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 Haitian orphanage fundraiser Saturday
Moms from Westman will come together again to organize their third annual yard sale raising money for Foyer de Sion orphange in Haiti.
The non-profit group, Moms Without Borders will hold the yard sale on Saturday in the Royal LePage parking lot, with the hope of raising $3,000.
"My sister,
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 School bus driver won't face charges in crash
No charges are pending against a school bus driver who rear-ended a minivan that carried a woman and children.
Brandon police reported Wednesday the collision was a "freak" accident -- the foot of the bus driver had slipped from the brake onto the accelerator. As a result, no charges will be laid.
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 Cause of hog truck crash still under investigation
There's no word yet on the cause of a crash that resulted in the deaths of a number of hogs.
Blue Hills RCMP Staff Sgt. Mike Zens said alcohol doesn't seem to have played a role. Otherwise, the rollover is still under investigation.
"We don't have the cause of the crash, the matter is being
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 Events will raise money for ailing boy's family
From classic cars to a car wash and barbecue or painted toenails — local residents will have their pick of fundraisers this weekend intended to help a little boy who is battling cancer.
The Memory Lanes Classics car club is hosting the first show-and-shine of the year and dedicating it to
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 Event celebrates fair trade
Ten Thousand Villages will team up with the World University Service of Canada (WUSC) organization to celebrate World Fair Trade Day with lots of in-store excitement this Saturday.
Although the store celebrates fair trade everyday, interim manager Joanne Hildebrand said that you can never remind
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 High hopes for new pitch
By this time next year, a brand new soccer pitch should be up and running at Christian Heritage School.
Wednesday marked the official ground-breaking of the project, which is a partnership between the school and the second division of the Brandon Senior Men’s Soccer League.
“This
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 Weather slowing down spring seeding in region
Spring seeding has been substantially slowed in Westman due to Mother Nature.
According to the crop report prepared by Manitoba Agriculture, Food and Rural Initiatives on May 7, seeding was 20 to 25 per cent complete in the southwest region of the province.
The Melita area reported the lowest
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 2 bikes stolen from garage
Thieves made off with two bikes after an overnight garage break-in reported Tuesday.
Police were called at about 9 a.m. that day, when a resident of Patterson Crescent reported that their attached garage had been broken into.
Sometime overnight, someone entered the garage and stolen two
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 Boissevain students show off Connections projects
BOISSEVAIN — Students restored an old Triumph motorcycle, created their own 20-minute movie and gutted a car for the town’s demolition derby.
More than 100 projects — the work of students in grades 9 to 12 — were put on display for the biennial Connections Fair at
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 City back at the table for casino
The City of Brandon has partnered with a First Nations business group to examine the financial case for a casino development inside city limits.
Through what the city calls an “unprecedented partnership,” the agreement in principle pairs the Tribal Councils Investment Group —...
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 Embattled Sony reports record annual loss in 4th straight year of red ink
TOKYO - Sony Corp. racked up a record annual loss of 457 billion yen ($5.7 billion) in its fourth straight year of red ink as the once-glorious maker of the Walkman and PlayStation struggles toward a turnaround under a new president.
The electronics and entertainment company, which also makes
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 Travis Paranteau Saskatoon inquest hears recommendations of six jurors
SASKATOON - A six-member jury is recommending that all cells doors at the Saskatoon Provincial Correctional Centre be visible to a camera.
Their conclusions came after two days of graphic evidence and detailed testimony at the inquest into the death of Travis Paranteau.
The 27-year-old
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 Micron Technology in talks to acquire bankrupt Japanese chipmaker Elpida
TOKYO - U.S. chipmaker Micron Technology Inc. said Thursday it is in talks to acquire Elpida Memory Inc., which earlier this year filed for Japan's largest-ever manufacturing bankruptcy.
Boise, Idaho-based Micron said it made the announcement after the Tokyo District Court allowed Elpida's
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 Samsung unwraps ultra-thin OLED TV, to start sales in second half
SEOUL, South Korea - Samsung Electronics Co. said Thursday that it is aiming to launch flat-panel TVs using new screen technology called OLED during the second half of this year in the domestic market.
Samsung said the 55-inch TV using the ultra-thin display will be retailed at over 10 million
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 Manitoba Telecom Q1 profit up sharply at $53M; revenue off slightly
WINNIPEG - Manitoba Telecom Services Inc. (TSX:MBT) has reported a sharp increase in first-quarter net profit despite a slight drop in revenue.
The Winnipeg-based telecommunications company said Thursday that net earnings in the three months ended March 31 were $53.1 million or 80 cents per
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 Magna Q1 sales up seven per cent to $7.7 billion, net income up
AURORA, Ont. - Magna International Inc. (TSX:MG) posts first-quarter sales of $7.7 billion, up seven per cent from the first quarter of 2011. Canada's largest auto parts maker cites increases in North American, European and rest-of-world production sales, partially offset by decreases in complete...
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 TV tips for Thursday, May 10
Today on the tube ...
By Cassandra Szklarski
The Canadian Press
Thursday, May 10
It's T-minus-zero for Wolowitz's wedding over on "The Big Bang Theory." He and Bernadette are determined to tie the knot before his big NASA launch and that sends the gang on a mad rush to pull together their
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