Brandon Sun

The Brandon Sun is a daily newspaper published from Monday to Saturday in Brandon, Manitoba. It serves as the main newspaper for western Manitoba, offering in-depth coverage of politics, crime, business, and sports. Additionally, the Brandon Sun releases a weekly Community News Edition, which includes local columns and event listings, and is distributed for free throughout the city.

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Bobcats face tough, balanced hoops schedule

2 days ago | brandonsun.com | Thomas Friesen

Gil Cheung and the Brandon University Bobcats are staring down a gauntlet to start their season. If they want to earn a sixth consecutive Canada West men’s basketball playoff appearance, they’ll either need to weather an early storm or conjure up some magic down the stretch. Cheung’s 15th regular season schedule was announced on Wednesday, starting on Oct. 24 at home against the Manitoba Bisons. Opening weekend is a swing trip, including a road game against the Winnipeg Wesmen two days later.
Ecuador recaptures gang leader wanted in the United States more than a year after his prison escape

2 days ago | brandonsun.com | Gonzalo Solano |Gabriela Molina

QUITO, Ecuador (AP) — A fugitive drug trafficker wanted by authorities in Ecuador and the United States was recaptured more than a year after he escaped from prison in the Andean nation, Ecuadorian President Daniel Noboa announced Wednesday.
Alebiosu, McAuley named top Plainsmen

3 days ago | brandonsun.com | Thomas Friesen

If you tried to predict the 2025 Crocus Plainsmen athletes of the year this time last year, you’d have faced a no-brainer and a head-scratcher. Naturally, Rebecca Alebiosu repeated as the female athlete of the year, but not even Seth McAuley thought it possible he’d receive the male honour. “It’s definitely something I never thought would happen,” McAuley said, proudly holding his plaque on Tuesday.
Flin Flon evacuees can go home next week

1 week ago | brandonsun.com | Chris Kitching

WINNIPEG — Relieved Flin Flon evacuees learned on Thursday that barring any further wildfire threats, they’ll be allowed to go home next week. All 5,100 residents of the northwestern Manitoba city were ordered to leave three weeks ago. Some say they expect it will take time for life to return to normal. Health-care services and food supplies will be limited upon their return.
Rural Manitoba summit tackles need to bolster workforce

1 week ago | brandonsun.com | Alex Lambert

Employers, community members and leaders from across the province got together in Brandon on Friday for a summit on employment and retaining good workers. The Rural Manitoba Workforce Development Summit attracted about 150 business people and political leaders to a more than five-hour conference inside the MNP Hall at the Keystone Centre. The focus of the event included panel discussions from experts, who at times focused on immigration.
Body of missing teen retrieved from Assiniboine River

1 week ago | brandonsun.com | Alex Lambert

The search for Owen Bedford turned tragic on Friday after Brandon police confirmed they had found his body. The body of the missing teen was retrieved from the Assiniboine River, after volunteers had helped search for five days. Bedford, 18, went missing early Sunday morning after going to a bar with friends. Tyson Tame, who is Bedford’s uncle, said even though five days had passed since his nephew went missing, it didn’t make it any easier. “It’s hard.
Open house date set for Carberry intersection

1 week ago | brandonsun.com | Alex Lambert

The province is hosting another open house in Carberry to update the public on its plans for the redesign of the Highway 5 and Trans-Canada Highway intersection. The meeting, set for next Wednesday at 8 p.m. in the gym at Carberry Collegiate, will also gather more public input and outline next steps, the Town of Carberry said in a Facebook post.
Teen took taxi to Giant Tiger, police say

1 week ago | brandonsun.com | Alex Lambert

While volunteers continue to look for a missing 18-year-old man last seen Sunday morning, the teen’s uncle says “the days are starting to blend together.”“It feels like kind of a Groundhog Day situation — just, you know, more of the same,” Tyson Tame said Thursday, the fourth day of the search. Volunteers have been working each day until sunset, searching the city, hanging up posters and looking for any sign of the missing teen.
Ste. Rose star Wildeboer joins Bobcats

1 week ago | brandonsun.com | Thomas Friesen

Brynn Wildeboer has proven she’ll do whatever it takes to succeed. Whether it’s changing positions within her volleyball team or driving three hours each way to play for a better one, she takes challenges head-on. She’ll face a new one in the jump from small-town single-A volleyball to U Sports as the lone rookie in the Brandon University Bobcats class of 2025. “I’m so excited.
Hall of Fame controversy still follows Pete Rose

1 week ago | brandonsun.com | Bruce Penton

Pete Rose, a Hall of Famer? Yes or no? The late Rose, who passed away in September of 2024, is at the heart of one of baseball’s greatest debates: Should he be admitted to the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, N.Y?There’s no debate about his credentials, of course. All he did during a 20-year career with Cincinnati Reds, Philadelphia Phillies and Montreal Expos was accumulate more base hits than anyone else in the history of the game. Is Wayne Gretzky Hockey Hall of Fame worthy?