Jets take Game 1, beat Avalanche 7-6
9:23 PM
The Winnipeg Jets began their Stanley Cup chase with a thrilling 7-6 victory over the Colorado Avalanche in Sunday night NHL playoff action at Canada Life Centre
Adam Lowry and Kyle Connor scored twice for the winners, who led 6-3 and 7-4 but had to hang on for dear life after the Avs scored a pair of late goals in the third period.
The Jets lead the best-of-seven, opening-round series 1-0.
Josh Morrissey, Vlad Namestnikov and Mark Scheifele had the other goals for Winnipeg
Jets starting goalie Connor Hellebuyck made 40 saves.
The Jets lead the best-of-seven series 1-0.
Game 2 is Tuesday night in Winnipeg. Game time is 8:30 p.m.
Man fatally shot by RCMP on First Nation
4:18 PM
Manitoba’s police watchdog and RCMP are investigating after a man was fatally shot by Mounties in Sandy Bay First Nation.
Amaranth RCMP officers went to the community to help the Manitoba First Nations Police Service with a call about a disturbance involving a weapon at a home at about 5 p.m. Saturday.
The suspect, a 27-year-old man, fled and was tracked to an “open outdoor area,” an RCMP news release said.
“He was armed with multiple weapons,” RCMP said Sunday. “The encounter between the police and the suspect resulted in an RCMP officer using a firearm and injuring the suspect. Despite life-saving measures attempted by officers on scene, the suspect was pronounced deceased.”
The Independent Investigation Unit of Manitoba is conducting an investigation of the shooting.
Woman arrested in Charleswood after car rams police vehicle
11:19 AM
An allegedly impaired driver rammed a police vehicle before smashing into a median in Charleswood on Saturday night.
After receiving multiple reports of an erratic driver in the West End at about 8 p.m., officers spotted a 2019 Honda Civic being driven dangerously in the River Heights area shortly after 9 p.m., the Winnipeg Police Service said Sunday.
The driver continued to drive erratically to evade officers, the WPS said.
Officers tried to stop the car at Laxdal Road and Ridgewood Avenue, but it accelerated and rammed a police vehicle before speeding away. The police helicopter was used to monitor the car as it continued to drive erratically in the Charleswood area.
The Civic jumped a raised median concrete curb near Roblin Boulevard and Greenbrier Avenue at about 9:15 p.m., causing significant damage and rendering the car inoperable.
Police arrested a 25-year-old woman. Neither the driver nor her two adult passengers were hurt, the WPS said.
The woman is facing various charges, including impaired and dangerous driving, fleeing from police and two counts of assaulting a peace officer with a weapon. She was released.
