Brandon News

Frayne, who died in Toronto from complications stemming from pneumonia, had a career that spanned more than half a century.

The same day that employees with WestJet Airlines Ltd. strongly endorsed the launch of a new regional carrier to serve smaller Canadian destinations, the City of Brandon held a launch of its own.

WestJet's fleet of 97 Boeing 737s, which each seat from 119 to 166 passengers, are too large to profitably service smaller centres.

The Ontario First Nation that intends to charge the City of Winnipeg $124 million per year for drinking water has announced it will take legal or direct action on development throughout its territory.

Headed to Edmonton for the first time in a while, Pip Skid is a rapper not afraid to point fingers at the people who deserve to be singled out.

By Richard Rolke - Vernon Morning Star Published: February 01, 2012 11:00 AM Updated: February 01, 2012 11:47 AM The couple thought they were visiting the RCMP detachment for a meeting of Crime Stoppers, which they have both volunteered for.

The past few decades of passenger air service in Brandon have been a rocky road of disappointment and economic turmoil.

Leitch, now an MP for Simcoe-Grey in Ontario and parliamentary secretary to the Minister of Human Resources and Skills Development Diane Finley, made the one-day stop for roundtable pre-budget consultations.

It has been a full decade since Qualicum Beach's Seedy Saturday event first opened its doors and organizers are planning to honour one of the people who planted the seed to get the event growing.

A police car blocks off access to the site of the blaze at Sturgeon Tire on First Street in Brandon on Monday evening.