn as they go working on hands-on projects.
Manitoba Nurses Union sounds alarm on ER safety in rural Westman
Darlene Jackson, Manitoba Nurses Union president, says nurses are facing daily safety issues in the Swan Valley Health Centre emergency room. She says there's aggression and violence from patients, some of the security cameras don't work and claims at times there's no security available.
Brandon police try new recruiting strategy: $12.5K signing bonuses and paid training
The Brandon Police Service should have around 110 officers for the city of 54,000, says Inspector Jason Dupuis. But they only have 91 members — including eight who are part of a new paid six-month training program.
Brandon's downtown showing signs of turnaround, advocates say
Over the last 12 months businesses in Brandon's core have increased by more than seven per cent — with around 25 new businesses opening, says Emmanuel Ahaneku, executive director of the Brandon Downtown Development Corporation. Now, more than 400 full-time businesses are operating in the district.
Northern Manitoba vet shortage leaves animals out in the cold
Keri Hudson Reykdal will be closing the doors of her North 55 Veterinary Services on Dec. 31. Once she's gone, it will leave her more than 5,000 patients without a vet in Thompson.