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The Riverbank Discovery Centre helps children better understand the special eco-system that thrives in the wetlands through their Swamp Camp program.  Of course, the Riverbank is the perfect place to learn all about the critters and creatures that live right there in the middle of Brandon along the Assiniboine River.

Throughout the summer the Discovery Centre has held week-long programs with a different them each weekday, based on nature.

Campers and businesses in Reston will be enjoying a summer celebration with a spooky twist to signify the end of summer holidays at the Reston Lake and Campground with their 3rd Annual Haunted Happenings event.

Recreation attendant, Whitney Hodgins, started this family-friendly take on trick-or-treating in August back in 2023, during her first summer at the campground. 

Canada's 2025 wildfire season is now the second-worst on record.

The latest figures posted by the Canadian Interagency Forest Fire Centre suggest the fires have torn through 72,000 square kilometres, an area roughly the size of New Brunswick.

That surpasses the next worst season in 1989 and is about half the area burned during the record-setting 2023 season, according to a federal database of wildfire seasons dating back to 1972.

Ottawa is hiking entry-level pay for Canadian Armed Forces privates by 20 per cent for the regular force and 13 per cent for reservists, Prime Minister Mark Carney said at CFB Trenton on Friday.

That means the annual salary for a new recruit will go from $43,368 to $52,044.

Other military members will also receive pay raises, with smaller increases for higher ranks — part of a broader plan to boost recruitment and operational readiness. The new pay hikes will be retroactive to April 1 of this year.

The Manitoba Museum might have one of the largest collections of Hudson’s Bay artifacts, but its CEO isn't bitter the defunct retailer's crown jewel isn’t destined for her institution.

There will soon be a new home for the 355-year-old royal charter that birthed the Bay, giving it extraordinary control over a vast swath of unceded lands — and enormous influence over settlers' early relations with Indigenous Peoples.

It's time for our weekly musical spotlight, when we feature the best music made right here in our province. We call this Made in Manitoba. Tonight, it's a return visit from Kelly Bado who is originally from Côte d'Ivoire, but is now based in Winnipeg. Her new album is called Belles Âmes, and brings together her multilingual roots blending French and Attié, her first language.

Public health officials with Manitoba Health, Seniors and Long-Term Care are notifying the public of one new measles exposure site. Anyone who was at this location during the date and time listed is asked to monitor for symptoms until the identified date:

The Tampa Bay Rays recalled 25-year-old outfielder Tristan Peters from triple-A Durham, Peters will join the Rays for their west coach swing, starting in Seattle.

Drafted out of Southern Illinois University Carbondale in the seventh round by Milwaukee in 2021, Peters has starred at triple-A this season. The six-foot outfielder owns a .282/.370/.453 slash line, 11 home runs and 11 stolen bases through 105 games for the Bulls.

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August 6th Report: 

Motor Vehicle Accident 

The Brandon Police Service extended their thoughts to the family and loved ones affected by the sudden loss of a 35-year-old local Brandon man.

On August 7, 2025, at approximately 11:26 AM, officers responded to a report of a deceased individual located in the yard of a residence in the 600 block of 9th Street. Upon arrival, the circumstances and injuries observed led officers to treat the death as suspicious.

The deceased has been identified as a 35-year-old male. His identity is not being released at this time.