Jets trail Stars 1-0 after two periods
8:51 PM
Joe Pavelski’s second period goal is the difference so far as the Dallas Stars lead the Winnipeg Jets 1-0 through 40 minutes at Canada Life Centre.
Shots are 16-14 in favour of the home team.
Winnipeg had a glorious chance to take the lead with a 68 second 5-on-3 power play but couldn’t beat Dallas goaltender Jake Oettinger.
Pavelski scored shortly after the two minors expired. The Jets challenged for goaltender interference, claiming Pavelski’s stick had grazed Connor Hellebuyck’s mask, but the challenge was unsuccessful.
This is the start of a four-game homestand for Winnipeg.
Controversial LRSD trustee resigns
5:54 PM
An embattled trustee in the Louis Riel School Division has resigned from her post.
Francine Champagne, who was elected to represent Ward 1, came under scrutiny in June due to her controversial and anti-LGBTTQ+ social media posts.
Champagne was disciplined by her colleagues on three occasions in 2023. She was on an unpaid leave when she submitted her letter of resignation Monday.
The board accepted her notice during a special meeting Tuesday.
Goldeyes ink all-star Dayson Croes for 2024
3:04 PM
The Winnipeg Goldeyes have re-signed reigning American Association Rookie of the Year Dayson Croes for the 2024 season.
Croes, 24, was a bright spot in an otherwise dull season for the Fish this summer, registering a league-leading 135 hits and a .351 batting average, good for fourth-best in the league.
He also drove in 67 runs and drew 41 walks while striking out just 36 times in 439 plate appearances as the leadoff hitter.
Croes is the first player inked by new manager Logan Watkins since he took over Nov. 1.
Ste. Anne doctor guilty of sexual assault
2:32 PM
A Manitoba doctor has been found guilty of sexually assaulting five patients during the course of medical examinations spanning 16 years.
Arcel Bissonnette, 63, stood trial earlier this year accused of sexually assaulting the women between 2001 and 2017 during medical examinations at the Ste. Anne Hospital and Seine Medical Centre.
Bissonnette’s conduct with all five women “was sexual in nature and without (their) consent,” King’s Bench Justice Sadie Bond said during a brief hearing to deliver her ruling Tuesday afternoon.
Comedian Maniscalco coming to arena next October
1:50 PM
Comedian and actor Sebastian Maniscalco will bring his standup act to the Canada Life Centre stage Oct. 17, 2024.
Tickets go on sale Dec. 1 at 10 a.m. at livenation.com and ticketmaster.ca, although there is a presale scheduled for Nov. 29. Prices weren’t announced.
Maniscalco, who grew up in the Chicago suburbs and is known for his physical brand of standup comedy, has appeared on the silver screen in films such as Green Book, The Irishman and 2023’s About My Father, which he co-wrote.
Two charged in $1.3-M meth, fentanyl bust
9:05 AM
Two Mexican citizens were arrested after a drug bust downtown last month.
Winnipeg Police Service officers from the guns and gangs unit searched a residence in the 100 block of James Avenue and seized more than $1.3-million worth of methamphetamine (nine kilograms) and fentanyl (2.1 kilograms), as well as a loaded handgun and $450,000 of counterfeit cash on Oct. 19.
Police also seized prescription pills and $50,000 in Canadian currency.
A 27-year-old woman and a 27-year-old man, both from Mexico, were detained in custody and charged with drug trafficking and weapons possession offences.
