More patients are receiving medical attention they don’t need in hospitals across the province, a new report shows. www.brandonsun.com/local/2026/0... #bdnmb

Ken Templeton was shocked when the city told him a new tenant could be required to pay more than $21,000 if they wanted to put a mobile home on the land he has owned since 1976. www.brandonsun.com/local/2026/0... #bdnmb

Looking for something to do this weekend? Check out the Brandon Sun's weekly Let's Do Something feature. www.brandonsun.com/local/2026/1... #bdnmb

EDITORIAL: Rather than attempting to patch up a sinking ship under a temporary captain, Manitoba’s centrist leaders should learn the lessons of Canadian political history and have the courage to build something entirely new. www.brandonsun.com/opinion/2026... #bdnmb #mbpoli

CALGARY – Alberta’s top court has upheld the convictions of two leaders of the COVID-19 border blockade at Coutts, Alta. Chris Carbert and Anthony Olienick were charged in 2022 and convicted by a jury in 2024. www.brandonsun.com/local/2026/1... #bdnmb

WINNIPEG — Konrad Narth took the reins as interim leader of the Manitoba Progressive Conservatives on Tuesday, while the former party leader accused him of hosting caucus conspirators. www.brandonsun.com/local/2026/0... #bdnmb

More than 900 people came out to the former Brandon Residential School property on Wednesday as Premier Wab Kinew announced the purchase of Turtle Crossing Campground — the site of a cemetery for students who attended the school. www.brandonsun.com/local/2026/0... #bdnmb

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The recent purchase of a piece of land west of Brandon through a partnership between the City of Brandon and the province will help preserve residential school history and allow further cemetery research to take place at the site. www.brandonsun.com/local/2026/0... #bdnmb

Jaxsten Hansen-Young made a big decision for his senior year. Instead of returning to the Southwest Cougars of the Manitoba U18 AAA Hockey League, he decided to play high school hockey and volleyball for the Vincent Massey Vikings. www.brandonsun.com/sports/2026/... #bdnmb

Elections Alberta said Monday it has received 11 times more requests for mail-in ballots and has hired thousands more workers for the upcoming vote on separation than it did in the last provincial election. brandonsun.com/local/2026/0... #bdnmb

Indigenous Services Minister Mandy Gull-Masty was noncommittal Monday when asked about criminalizing residential school denialism after a group linked to white nationalism reportedly staged a demonstration in the B.C. interior over the weekend. www.brandonsun.com/local/2026/0... #bdnmb

WINNIPEG – Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew has increased the size of his cabinet to focus more attention on accessibility issues and first responders. www.brandonsun.com/local/2026/0... #bdnmb

RCMP Commissioner Mike Duheme says in a recent letter that information about firearms used in the mass shooting in Tumbler Ridge, B.C., will stay under wraps for now because it’s still part of an active investigation. www.brandonsun.com/local/2026/0... #bdnmb

The Liberals may be riding high in the polls now, but their opponents say Prime Minister Mark Carney’s strategy for boosting growth offers them unexpected opportunities for political gain. www.brandonsun.com/business/202... #bdnmb

WINNIPEG – Manitoba’s Progressive Conservatives have chosen legislature member Konrad Narth as interim party leader. www.brandonsun.com/local/2026/0... #bdnmb

WASHINGTON – U.S. President Donald Trump has escalated his trade war with Canada with outright bans on imports of certain Canadian goods. www.brandonsun.com/business/202... #bdnmb

The city should be putting more money into financial reserves in order to better prepare for surprise repairs and fund major projects, a municipal council candidate says. www.brandonsun.com/local/2026/0... #bdnmb

A 37-year-old man was sentenced to nine months in jail on Monday after he lunged at a Prairie Mountain Health security guard with a knife and pushed him, resulting in the employee breaking his ankle. www.brandonsun.com/local/2026/0... #bdnmb