Geena Mortfield
Court and Crime Reporter at Brandon Sun
court and crime reporter @thebrandonsun | [email protected]
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Oct 17, 2024 |
brandonsun.com | Geena Mortfield
Russell-area bison shotA 52-year-old man was arrested by Russell RCMP on Tuesday after six bison from a farm located in the rural municipality of Russell-Binscarth were shot during a “bison hunt.”The victim advised officers that locks to the gates of his pasture were removed and replaced with locks that did not belong to him. Six bison were also missing.
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Oct 17, 2024 |
brandonsun.com | Geena Mortfield
A former animal control bylaw officer with the Brandon Police Service who pleaded guilty to fraud will have to do 50 hours of community service but won’t have the offence appear on his criminal record after receiving a conditional discharge.
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Oct 15, 2024 |
brandonsun.com | Geena Mortfield
Print Email Read Later A Brandon woman was denied bail in provincial court on Tuesday after allegedly being in a vehicle where police found nearly a quarter of a pound of crystal methamphetamine.
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Oct 15, 2024 |
brandonsun.com | Geena Mortfield
A Winnipeg woman who is the subject of a lawsuit by Birdtail Sioux First Nation had previously filed two human rights tribunal complaints against the First Nation. In April 2022, Leah Lazaruk, the former director of education for the Birdtail Sioux First Nation, filed two human rights complaints for discrimination and sexual harassment, her lawyer, Scott Cannon, confirmed.
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Oct 14, 2024 |
brandonsun.com | Geena Mortfield
A bill spearheaded by a Brandon woman that would expand domestic violence education for provincial judges is one step closer to becoming a provincial law. Last Thursday evening, the legislature heard passionate testimonies from more than a dozen people — many domestic violence survivors themselves — in support of Bill 209, which passed the committee stage unanimously.
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I'm incredibly honoured to be named a fellow by the @BookLevine journalism education fund! And so grateful for the opportunity to learn from the best investigative journalists when I travel to California this summer for the @IRE_NICAR conference!! #IRE24
Congrats to Geena Mortfield of The Brandon Sun, in Brandon, Manitoba, Canada, who was selected as the 2024 fellow for the @BookLevine Journalism Education Fund. Her application stood out for the way it embodied the spirit and doggedness of Mike. https://t.co/R6ByrNGDeR https://t.co/z0rySTt25C
RT @thebrandonsun: For the second time in the last month, videos depicting Brandon Police Service officers’ actions, captured by Brandon ci…
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A new “Community Standards Bylaw” that may be passed as early as next week contains parts that may unjustly target vulnerable people and could be open to constitutional challenge, warns a civil litigator. https://t.co/GHeJScMD7i #bdnmb https://t.co/W6NKRgDN2M
