4+ day, 12+ hour ago   (549+ words) Brandon 14° C, Clear Earlier this week, the president — who seems to set policy by spontaneous social-media eruption — announced his plans to halt the sales of Bombardier aircraft in the United States, spouting his usual complaints about Canadians and Canadian producers…...

6+ day, 15+ hour ago   (176+ words) Brandon 14° C, Clear WINNIPEG — Four teens have died in a collision near Winnipeg Beach. Manitoba RCMP are investigating the two-vehicle crash, which happened at about 9:15 p.m. on Sunday. A vehicle travelling west on Highway 229 was struck while crossing Highway…...

6+ day, 12+ hour ago   (771+ words) Brandon 20° C, Cloudy The colours, sounds, food and traditions of Nigeria were on full display Saturday afternoon as hundreds of people gathered at the Riverbank Discovery Centre for Naija Summer Fest. Organized by the United Nigerians in Brandon Association, the…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (823+ words) Brandon 21° C, Light rain with wind OTTAWA - American diplomat Baxter Hunt recalls showing up to work at the U.S. Embassy in Ottawa the morning after the 9/11 terrorist attacks and finding "a mountain of flowers" outside the building. OTTAWA – American…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (937+ words) Brandon 16° C, Rain In a few weeks, Albertans will be asked in a referendum whether they want the province to remain in Canada or move toward a second referendum on independence. The Alberta referendum will be Canada’s third, after those…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (675+ words) Brandon 12° C, Clear Lavrov’s announcement came after Berlin blamed Moscow for an attempted attack at Leipzig/Halle Airport. Germany said Wednesday it was consequently closing both the Russian Consulate in Bonn and the Russian House cultural center in the German…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (170+ words) Brandon 13° C, Cloudy Data from Congo’s Ministry of Health showed the outbreak has recorded 6,186 confirmed cases, including 3,007 deaths since it was declared in mid-May. It remains the fastest-growing outbreak of Ebola ever. The disease has continued to spread rapidly for…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (1628+ words) Brandon 22° C, Cloudy “By Any Means” (Paramount, in theaters): Yahya Abdul-Mateen II and Mark Wahlberg star in Elegance Bratton’s 1960s-set crime thriller based on a true story. “Onslaught” (A24, in theaters): Adam Wingard directs this thriller about an Army sniper ( Adria…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (186+ words) Brandon 18° C, Cloudy Karina had maximum sustained winds of 80 miles per hour (130 kilometers per hour), the Miami-based National Hurricane Center said, making it a Category 1 hurricane. A major hurricane is Category 3 or greater. The storm was located about 820 miles (1,325 kilometers)…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (929+ words) Brandon 14° C, Cloudy WINNIPEG — Manitoba is responding to the latest U.S. tariffs with more than $100 million in support for workers, businesses and producers to help them withstand the headwinds, but the opposition said it’s “too little, too late.” “We…...