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The last Cruise Night in Downtown Brandon of the season was supposed to take place on Rosser Avenue between Sixth Street and 13th Street from 6 to 9 p.m this evening.  However, due to the cold and wet weather, this event has been cancelled.

The Road Rebels thank everyone for their understanding.

The Conservative Party is calling for an end to the Temporary Foreign Workers program; in its place, they are calling for a single program for the agriculture sector.

Leader Pierre Poilievre quoting the latest employment stats from July, points out we now have 14.6  per cent unemployment rate and 1.6 million Canadians unemployed.

He says the principle behind ending the program is very simple. "Canadian jobs for Canadian Workers"

It is still summer, yet The Old Farmer's Almanac has just released its winter weather outlook.

Carol Connare is Editor of The Old Farmer's Almanac, which released its 2026 edition, which, of course, includes forecasts for the upcoming seasons.

"For your region, we are calling for a warmer-than-normal winter," says Connare. "Of course, that doesn't mean that it will be balmy, because it's pretty cold there."

September 03, 2025 

Police Media Releases 

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RCMP say two people, including a suspect, are dead after a mass stabbing at Hollow Water First Nation in Manitoba.

They say at least six people are in hospital after the attack this morning in the community 200 kilometres northeast of Winnipeg.

Health officials say two victims were airlifted to Winnipeg, while others were taken by ground ambulance.

RCMP describe the attack as a "senseless act of violence."

Fundraising highlights from Prairie Mountain Health's September Report:

From Friday, August 1, 2025 to Saturday, November 15, 2025 crop residue burning is NOT AUTHORIZED, except by permit, in the municipalities of Rosser, Headingley, St. François Xavier, Cartier, Macdonald, Ritchot, Taché, Springfield, East St. Paul and West St. Paul.

For Wednesday, September 3, 2025 through Thursday, September 4, 2025 crop residue burning is NOT AUTHORIZED except by permit in all municipalities and zones in Manitoba due to poor ventilation conditions.

For information about applying for a burning permit, please call 204-745-5646 or 1-800-265-1233 toll free.

Public health officials with Manitoba Health, Seniors and Long-Term Care are notifying the public of two new measles exposure sites. Anyone who was at one of these locations during the dates and times listed is asked to monitor for symptoms until the identified date:

Community came together yesterday to break bread and to harvest the 140-acre field of wheat located northeast of Killarney, on behalf of the Canadian Food Grains Bank. A total of 13 combines lined up for this year's harvest with tractors and grain carts, and tractor trailers waiting at the opposite end of the field to unload hoppers as fast as they could fill them and truck the grain to town.

The committee was pleased with this year's yield of 73.44 bushels per acre.

Backpacks are packed, lunchboxes are filled, and school buses are about to hit the road, but local health officials are reminding families not to forget one more important item before the first bell rings.

Dr. Davinder Singh, Medical Officer of Health with Southern Health–Santé Sud, says the return to school is a timely opportunity for parents and caregivers to review their children's vaccination records, especially in light of a recent uptick in measles cases across Manitoba.