Manitoba

Washington media dinner shooting suspect makes first court appearance on federal charges – Brandon Sun

Apr 27, 2026

Washington media dinner shooting suspect makes first court appearance on federal charges – Brandon Sun

WASHINGTON (AP) — The man who authorities say tried to storm the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner with guns and knives while President Donald Trump appeared in court Monday to face...

RCMP ask public to help ID suspects in golf clubhouse break-in – Brandon Sun

Blue Hills RCMP are asking for the public’s help to identify suspects who broke into a golf clubhouse near Brandon and stole several golf clubs on Monday. Mounties received a report on Tuesday about a...

Arson at Colonial Inn nets 18-month sentence – Brandon Sun

Apr 24, 2026

Arson at Colonial Inn nets 18-month sentence – Brandon Sun

A Cross Lake woman who lit a fire in a Brandon hotel room, causing an estimated $18,000 in damage and the evacuation of around 150 people, was sentenced to a year and half in jail on Friday. Kelsey Fr...

ICT NEWSCAST: Native Chefs Compete, MMIW, Freedmen Ancestry and More - ICT

Ictnews.org

Apr 24, 2026

ICT NEWSCAST: Native Chefs Compete, MMIW, Freedmen Ancestry and More - ICT

The week's edition of the ICT Newscast covers the news for the week ending April 24, 2026

Break-in suspect arrested following pursuit – Brandon Sun

Break-in suspect arrested following pursuit – Brandon Sun

Brandon police arrested a suspect in a break and enter following an “extensive search” on Wednesday afternoon. An employee at a business on the 4800 block of Victoria Avenue East called the Brandon Po...

Teen charged after weapons taken to school – Brandon Sun

Teen charged after weapons taken to school – Brandon Sun

WINNIPEG — A teenager is in custody facing criminal charges after allegedly taking a handgun and knives to a school in Grunthal. Officers were told Wednesday morning that an armed student was on his w...

Globalnews.ca

Man, 74, charged in death of 80-year-old woman at Winnipeg apartment - Winnipeg | Globalnews.ca

A 74-year-old man was arrested and is facing second degree murder charges following the killing of an 80-year-old woman in a Winnipeg apartment.

Authorities say they arrested a man planning a mass shooting at a large New Orleans festival – Brandon Sun

Authorities say they arrested a man planning a mass shooting at a large New Orleans festival – Brandon Sun

DESTIN, Fla. (AP) — Authorities say a man suspected of planning a mass shooting at a large New Orleans festival was arrested at a Florida hotel with a handgun and hundreds of rounds of ammunition. The...

Man, 73, charged with weapons trafficking – Brandon Sun

Apr 22, 2026

Man, 73, charged with weapons trafficking – Brandon Sun

WINNIPEG — A Dauphin-area man accused of stealing a pistol at a gun show in rural Minnesota was found with more stolen firearms in his Manitoba home, RCMP say. United States Customs and Border Protect...

Cars pelted with rocks; break-in – Brandon Sun

Apr 22, 2026

Cars pelted with rocks; break-in – Brandon Sun

MISCHIEF TO VEHICLES Brandon police arrested a man on Tuesday after he was allegedly pelting vehicles with rocks. The Brandon Police Service received multiple calls regarding an individual who was thr...

Immigration officer is charged with assault after protest outside Colorado ICE facility, DA says – Brandon Sun

Apr 22, 2026

Immigration officer is charged with assault after protest outside Colorado ICE facility, DA says – Brandon Sun

DURANGO, Colo. (AP) — A Colorado prosecutor said Wednesday that an immigration officer has been charged with third-degree assault and criminal mischief following an investigation into the treatment of...

Three-year sentence for robbing taxi driver – Brandon Sun

Three-year sentence for robbing taxi driver – Brandon Sun

A provincial court judge sentenced a Brandon man to more than three years behind bars on Tuesday after he got into an argument with a taxi driver and stole his cab. Nicholas Wanbdiska, 45, had pleaded...

Police investigating spate of weekend break-ins, thefts – Brandon Sun

Police investigating spate of weekend break-ins, thefts – Brandon Sun

The Brandon Police Service is investigating break-ins that took place at two businesses and a construction site over the weekend. On Monday, BPS received three reports of break and enters. A business...

Her kidnapped son was killed in a Gaza tunnel. A new memoir gives a searing account of her grief – Brandon Sun

Her kidnapped son was killed in a Gaza tunnel. A new memoir gives a searing account of her grief – Brandon Sun

JERUSALEM (AP) — When Hersh Goldberg-Polin was in the tunnels in Gaza, fellow hostages say he often quoted a line from Holocaust survivor Viktor Frankl: “Those who have a ‘why’ to live can bear with a...

Globalnews.ca

Winnipeg council to vote on removing member accused of sexual assault - Winnipeg | Globalnews.ca

Winnipeg city council is to vote on what to do with a member charged with drugging and sexually assaulting a man he met on social media.

Kirt Filoialii Sentenced for Multiple Counts of Assault and Intent to Distribute Drugs – Alaska Native News

Alaska.native.news.com

Kirt Filoialii Sentenced for Multiple Counts of Assault and Intent to Distribute Drugs – Alaska Native News

(Anchorage, AK) – Thursday, Superior Court Judge Andrew Peterson sentenced 47-year-old Kirt Filoialii to a composite sentence of 53 years to serve with 10 years suspended for eight felony convictions after three jury trials in 2025. Filoialii was convicted of Assault in the First and Second Degree for beating and strangling the victim, including breaking [...]

Lawyer argues client not criminally responsible – Brandon Sun

If a 47-year-old man is found guilty of killing his mother, he should be found not criminally responsible, the man’s lawyer told a Brandon court. Gabriel Paul Heymans is on trial for second-degree mur...

Planned fight escalates to mass shooting at North Carolina park, authorities say – Brandon Sun