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Manitoba, Canada
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Police seek video of tire-slashing spree; armed robbery – Brandon Sun
Brandonsun.com
Mar 12, 2026

Police seek video of tire-slashing spree; armed robbery – Brandon Sun

Tire-slashing video sought Brandon police are asking the public to provide video of Wednesday’s tire-slashing spree. The Brandon Police Service received more than 70 reports of slashed tires in the ci...

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Town Centre break-in; missing person – Brandon Sun
Brandonsun.com
Mar 10, 2026

Town Centre break-in; missing person – Brandon Sun

Town Centre break-in Brandon police arrested a man and woman after they allegedly broke into a downtown shopping mall on Sunday evening. The Brandon Police Service responded at around 7:30 a.m. on Mon...

Criminal Justice
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Defence to call more witnesses in Frank Stronach’s sexual assault trial – Brandon Sun
Brandonsun.com
Mar 10, 2026

Defence to call more witnesses in Frank Stronach’s sexual assault trial – Brandon Sun

TORONTO – Defence lawyers are set to call more witnesses today in the sexual assault trial of Canadian auto parts tycoon Frank Stronach. The defence began presenting its case Monday, calling sev...

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CP NewsAlert: Family sues OpenAI over mass shooting in Tumbler Ridge, B.C. – Brandon Sun
Brandonsun.com
Mar 9, 2026

CP NewsAlert: Family sues OpenAI over mass shooting in Tumbler Ridge, B.C. – Brandon Sun

VANCOUVER – The family the girl critically injured in the mass shooting in Tumbler Ridge, B.C., has launched a civil court lawsuit against artificial intelligence firm OpenAI.  The mother and fa...

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Defence to start making its case in Frank Stronach sexual assault trial – Brandon Sun
Brandonsun.com
Mar 9, 2026

Defence to start making its case in Frank Stronach sexual assault trial – Brandon Sun

TORONTO – The defence is expected to start making its case today in the sexual assault trial of Canadian auto parts magnate Frank Stronach. Prosecutors finished presenting their evidence last we...

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Accused, complainant testify at sex assault trial – Brandon Sun
Brandonsun.com
Mar 6, 2026

Accused, complainant testify at sex assault trial – Brandon Sun

A man denied allegations that he pinned a woman down and sexually assaulted her during a trial on Thursday. Kyle Robinson, 35, stood trial for sexual assault in Brandon’s Court of King’s Bench. The co...

Criminal Justice
Suspect in custody in Colorado in the case of 3 women found dead in Utah – Brandon Sun
Brandonsun.com
Mar 5, 2026

Suspect in custody in Colorado in the case of 3 women found dead in Utah – Brandon Sun

TORREY, Utah (AP) — A man sought in the deaths of three women in Utah has been taken into custody in Colorado, officials announced Thursday. There is no indication that the suspect had any connection...

Man gets 9 years for infant daughter’s death – Brandon Sun
Brandonsun.com
Mar 4, 2026

Man gets 9 years for infant daughter’s death – Brandon Sun

A man convicted of manslaughter in the 2016 death of his infant daughter was sentenced to nine years in prison in Brandon’s Court of King’s Bench on Wednesday. Keifer Mecas, 35, was found guilty of ma...

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Dauphin man charged with breach, weapons offences – Brandon Sun
Brandonsun.com
Mar 4, 2026

Dauphin man charged with breach, weapons offences – Brandon Sun

A Dauphin man faces several weapon-related charges after police found a prohibited rifle in his bag on Monday, RCMP say. Dauphin RCMP members were patrolling Main Street South in Dauphin when they saw...

Friend of complainant testifies at Frank Stronach’s sexual assault trial – Brandon Sun
Brandonsun.com
Mar 4, 2026

Friend of complainant testifies at Frank Stronach’s sexual assault trial – Brandon Sun

TORONTO – A friend and colleague of one of the complainants is telling Frank Stronach’s sexual assault trial what she knew about the alleged incident. The friend says the complainant indic...

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Man who fatally shot a police officer with his service revolver is executed in Florida – Brandon Sun
Brandonsun.com
Mar 3, 2026

Man who fatally shot a police officer with his service revolver is executed in Florida – Brandon Sun

STARKE, Fla. (AP) — A man convicted of fatally shooting a police officer with his own service weapon during a traffic stop was executed Tuesday evening in Florida, becoming the third person put to dea...

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Charles Minton Sentenced to Serve 25 Years for Sexual Abuse of a Minor 1 – Alaska Native News
Alaska.native.news.com
Mar 3, 2026

Charles Minton Sentenced to Serve 25 Years for Sexual Abuse of a Minor 1 – Alaska Native News

(Kenai, AK) – Last week, Kenai Superior Court Judge Kelly Lawson sentenced 38-year-old Charles Minton to 50 years with 25 years suspended, leaving 25 years to serve, following his guilty plea to a consolidated count of Sexual Abuse of a Minor in the First Degree. As he was convicted of an unclassified sexual felony offense,...

Criminal Justice
Lawyer for Frank Stronach questions final complainant in sexual assault case – Brandon Sun
Brandonsun.com
Mar 3, 2026

Lawyer for Frank Stronach questions final complainant in sexual assault case – Brandon Sun

TORONTO – A lawyer representing Frank Stronach is questioning the final complainant in the businessman’s sexual assault case about the lawyers she consulted before speaking to police. Leor...

Violent Crime
Georgia school shooting suspect’s father convicted of second-degree murder, involuntary manslaughter – Brandon Sun
Brandonsun.com
Mar 3, 2026

Georgia school shooting suspect’s father convicted of second-degree murder, involuntary manslaughter – Brandon Sun

WINDER, Ga. (AP) — A Georgia man whose teenage son is accused of killing two students and two teachers at a high school was convicted of second-degree murder and involuntary manslaughter Tuesday. Coli...

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3 dead, 14 injured after shooting at a bar in Austin, Texas – Brandon Sun
Brandonsun.com
Mar 1, 2026

3 dead, 14 injured after shooting at a bar in Austin, Texas – Brandon Sun

AUSTIN (AP) — Authorities say three people were killed and 14 others were wounded after a shooting at a bar in Austin, Texas. Austin Police Chief Lisa Davis said at a press conference early Sunday tha...

Violent Crime
Steven Narron Sentenced to 52 Years to Serve for Sexual Abuse of a Minor, Providing Drugs to a Minor, and Violating Probation – Alaska Native News
Alaska.native.news.com
Feb 28, 2026

Steven Narron Sentenced to 52 Years to Serve for Sexual Abuse of a Minor, Providing Drugs to a Minor, and Violating Probation – Alaska Native News

(Anchorage, AK) – Thursday, Anchorage Superior Court Judge Peter Ramgren sentenced 54-year-old Steven Narron of Fairbanks to serve 40 years for one count of Sexual Abuse of a Minor in the Second Degree and five years for one count of Misconduct Involving a Controlled Substance in the First Degree. Judge Ramgren also imposed 7 years...

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Cher’s son charged with simple assault and trespassing at New Hampshire private school – Brandon Sun
Brandonsun.com
Feb 28, 2026

Cher’s son charged with simple assault and trespassing at New Hampshire private school – Brandon Sun

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — Police say Cher’s son was arrested on Friday after acting belligerently at a New Hampshire private high school, of which he has no association. Elijah Allman, 49, was charge...

Criminal Justice
Violent motel robbery nets four-and-a-half-year sentence – Brandon Sun
Brandonsun.com
Feb 27, 2026

Violent motel robbery nets four-and-a-half-year sentence – Brandon Sun

A man was sentenced to four and a half years behind bars for his part in a violent three-on-one robbery at a Brandon motel that left the victim with lacerations and fractures. Ethan Cook, 22, pleaded...

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B.C. RCMP say three foreign nationals charged with extortion, one suspect at large – Brandon Sun
Brandonsun.com
Feb 27, 2026

B.C. RCMP say three foreign nationals charged with extortion, one suspect at large – Brandon Sun

SURREY – Police say three foreign nationals face extortion and firearms charges amid a spasm of shootings at homes and businesses in British Columbia.  The charges were announced Friday by the B...

Organized Crime
Corey Nashoanak to Serve Eight years for Sexual Contact with Minor – Alaska Native News
Alaska.native.news.com
Feb 23, 2026

Corey Nashoanak to Serve Eight years for Sexual Contact with Minor – Alaska Native News

(Juneau, AK) - Thursday, Corey Nashoanak, 42, was sentenced on one count of Sexual Abuse of a Minor in the Third Degree. Nashoanak was previously convicted based on an incident from approximately April 2019, in which Nashoanak engaged in sexual contact with the 13-year-old daughter of a woman that he was in a relationship...

Criminal Justice
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