Posted by Brian Schultz As the Winnipeg Blue Bombers travel west this weekend for the Labour Day Classic in Regina, a few members of the team will make a stop in Brandon first. The Bombers will be at the McDonald’s at 1907 Richmond Avenue on Saturday from 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Long-snapper Chris Cvetkovic, [...]

Construction crews in Brandon punctured a gas line late Friday morning in the 1500 block of Richmond Avenue, sending natural gas spewing into the air. Police cordoned off eight city blocks from 10th Street to 18th Street while Manitoba Hydro worked to contain the leak. Watch (courtesy of our partners at iTVBrandon.com):

Who said finding work in Brandon’s television industry wasn’t an option? Actually, many people said that, but that was after CKX closed. CTV has given hope to at least one lucky person who snags the job as a photojournalist in Brandon. The station posted the position this week on Workopolis and states the successful candidate [...]

Posted by Brian Schultz While most high schools in the province have been dismissed for the summer, a group of graduates from Vincent Massey High School in Brandon will be reuniting for a weekend reunion beginning Thursday. The school is celebrating its 50th anniversary this week and former students from across Canada will converge on [...]

Posted by Sarah Klein The fungal disease ‘late blight’ has been discovered on tomato seedlings raising concerns in Manitoba’s potato industry. Manitoba Agriculture, Food and Rural Initiatives (MAFRI) said Monday the fungal was found at retail locations in both Winnipeg and Brandon, and can also harm other nightshade plants. This particular fungus (right) is a [...]

The annual Manitoba Summer Fair kicked off Wednesday in Brandon with the always entertaining midway attractions and cultural displays. Janessa Urbanovich and Nathaniel Ross (above) seemed to be enjoying themselves on the Fireball ride earlier this week during the media preview. The Megadrop (right) is also a hot attraction at the fair, and was named [...]

An overnight storm in Brandon pummeled the west end of the city early Saturday morning. Trees were uprooted, streets were flooded and loose debris became scattered across lawns. A major power outage in at least one part of the city was reported when hydro lines came crashing down. Our partners at iTVBrandon.com shot the aftermath. [...]

Canadian rockers Hedley will extend their cross-Canada tour to include Brandon in the fall. The foursome from British Columbia will play Westman Place with special guests on Sunday, September 19. Tickets for the show go on sale this Friday at 10 a.m. through Ticketmaster for $45.00.

The coveted Stanley Cup arrived in Brandon Wednesday morning on the day the hometown Wheat Kings face off against the Calgary Hitmen. The puck drops inside the Keystone Centre at 7 p.m. tonight as part of the 2010 MasterCard Memorial Cup. Our partners at iTVBrandon.com have been covering the series extensively with interviews, highlights and [...]

Brandon Correctional Centre went into lockdown Saturday after a small disturbance broke out at around 9 p.m. Elevent inmates began acting out causing damage to one of the cells. Additional support was put on standby from Headingley Correctional to assist with inmate control, but the situation died down by about 11:30 p.m. Speculation has been [...]

Posted by David Klassen RCMP are warning Manitobans to be vigilant when accepting U.S. $100 banknotes due to an increase in counterfeiting. Over the past two weeks, the Edmonton Police Service has noticed a surge in the counterfeit U.S. $100 bills in its area, and police advise they could be heading east. These banknotes are [...]

View Larger Map A new gallery is opening this morning at CFB Shilo east of Brandon. “Glorious and Free: 12,000 Years of Manitoba Military History” will officially open at The RCA Museum at 10:30 a.m. Manitoba’s Lieutenant-Governor Philip Lee will be on hand to open the new, permanent gallery, which tells the story of how [...]