Sea Bears outlast Rattlers to snap losing skid
9:47 PM
On a night when the stakes were at a season-high and emotion filled the air, the Winnipeg Sea Bears rose to the occasion.
Winnipeg’s Canadian Elite Basketball League team outlasted the visiting Saskatchewan Rattlers, led by former Sea Bear Teddy Allen, 97-9 before 9, 105 fans at Canada Life Centre.
The win snapped a four-game losing streak for the Sea Bears.
Justin Wright-Foreman scored a team-high 24 points for the Sea Bears.
Winnipeg improves to 8-9 on the year, while the Rattlers drop to 6-12.
Sleeping man with weapons arrested
12:48 PM
A 33-year-old man was armed with a sawed-off shotgun and hunting knife when officers found him asleep in a van in the Osborne Village area Friday, police allege.
City police said the man broke into the 2011 Chevrolet Express van and fell asleep behind the wheel after damaging the steering column.
Someone called police at about 7 a.m., after finding a man snoozing in a back lane in 300 block of Stradbrook Avenue.
Officers arrested a suspect after waking him up inside the vehicle.
Police allege he was carrying a sheathed hunting knife, and that officers found a sawed-off shotgun, 12-gauge ammunition and tools used for break-ins in a duffle bag.
A Winnipeg man was charged with gun offices, vehicle theft and probation order breaches. He had two arrest warrants in his name, said police.
Scott gets last-minute call to join Olympic team
12:39 PM
Winnipeg’s Desiree Scott is heading to the Summer Olympic Games in Paris after all.
The 36-year-old midfielder, originally left off Team Canada’s roster, has been added an alternate to the national women’s soccer team after an injury to Sydney Colins. Collins fractured her left leg in a training match against Nigeria in Spain Thursday.
As a result, Canadian head coach Bev Priestman has elevated Gabrielle Carle to the active roster while Scott has been summoned to train with the squad as an alternate.
Scott, a three-time Olympic medallist, will suit up for the National Women’s Soccer League’s Kansas City Current today before departing to join the national team in France.
Man charged after break-in, assault
12:11 PM
Winnipeg police have charged a 35-year-old man who allegedly broke into an Elmwood home and assaulted an officer Friday night.
Police said the suspect ran off when officers arrived at the scene in the 300 block of Larsen Avenue at about 6:45 p.m.
A canine unit tracked the suspect to a yard in the 300 block of Bowman Avenue, where he was arrested.
Officers found a canister of bear spray and a cellphone that was stolen from the home on Larsen, said police.
The residents — a 34-year-old woman, 26-year-old man and 16-year-old boy — were not injured during the break-in.
While in custody, the suspect feigned a “medical event” in a police car and assaulted an officer who was trying to help him, said police.
The officer was not injured.
Police said the suspect was carrying identification that belonged to someone else, and he had to be identified through fingerprint analysis.
A man from York Factory First Nation in northern Manitoba was charged with break and enter, assaulting a peace officer, possession of a weapon, identity fraud and two warrant offences.
