Jets fall 4-2 to Red Wings
8:41 PM
The Winnipeg Jets were beaten 4-2 by the Detroit Red Wings on Saturday night at Canada Life Centre.
Dylan Larkin scored twice for the visitors, while Lucas Raymond and Alex DeBrincat had the other goals. Josh Morrissey and Nikolaj Ehlers replied for Winnipeg.
Red Wings goaltender Alex Ly0n stopped 21 of 23 shots, while Jets netminder Connor Hellebuyck turned aside 25 of 28.
Winnipeg is now winless in the last three games (0-2-1) and 27-12-2 overall at the midway point of the season. Detroit improves to 17-18-4.
The Jets return to action on Tuesday when they host the Nashville Predators.
Crews respond to fire in South Pointe
4:01 PM
A Saturday morning fire in Winnipeg’s South Pointe neighbourhood has the Winnipeg Fire Paramedic Service reminding vehicle owners not to plug-in their block heaters if their car is parked in a garage.
Crews were called to a single-family bungalow on Yorkvalley Way around 11:45 a.m. and found a vehicle on fire inside the home’s attached garage.
The fire was extinguished by 12:13 p.m. and no injuries were reported. It’s suspected the fire was accidental and caused by a plugged-in block heater.
Former media personalities identified as couple in December fatal house fire
3:20 PM
Two people who died in a house fire in Winnipeg’s Fort Garry neighbourhood in December have been identified as former Winnipeg media personalities Dawn and Ted Allan.
A Free Press obituary said the couple died together in early hours of Dec. 14, 2024, following a house fire at their home on Riverside Drive.
On Dec. 16, 2024 the Winnipeg Fire Paramedic Service said crews were sent to the two-storey home in Fort Garry shortly before 11 p.m. Crews had to fight the fire from outside the home until they could enter, where they found a man and woman.
The two were taken to hospital in critical condition where they later died, a Winnipeg Police Service spokesperson said on Dec. 16, 2024.
Ted Allan was a columnist for the Winnipeg Tribune in the 1960s and, later, a columnist for the Free Press in the 1970s, the obituary says. After leaving the Free Press he worked for Winnipeg Magazine, where his article about the seedy world of small-time fight promotion won a Governor General’s National Magazine Award for Journalism.
Dawn Allan was an on-air CBC reporter and later had numerous essays published in Chatelaine.
Vacant building to be demolished after Friday night fire
10:42 AM
A vacant, three-storey apartment building has been slated for emergency demolition after it once again went on fire Friday night.
Crews were called to the building on the 300 block of Mountain Avenue around 7:47 p.m. and launched a defensive attack using aerial ladder trucks.
Since the building sustained significant smoke, fire and water damage, and has structural concerns, it will be demolished. Road closures will remain until the work is complete, says a media release from the city.
The building was damaged by previous fires in January 2024 and August 2023.
Crews respond to garage fire on Langside
10:16 AM
Winnipeg Fire Paramedic Service was called to a fire in a vacant, two-and-a-half storey residence on the 500 block of Langside Street early this morning.
When crews arrived just before 4 a.m., they found a detached garage adjacent to the vacant residence on fire. Firefighters began an offensive attack and the fire was declared under control by 4:10 a.m.
No injuries were reported and the fire is under investigation.
Police looking for three suspects after attempted armored truck robbery
9:54 AM
Winnipeg police say they are searching for three male suspects after an attempted robbery of an armored truck Thursday night.
Two security guards were at a bank on the 1500 block of Kenaston Boulevard, when one left their truck to go inside, says a Saturday media release. When the guard returned, police say a man wearing a face covering grabbed him from behind and two other men who were also wearing face coverings appeared and demanded the driver open the truck door.
The guard did not open the door, and the suspects fled in a dark coloured vehicle.
A black Volkswagon Jetta was found abandoned in the 1900 block of McCreary Road and police believe it was involved in the crime.
The major crimes unit is working to canvas witnesses to establish the suspects’ descriptions. Police say the suspects are three tall men, wearing all black with face coverings.
Anyone with information on the robbery or abandoned car is asked to call 204-986-6219 or submit a tip anonymously through Crime Stoppers at 204-786-8477 or winnipegcrimestoppers.org.
