On April 15th at 4:10 pm an employee from a pizza delivery company called to report when he attended a residence in Brandon that he had been assaulted. The driver reported a child had answered the door and had too much money to pay for the pizza. When the driver told him he did not have enough change a male then came from inside the residence and began yelling at him, pushing him, and spat in his face. The driver returned to his car with the pizza and the male then came out to his car without a shirt or shoes on and opened the car door and grabbed the pizza and grabbed the debit machine. A 36-year-old male was arrested for assault and theft, and he also had two outstanding warrants for assault and failing to attend court. He was held for court on April 16th, 2024.

Following the huge success of the 2023 Canadian tour, Queen: It’s a Kinda Magic is returning to Canada this year for another massive national tour from April to June, playing to 40 shows across the country. Including Brandon - Western Manitoba Centennial Auditorium, May 19th. The highly acclaimed Australian stage production, which has captivated audiences worldwide for 14 years, is introducing fresh costumes and unveiling previously unheard Queen tracks for its latest tour. This exciting development promises to delight devoted fans, offering them the opportunity to revisit beloved songs and cherished moments from past tours, while also presenting rare tracks reimagined with meticulous attention and performed live onstage.   Renowned classically trained artist Dominic Warren will once again embody the iconic role of Freddie Mercury, showcasing his exceptional talents by singing and performing live on stage with both piano and guitar. Warren’s remarkable ability to channel Mercury’s unparalleled talent has earned him widespread admiration. “It’s one thing to create these musical masterpieces, but a whole other thing to then be able to go and perform them in the unique, spectacular way that he did. He is a very hard artist to replicate but it’s an honour to try!” says Warren.   Once again, the show guarantees the ultimate rock concert experience, featuring audio, lighting and spectacular special effects! Tickets for all performances are now on sale, but with seats selling rapidly, it is advisable to act swiftly to secure your spot. Tickets for the show are on sale now. Visit queenitsakindamagic.com or ticketing agents below for tickets and more information.   Day Date Time Location Venue Tickets From Thu 18 Apr 8pm Chatham, ON Capitol Theatre Venue website or box office Fri 19 Apr 8pm London, ON Music Hall Ticketmaster.ca Sun 21 Apr 8pm Hamilton, ON FirstOntario Concert Hall Venue website or box office Thu 25 Apr 8pm Windsor, ON Chrysler Theatre, St Clair College Venue website or box office Sat 27 Apr 7pm Cornwall, ON Aultsville Theatre Venue website or box office Mon Tue 29 30 Apr 8pm Caraquet, NB Centre Culturel de Caraquet Venue website or box office Thu 2 May 7.30pm Glace Bay, NS Savoy Theatre Venue website or box office Fri 3 May 8pm Saint John, NS Imperial Theatre Venue website or box office Sat 4 May 7.30pm Prince Edward Island, PEI Harbourfront Theatre Venue website or box office Sun 5 May 7pm Fredericton, NB The Playhouse Venue website or box office Mon 6 May 8pm Moncton, NB Capitol Theatre Venue website or box office Tue 7 May 8pm Edmunston, NB Grey Rock Casino Venue website or box office Wed 8 May 8pm Montreal, QC L’Olympia Ticketmaster.ca Thu 9 May 8pm Ottawa, ON Shenkman Arts Centre Venue website or box office Fri 10 May 7.30pm Kingston, ON Kingston Grand Venue website or box office Sat 11 May 7.30pm Pickering, ON Pickering Casino Ticketmaster.ca Tue 14 May 8pm Kitchener, ON Centre in the Square Venue website or box office Wed 15 May 8pm Brantford, ON Sanderson Centre Venue website or box office Thu 16 May 8pm North Bay, ON Capitol Centre Venue website or box office Sat 18 May 7pm Winnipeg, MB Club Regent Casino Venue website or box office Sun 19 May 7pm Brandon, MB Western Manitoba Centennial Auditorium Venue website or box office Thu 23 May 8pm Regina, SK Casino Regina Mytickets.casinoregina.com Fri 24 May 8pm Saskatoon, SK TCU Place Venue website or box office Sat 25 May 8pm Lethbridge, AB Yates Theatre Enmaxcentre.ca Sun 26 May 7pm Fort McMurray, AB Keyano Theatre & Arts Centre Venue website or box office Tue 28 May 8pm Lloydminster, AB Vic Juba Theatre Venue website or box office Sun 2 Jun 8pm Calgary, AB Grey Eagle Event Centre Ticketmaster.ca Mon 3 Jun 7.30pm Grand Prairie, AB The Bowes at Bonnetts Energy Centre Venue website or box office Tue 4 Jun 8pm Edmonton, AB Winspear Centre Venue website or box office Wed 5 Jun 8pm Medicine Hat, AB The Esplanade Buy.tixx.ca Fri 7 Jun 8pm Cranbrook, BC Key City Theatre Venue website or box office Sun 9 Jun 7pm Nelson, BC Capitol Theatre Venue website or box office Mon 10 Jun 8pm Vernon, BC Vernon District Performing Arts Centre Ticketseller.ca Wed 12 Jun 8pm Chilliwack, BC Cultural Centre, HUB International Theatre Venue website or box office Thu 13 Jun 7.30pm Coquitlam, BC Hard Rock Casino Vancouver Ticketmaster.ca Fri 14 Jun 7pm Victoria, BC Royal Theatre Venue website or box office Sat 15 Jun 7.30pm Richmond, BC River Rock Casino Resort Ticketmaster.ca Sun 16 Jun 7pm Nanaimo, BC Port Theatre Venue website or box office

On April 11th Skills Canada Manitoba held the Secondary and Post-Secondary level 2024 Provincial Skills Manitoba Competition in Winnipeg, Manitoba. Skills Canada Manitoba shines brightest during its Skills Competition. In this event, students engage in purposeful challenges that assess the skills essential for trades and technology careers. The underlying philosophy of the competition is threefold: recognize student excellence, actively engage industry in evaluating student performance, and ensure training programs align with employers’ requirements. Vincent Massey entered two teams into the Video Production category. The first team was Carter Dupuis, grade 11, and Isabelle Snow, grade 12. The second team was Leo Liu, grade 12, and Kevin Lee, grade 11. They travelled with their Media teacher Mr. Craig Ratz to Winnipeg for the competition. Carter Dupuis and Isabelle Snow ended up winning gold in the category! Carter explained “We had a great system of one of us editing while the other went out to film. After seeing how well the other groups projects turned out we were doubtful that we’d win, but in the end the judges chose our video to send to Nationals! It was a great experience regardless of a win or not, that said, we are really looking forward to competing in May.” Isabelle shared in Carter’s excitement from the day “The day went great, I had a lot of fun exploring the world of trades as well as getting to learn more about media arts. We may have had doubts about winning after seeing all the other awesome videos, but we were more than excited when we got the news! I was really excited to share the news with my friends and family when we got home and am even more excited for this amazing opportunity.” They were given a 5-hour time limit and used all but 2 minutes of their time to create the winning video. Although they couldn’t attend the award ceremony due to their travel time back to Brandon, they still celebrated their win on the car ride back! Over 475 high school, post-secondary and apprentice students compete in 42 skilled trades and technology contests in six industry sectors. Winners of the provincial competition may form Team Manitoba and compete against their peers at the Skills Canada National Competition in Quebec in May. Watch their winning video on the VMTV page @vmtv4314 on YouTube.

Manitoba Transportation and Infrastructure’s Hydrologic Forecast Centre is issuing a flood warning for the Assiniboine River between Shellmouth Dam and Brandon as a recent fast snowmelt is resulting in high flows in rivers and tributaries. A flood warning has been issued for these areas as the rising water levels could impact low-lying areas. The Assiniboine River is expected to be within the banks in the third week of April. The Hydrologic Forecast Centre also advises that outflow from the Shellmouth Dam will increase to 3,000 cubic feet per second (cfs) from the current 1,000 cfs to accommodate a high flow coming from Saskatchewan. The current inflow into the lake is 6,355 cfs. The Hydrologic Forecast Centre is also monitoring a precipitation system that is forecast to bring up to 40 millimetres (mm) of precipitation (rain/snow mix) into most parts of Manitoba, Saskatchewan and the United States portions of the Red River basin and tributaries sometime in the middle of next week. The precipitation system is not expected to bring a significant impact to most parts of southern and central Manitoba as flows and levels have already peaked in most rivers and streams. Updated flows and level forecasts and basin condition assessments will be provided once the exact location, amount and timing of the precipitation system is known. The gates at the Portage Diversion are closed today after a brief operation to regulate ice-impacted water levels on the lower Assiniboine River downstream of Portage la Prairie. As the melt continues and precipitation is expected in the coming week, river flows and levels are expected to fluctuate in the coming days. The ice on Manitoba’s lakes, rivers and creeks is weak. Ice conditions can change rapidly without warning and Manitobans are reminded to stay off the ice and take caution around water systems. The Manitoba Emergency Management Organization (EMO) continues to work with all local authorities and emergency management partners to provide guidance and support in response to spring flooding. Additionally, Manitoba EMO continues to work with Indigenous Services Canada and Municipal and Northern Relations to support First Nation and Northern Affairs communities flood response. Updated forecast information is available at www.manitoba.ca/floodinfo/.

On April 13, 2024, at 12:20 am, police received a report of a male smashing vehicle windows in the 500 block of 12th Street.  The male was tracked to a business in the 700 block of 10th Street where he had caused damage and had assaulted an employee by throwing a beverage/container at him.  The 19 year old male was arrested and lodged at the Brandon Police Service where he appeared before a Justice regarding the matter.