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Source: Brandon Police Service Media Release On April 29, 2021 at approximately 9:00 pm, police responded to a report of a hit and run motor vehicle collision in the 200 block of 5th street.  The suspect vehicle had been reported stolen out of Portage la Prairie and contained several individuals at the time. Police located the… April 30, 2021

Source: Brandon Police Service Media Release On April 28, 2021, police attended to a report of the theft of merchandise from a business in the 1600 block of 18th street shortly after 2:00 pm.  There were several individuals involved in the incident.  One of the suspects, a 30-year-old male struck an employee in the hand, knocking… April 29, 2021

The Manitoba government will provide more than $25 million that will support more than 8,000 youth employment opportunities this summer through the new Manitoba Youth Jobs Program and existing Green Team grants, Premier Brian Pallister and Municipal Relations Minister Derek Johnson announced today. “Our government is working to protect Manitoba’s youth from the health and… April 29, 2021

Source: Brandon Police Service Media Release Following a six-week joint agency investigation involving the Manitoba Finance Taxation Special Services Investigations Unit and Brandon Police Service Major Crime Section, a significant quantity of illegal tobacco was seized. The investigation revealed that a group of Manitoba residents were smuggling the tobacco into the province. On April 23,… April 28, 2021

The Manitoba government announced the spring construction tendering schedule today and will proceed with over $630 million in infrastructure projects in the 2021-22 fiscal year, Infrastructure Minister Ron Schuler announced today. “Our government announced in Budget 2021 that we will make significant investments in infrastructure around the province, to create jobs and to move our… April 27, 2021