After summer flooding paused paddle-powered boats on the Assiniboine River, organizers at the Brandon Riverbank Discovery Centre are eager to host the third annual Paddlefest this weekend. www.brandonsun.com/local/2026/0... #bdnmb

Only one of Brandon city council’s 11 seats will be filled through acclamation this year, down from four in 2022. www.brandonsun.com/local/2026/0... #bdnmb

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WINNIPEG – Manitoba’s premier is challenging students in the province to get faster, stronger or even just walking more. www.brandonsun.com/lifestyles/2... #bdnmb

Prime Minister Mark Carney says Canada is pledging $100 million in new aid for Palestinians and offering to expand an RCMP training mission of local police in the West Bank to include Gaza, when conditions allow. www.brandonsun.com/local/2026/0... #bdnmb

OTTAWA – Jobs Minister Patty Hajdu says the Liberals’ proposed changes to the Canada Labour Code would bring some much-needed “sunlight” to collective bargaining in federally regulated sectors. www.brandonsun.com/business/202... #bdnmb

The interim leader of British Columbia’s Conservatives says they are united and ready to fight an Oct. 24 election, putting the chaotic final weeks of Kerry-Lynne Findlay’s leadership behind them. www.brandonsun.com/local/2026/0... #bdnmb

Hurricane Polo has grown into one of the most powerful Pacific cyclones in decades and was expected to skirt Mexico’s southwestern coast as a Category 5 storm... www.brandonsun.com/lifestyles/2... #bdnmb

NEW YORK (AP) — On a day of high-stakes diplomacy on the global stage, President Donald Trump began his United Nations visit by telling a prominent U.S. journalist, “You should not be here.” www.brandonsun.com/business/202... #bdnmb

PORTAGE LA PRAIRIE – A pilot and passenger were injured over the weekend after their small plane tried to take off at an air show but instead hit the ditch. www.brandonsun.com/business/202... #bdnmb

A new website that launched this month is designed to connect resources and support systems from across Westman to the people most at risk of being impacted by suicide. www.brandonsun.com/local/2026/0... #bdnmb

Brandon Mayor Jeff Fawcett said he wouldn’t be opposed to a small data centre being built in the city. www.brandonsun.com/local/2026/0... #bdnmb

A 28-year-old woman was denied bail on Tuesday after allegedly breaching a court order prohibiting her from going to the Crystal Hotel more than 24 hours after she was accused of trying to stab someone in the building. www.brandonsun.com/local/2026/0... #bdnmb

On Monday, Craig and April Ethelston went to Simplot Millennium Park to donate $5,000 to the Brandon Minor Baseball Association in honour of their son Ryker, who died in August 2024 from a spontaneous brain aneurysm. www.brandonsun.com/sports/2026/... #bdnmb

A western Manitoba potash producer could generate as much as $450 million in annual sales if it expands production over the next five years under an ambitious mining plan touted by the provincial government. www.brandonsun.com/local/2026/0... #bdnmb

While two international power-lifting events in a month might seem like a lot, Orson Lecheminant didn’t let it weigh him down. www.brandonsun.com/sports/2026/... #bdnmb

Malik Brown showed all the right signs during his first semester with the Brandon University Bobcats men’s basketball team, until one bad ankle injury derailed his season. www.brandonsun.com/sports/2026/... #bdnmb

OTTAWA – Federal government departments and agencies are set to spend more than $18 million to get their employees to work in the office more often. www.brandonsun.com/local/2026/0... #bdnmb

Family and friends of Cassity Delvenne questioned Brandon’s police chief and council members at the end of Monday’s city council meeting. www.brandonsun.com/local/2026/0... #bdnmb

Potatoes are harvested northeast of Brandon on a sunny Tuesday afternoon. Westman farmers are making the most of any dry days to get their crops off the fields. (Tim Smith/The Brandon Sun) #bdnmb