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A rendering of Place of Pride. Phase 2 of the project broke ground on Thursday. (Supplied)

Chipman family donates $500K to LGBTTQ+ project

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Chipman family donates $500K to LGBTTQ+ project

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WINNIPEG — Rainbow Resource Centre broke ground on Phase 2 of its LGBTTQ+ campus Thursday, with the help of a significant donation from the Chipman family.

The family contributed $500,000 to the $23-million project, called Place of Pride. Rainbow Resource Centre began the project in late 2022.

“We believe everyone deserves a place where they feel welcome, supported and accepted for who they are. Rainbow Centre is creating that kind of place for generations to come,” said Ruth Chipman, spokesperson for the family, in a news release announcing the donation.

“We are proud to support a project that will make such a meaningful difference in people’s lives and help build a stronger, more inclusive community.”

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Police vehicles are shown outside the scene of a shooting at a home in Winnipeg in November 2023. (The Canadian Press files)

Man who killed 5 deserves lowest possible sentence: defence

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Man who killed 5 deserves lowest possible sentence: defence

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WINNIPEG — Lawyers for a man convicted of murdering five people in a Langside Street drug house have urged a judge to impose the most lenient sentence allowed by law, arguing he was manipulated into a homicidal rage by his father and brother.

“It was his family that provided him all the necessary ingredients for this atrocity,” Jamie Felix’s lawyer Ted Mariash told Court of King’s Bench Justice Alain Huberdeau at a sentencing hearing Thursday.

Felix, 35, was convicted after trial last winter of five counts of second-degree murder in the November 2023 killings. Melelek Lesikel, 29, Crystal Beardy, 34, her sister Stephanie Beardy, 33, and Dylan Lavallee, 41, all died at the scene or in hospital a short time later. All four had been shot in the head. Shawn Marko, 56, was shot three times and died in hospital from pneumonia, a result of complications from his gunshot wounds, 18 months later.

Mariash recommended Huberdeau sentence Felix to life in prison with no chance of parole for 10 years, the minimum period allowed by law. On Tuesday, Crown prosecutors called on Huberdeau to sentence Felix to life in prison with no chance of parole for 25 years, the same sentence for first-degree murder.

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TALE OF THE TAPE: Wenatchee at Brandon

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Brandon Wheat Kings vs Wenatchee Wild

7 p.m. at Assiniboine Credit Union Place.

6:30 p.m. (91.5 FM): 7 p.m. (YouTube)

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Wheat Kings looking to create offence

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Wheat Kings looking to create offence

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The Brandon Wheat Kings can expect the Wenatchee Wild to make it tough to score when the American club visits Assiniboine Credit Union Place tonight.

The Wild (6-10-1-0) have struggled to score themselves, with a league-low 38 goals, but they are tied for the fourth fewest goals allowed with a stingy 51 in 17 Western Hockey League games.

The Wheat Kings (13-6-0-1), in comparison, have scored 66 goals and allowed 62 in 20 games.

Brandon head coach and general manager Marty Murray said the visitors won’t make it easy on them.

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Sports Looking Back: Nov. 13, 2026

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ON TELEVISION

HOCKEY — 2026 IIHF Women’s World Championship: quarterfinals teams TBD, 9 a.m. (TSN1 and TSN4); quarterfinals, teams TBD, 1 p.m. (TSN1 and TSN4)

TENNIS — 2026 WTA Finals, 3 p.m. (TSN3)

NBA — Cavaliers at Heat, 8 p.m. (SN1); Jazz at Rockets, 8:30 p.m. (TSN4); Thunder at Clippers, 10:30 p.m. (SN1)

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Max Dawson turns away from pressure and looks for a pass. The two-way defender had three assists in Brandon’s 6-2 win over the Winnipeg Bruins. (Rowan McCarthy/The Brandon Sun)

Dawson back with U18 Wheat Kings

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Dawson back with U18 Wheat Kings

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Max Dawson made his presence felt in a dominant 6-2 victory against the Winnipeg Bruins on Wednesday night after returning to the U18 Brandon Wheat Kings from the Manitoba Junior Hockey League’s Waywayseecappo Wolverines.

As a member of the 2025-26 U18 Wheat Kings, Dawson scored six goals and amassed 42 points, helping Brandon reach the Manitoba U18 AAA Hockey League final where they faced the Winnipeg Bruins.

They wound up losing that series, and Dawson signed a contract with the Waywayseecappo in June.

The Wolverines currently sit atop the MJHL with a 15-3-0-1 record and seem to be a championship contender. However, Dawson only got into six games for the Wolverines before returning to Brandon.

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Brandon School Division Supt. Jon Zilkey presents the report on the 2026 graduation rate to the board of trustees Monday evening. A total of 671 students graduated in June, the second-largest graduating class recorded in the division. (Photos by Abiola Odutola/The Brandon Sun)

Grad numbers down, but still second highest

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Grad numbers down, but still second highest

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A total of 671 Brandon School Division students graduated in June — and while that’s a decline from the 726 who graduated in 2025, it’s still the second-largest graduating class recorded in the division.

The numbers, which were presented to the board of trustees Monday evening, include all graduates, including those who took more or less than four years to finish high school.

The 2026 statistics include 488 students who completed high school within four years, 33 who took five years, 10 who took six years, nine who took seven years, and three who graduated early. Another 128 had transferred into the division after beginning their high school education elsewhere.

The report from administration showed that the four-year graduation rate for the 2022 cohort, which began with 695 Grade 9 students, was 80 per cent — slightly below the 83.3 per cent recorded for the 2021 cohort, Supt. Jon Zilkey told the board.

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Wheat Kings 6, Winterhawks 2

First Period

1. Portland, R. Brown 7 (Grumley, Domenichelli) 7:20 (pp).

2. Brandon, Surkan 9 (Grubb, E. Turko) 11:38.

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Nurse practitioner team grows across western Manitoba

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Prairie Mountain Health (PMH) has added seven new nurse practitioners to its primary health-care team, strengthening access to services in communities across western Manitoba.

The additions come as Manitoba prepares to recognize Nurse Practitioner Day on Nov. 18, celebrating the contributions of nurse practitioners (NPs) to health care throughout the province.

As of October 2026, PMH has 37 nurse practitioners serving communities across the region, providing care in both rural and urban settings.

The seven recent graduates of the University of Manitoba’s Master of Nursing, Nurse Practitioner program have taken positions at clinics and health facilities throughout the region.

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Manitoba to send ICU nurses to help CFB Wainwright fire victims in care, premier says

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WINNIPEG — With the deaths of four soldiers from CFB Wainwright, Alta., at the forefront of Remembrance Day events across Canada, Premier Wab Kinew said ICU nurses from Manitoba are headed west to help victims of the fatal wildfire who remain in hospital.

Kinew was among thousands attending Winnipeg’s Remembrance Day ceremonies at the RBC Convention Centre on Wednesday.

After laying a wreath honouring veterans and those in service with the Canadian Armed Forces, he laid out the province’s plan to help those injured by the Oct. 17 fire. The Department of National Defence said as of Nov. 4, 25 soldiers remain in hospital.

“This week, we will be sending nurses, ICU nurses with an expertise in treating burn victims to Alberta,” Kinew told the Winnipeg Free Press following the ceremony.

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Tiny Taters board chair Krista Plaisier said she was shocked when she received an email committing $2.1 million to a daycare project in Carberry. (Supplied)

Bootstrapped daycare plan gets funded by government

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Bootstrapped daycare plan gets funded by government

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A board of volunteers has crossed a “chasm” in Manitoba and bootstrapped an entire daycare project plan that officially received $2.1 million provincial and federal dollars to implement.

The Tiny Taters Childcare Co-operative, which was formed by Carberry community members such as parents and grandparents, announced last week that their comprehensive plan to build a 5,400-square-foot daycare has been backed by a government funding commitment. Krista Plaisier, chair of the board, said that the news was satisfying.

“When the email came in, I was in complete shock, actually,” Plaisier said in a recent interview. “You know what, it makes the process that we went through worth it.”

Plaisier said that subcommittee meetings were held every week for well over a year, while board meetings took place every month. She said the team has been resilient in dealing with hurdles.

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Teams have played competitive games in Brandon

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Here is a look at the three most recent games between the Brandon Wheat Kings and Portland Winterhawks in Manitoba.

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Portland 6, Brandon 3

• Date: Jan. 10, 2025

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