MONTREAL – The Supreme Court of Canada says it decided to invalidate a federal Liberal candidate’s one-vote victory in the 2025 federal election to ensure public trust in the electoral process. www.brandonsun.com/local/2026/0... #bdnmb

OTTAWA – A proposed new European security forum would include Canada, Britain and Ukraine as partners — but defence experts here say it’s not clear what the council, or Ottawa’s involvement, ultimately would look like. www.brandonsun.com/local/2026/0... #bdnmb

CALGARY – Canada has the potential to bolster Europe’s energy security through a new alliance, but experts say it doesn’t necessarily mean tankers crossing the Atlantic Ocean laden with oil or liquefied natural gas. www.brandonsun.com/business/202... #bdnmb

A 23-year-old woman convicted of assaulting her boyfriend on three separate occasions this summer in Onanole has been given a suspended sentence with one year of supervised probation. www.brandonsun.com/local/2026/0... #bdnmb

Business owners should prepare for the possibility that severe weather could disrupt their operations, a climate resilience expert told the Brandon Chamber of Commerce on Thursday. brandonsun.com/local/2026/09/17/plan-for-weather-disruptions-expert-tells-chamber #bdnmb

Young teams often experience growing pains, and the Crocus Plains varsity football team got a full dose of them on Thursday. www.brandonsun.com/sports/2026/... #bdnmb

Free transit for youth in Brandon will cost the provincial government more than $1 million, Municipal and Northern Relations Minister Glen Simard said at an event promoting the program on Thursday. brandonsun.com/local/2026/0... #bdnmb

WINNIPEG – The leader of a First Nation in Manitoba is urging all moose hunters to stop hunting in the community’s traditional territory due to what she calls dwindling population numbers. www.brandonsun.com/lifestyles/2... #bdnmb

A 47-year-old woman was denied bail in Brandon provincial court on Thursday after she allegedly threatened her landlord with a knife when he tried evicting her from an apartment suite. www.brandonsun.com/local/2026/0... #bdnmb

EDITORIAL: There is a beautiful, cyclical — cynical? — rhythm to Manitoba politics. It’s a kind of passing of the torch that includes taking on a massive sack of historical grievances that comes with the reins of power. www.brandonsun.com/opinion/2026... #bdnmb

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Waywawyseecappo Wolverines head coach and general manager Landyn Cochrane wants to have his team ready for the 2026-27 season, and he knows that bonding as a group is one of the most important things for a fast start. www.brandonsun.com/sports/2026/... #bdnmb

Human rights experts commissioned by the U.N.’s top human rights body say they have found “reasonable grounds” to believe the United States committed war crimes in two strikes in Iran, including on a school in the southern city of Minab. www.brandonsun.com/local/2026/0... #bdnmb

A man was arrested after he allegedly threatened to stab a store employee when he was confronted for stealing on Monday, police say. 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 column: www.brandonsun.com/local/2026/0... #bdnmb

More than 1,000 hectares of prairie grassland in the Rural Municipality of North Cypress-Langford is now protected to combat ongoing threats against one of the most endangered ecosystems in Canada. www.brandonsun.com/local/2026/0... #bdnmb

WINNIPEG — Manitoba’s health minister defended the government’s contract with Dynacare, saying the for-profit company is expected to treat its workers fairly — but wouldn’t say if that expectation was spelled out in the deal. www.brandonsun.com/local/2026/0... #bdnmb

WINNIPEG — Manitoba is training more family doctors in emergency medicine to help strengthen the pipeline of emergency physicians for communities across the province. www.brandonsun.com/local/2026/0... #bdnmb

Manitoba’s Progressive Conservatives have nominated Kayla Gillis as the party’s candidate in Dauphin for the next provincial election. www.brandonsun.com/local/2026/0... #bdnmb