Canadian country music superstar George Canyon will be headlining a charity fundraising event for Ducks Unlimited in Brandon, on Saturday, February the 10th.   Canyon has won two Juno awards over his career and has twice won the Canadian Country Music Association’s “Male Artist of the Year”. The event is being held inside the Clarion Hotel & Suites and the evening features a number of activates including an acoustic concert, appetizers, raffles and giveaways.  The doors open at 6:00 pm.  Proceeds go to help support wetland conservation in Manitoba. Tickets can be purchased here, or by calling 204-728-1150, ext: 272

The CP Holiday Train will be making stops in the neighboring communities of Minnedosa, Neepawa, and Portage on Sunday, December the 3rd and CP has introduced a new tool to help follow the progress ensuring you can arrive on time and not miss any of the sights and sounds.  The new CP Holiday Train Tracker allows guests to follow the train in real time, explore the trains detailed route, and find the locations, times, and entertainment information on the trains 171 event stops.

Who would have thought that on November 24 it would be warm enough to be able to busk in downtown Brandon? With the temperature on the positive side of the thermometer, reaching 3 degrees celsius, we’re definitely above seasonal temperatures for this time in November. Jeff Parrott, born and raised in Brandon, took advantage of the mild weather to provide entertainment for those out and about on Rosser Avenue. His repertoire on the soprano saxophone today included Christmas music with a bit of blues and jazz mixed in. Parrott has been playing music for over 10 years; he started when he was in his early teens. He also plays guitar, the drums, tenor sax and the clarinet.

Visitors to the Sand Hills Casino, in Carberry, will now have the opportunity to win up to $1 million, or more, on a single spin thanks to two new Powerbucks slot machines which were installed recently.  PowerBucks, pictured below, is Canada’s first linked progressive across the country.  Betting between $.50 and $2.99 you could win the set $1 million jackpot.  Those betting $3.00 or higher stand to win the progressive jackpot, which starts at a million dollars and increases as the game is played.  Different bonus games can also be unlocked as players increase their average bet.  The Powerbucks machines are just two of ten new machines installed at Carberry in the last several days.  A further additional ten new games are expected in New Year.  Jeff Melcosky, the Director of Operations for the Sand Hills Casino, tells bdnmb.ca that there will also be 60 new “theme conversions” happening on games in the new year as well.

Four international comedians are coming together to create one amazing show with each bringing a unique and hilarious take providing something for everyone. Just for Laughs winner Dan Quinn is back along with Seattle Comedy Competition winner Damonde Tschritter. The $25,000 great Canadian laugh off winner, Paul Myrehaug, returns this year as well as 5 time Canadian Comedian of the year nominee, Pete Zedlacher. Don’t miss out on the comedy show called “Better than the Just for Laughs tour” and “Delivers a Flurry of Laughs”.   The Brandon show takes place at the WMCA on Tuesday, March the 13th.  Showtime is 8:00 pm. Pete Zedlacher 5-time nominee of the Canadian Comedy Award for Best Male Stand-up Sirius XM's nation-wide comedy competition earning him the title of Sirius XM's Top Comic 8 appearances at Montreal's Just For Laughs Festival Halifax And Winnipeg Comedy Festival Dan Quinn Winner of Canadian Competition at Just for Laughs Comedy special on comedy network Opened for Rob Schneider, Russell Peters Best of Fest Moncton Comedy Festival TV Special on Check TV Damonde Tschritter Winner of Seattle Comedy Competition Just For Laughs New Faces Comedy Now on CTV The Debaters. Paul Myrehaug CBC’s the Debators $25,000 Great Canadian Laugh off winner Just For Laughs Comedy Now on CTV