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39-year-old Brandon area man charged in string of robberies - BPS
Brandon Police Service Major Crimes Section (MCS) has concluded an investigation into the recent rash of armed robberies that have occurred in Brandon and Souris in November of 2025. This investigation was aided by the assistance of the Patrol Section, Organized Crime Section, and RCMP. On November 20th, 2025, at 0906h...
8h ago
Brandon Police Service Media Release - Nov 21
Arrest Warrants In the past 24 hours three individuals were arrested on the strength of their Warrants for Arrest. Two were held in Brandon Police Service (BPS) detention cells for court in the morning and one individual was released via Appearance Notice with a future court date of December 18th, 2025. IPDA (Intoxicat...
14h ago
News Headlines - Friday, Nov 21
Construction of a new overpass on the Trans-Canada and Highway 5 will start in 2027 and take two-and-a-half years to finish, this from Premier Wab Kinew at a public meeting in Carberry on Thursday. He says it'll cost about $100-million. The intersection was the site of a crash in 2023 that killed 17 people. ---------- ...
15h ago
MB government looking to strengthen laws around sharing of intimate images
The Manitoba government has introduced amendments to better protect Manitobans from having their intimate images shared without consent. In a media release on Thursday, Justice Minister Matt Wiebe said, "The distribution and threat of distributing intimate images significantly impacts the health and safety of Mani...
19h ago
Brandon Police Service Media Release - Nov 20
Arrest Warrants In the past 24 hours two individuals were arrested on the strength of their Warrants for Arrest. One was held in custody for court, and one was released via Appearance Notice with a future court date. Theft Under $5000 On October 2nd, two females stole approximately $100 worth of cosmetics from a store ...
Nov 20, 2025
News Headlines - Thursday, November 20
The City of Brandon is looking into whether council members should work full-time and receive higher salaries; staff is to file a report in February. Several councillors say demands from the public have increased, and making the job full-time will get better results. Most Brandon councillors get paid just over $23,000,...
Nov 20, 2025











