Assault with a Weapon At 5:41 pm, a call was received of a fight in progress on Cornell Bay. Upon members arriving into the area, the male suspect attempted to flee on foot but was apprehended in the 200 block of Maryland Ave. The 18 year old male was charged with assault and assault with a weapon. The suspect had stabbed a 28 year old male and assaulted a 30 year old female. The male victim was transported to BRHC with non-life threatening injuries. The suspect was held in custody to appear in court in the morning. Possession of a Controlled Substance At 3:47 am, a traffic stop was conducted in the 1700 block of Pacific Ave. The 33 year old male driver was initially arrested for open liquor in the vehicle and he provided a false name at the time. Once his real identity was learned, he was found to be breaching his curfew. Subsequent to his arrest, he was found to be in possession of 10 grams of cocaine. He was charged with failing to abide by conditions of his release order, public mischief and possession of a controlled substance. The accused was held in custody for court.

At 3:56AM Sunday morning, staff at the Travel Lodge on 18th Street North reported a break-in to the liquor vendor.  Staff advised police that 4-5 people were observed on surveillance cameras breaking a window and entering the vendor.  The suspects proceeded to steal several items from the display units.  Police immediately set up a perimeter to contain the area and the police service dog unit was called out to assist.  A track lead towards the Lady of the Lake where it was noted the decorated truck in front of the business had been vandalized. The search continued but proved unsuccessful. Evidence was located and seized at both the scene and along the track.  At this point the investigation is still ongoing.  Video has been seized and police believe it will lead to the identification of the suspects.  Anyone with information regarding this crime can either contact the Brandon Police Service or Brandon Crime Stoppers.

Over the past 24hrs, police arrested 2 females for unrelated offences contrary to the LGCCA.  They were both released with a ticket when they were sober. A 26 year old male was arrested when he was found to acting erratically.  He was highly intoxicated with no one to turn him over to, as a result, he was lodged under the Intoxicated Persons Detention Act.  He will be released sober. Thursday afternoon, two males from rural Manitoba were arrested when they attempted to prevent employees of a government agency from carrying out their lawful duties.  After the initial altercation, one of the males allegedly struck an employee with his vehicle.  No injuries were reported.  As a result, A 63 year old male was charged with assault and assault with a weapon, the other, a 33 year old male was charged with assault and failing to comply with a Court Order.  Both were released with conditions and a Court date. Source: BPS News Release

On September 26th at 2:20PM police received a call of a male, in the 1500 block of 18th Street, waving a knife and yelling at people. The 25-year-old male was located, arrested and found to still be in possession of the knife – of which he admitted to stealing from a store in the 800 block of 18th Street. He was on a Release Order not to be in possession of knives (except when eating food). The male was arrested, held in detention cells and will attend court in the morning on September 27th, 2024.

(File Photo) One year into its first term and six months into its first provincial budget, the Manitoba government is over halfway to its goal of hiring 1,000 net new health-care workers, Premier Wab Kinew and Health, Seniors and Long-Term Care Minister Uzoma Asagwara announced today at Grace Hospital. “Manitobans told us clearly they want more nurses, doctors and health-care professionals working in our province,” said Kinew. “We made an ambitious promise to add 1,000 net new people into our system and today we’re proud to say we’re more than halfway to that goal. Setting big goals like this is exactly what government is for. When we work together, we can get things done that aren’t possible on our own.” The premier noted the staff means Manitoba is making progress on the government’s commitment to hire hundreds of specific professions over the four-year term. From April 1 to Aug. 31, 873 net new health-care workers have been added, of which 116 are physicians, 304 are nurses, 290 are health-care aides and 87 are allied health. Staff has come into the system across the province, with increases in staffing in every region and at CancerCare Manitoba. “Every new health-care worker in our province takes us one step closer to repairing the damage done by the previous government,” said Asagwara. “With staff at our side, we can make progress on shortening wait times and delivering the best quality care. “We’ve left no stone unturned when it comes to adding more staff into the system and we’re going to keep going so we can start to turn the corner on some of the most important priorities in health care. To every person who decided to pursue a career in health care, or came back to the system, thank you.” The plan laid out steps taken to recruit new health-care workers, entice staff back into the system from private health care, expand opportunities for new graduates and reset the relationship with health-care staff after years of disrespect under the previous government, noted the premier. The government has: taken steps to change the culture in health care including sending letters to every new graduate, holding five listening tour town halls and working to hire every new graduate into the system; improved safety measures for staff at major hospitals; increased seats in training programs for medicine, physician assistants, occupational therapy, physiotherapy and nursing; increased the number of training spots for internationally educated medical graduates; launched a new Healthcare Retention and Recruitment Office focused on helping internationally educated health-care professionals find jobs or training in Manitoba; changed the requirements to make it easier for nurses to return to practice; and increased flexibility for nurses joining the provincial float pool. “Growing up watching my mom work as a nurse for over 36 years guided me to this profession that I am so fortunate to be a part of,” said Tiana Wyryha, a newly graduated nurse working in Children’s Emergency, Health Sciences Centre. “I’m so glad to work in Manitoba’s health-care system because Manitoba is my home and I strive to give back to those within my community.” “Manitoba has given a lot to me. I grew up here and attended the University of Manitoba for undergrad, med school and residency,” said Dr. Matthew Buchok, psychiatrist, Health Sciences Centre. “I’m grateful to have the opportunity to stay and practice in Manitoba and have a positive impact on our community.” The premier noted the numbers are a result of the government’s investments in retaining, recruiting and training more health-care workers including adding new training seats, streamlining licensing for internationally educated health-care workers and emphasizing community recruitment. The premier and minister have also sent a letter to every recent graduate to welcome them to Manitoba’s health-care system.