News briefs for December 4, 2018

A Jackhead First Nation man is dead after he lost control of his snowmobile and it rolled on Sunday.

Peguis RCMP said the 40-year-old man was snowmobiling in a ditch, along the Main Road in Jackhead, also known as Kinonjeoshtegon First Nation, at about 11:15 a.m., when the vehicle rolled when he tried to cross the road.

RCMP said the man – who was not identified – was pronounced dead at the scene. The community is located 75 kilometres north of Peguis First Nation.

RCMP said the man was not wearing a helmet and alcohol is believed to be a factor in the collision.

The investigation continues.

Five members of the Winnipeg Blue Bombers were named CFL all-stars Tuesday after voting conducted by the Football Reporters of Canada and the CFL’s head coaches:

Andrew Harris, running back: Named a CFL all-star for the fifth time in his career and third straight year since joining the Bombers in 2016. 

Stanley Bryant, offensive tackle: The back-to-back winner of the CFL’s Most Outstanding Offensive Lineman award, Bryant earned his fourth league all-star honour. 

Matthias Goossen, centre: First-time CFL all-star was chosen second overall by the Bombers in 2014. 

Adam Bighill, linebacker: Earned his CFL all-star recognition for the fifth time in his first season with the Blue Bombers.  

Taylor Loffler, safety: Honoured as a CFL all-star for the third time in as many seasons since being chosen by the Bombers in the third round of the 2016 draft.

He may be exiting, stage right, from Winnipeg’s Royal Manitoba Theatre Centre, but it’s not the final curtain for Canadian theatre’s longest reigning artistic director.

Steven Schipper is following up his 30-year tenure at Royal MTC with a role as executive artistic director at the Rose Theatre in Brampton, Ont.

He will begin his new post at the beginning of the 2019 season; his final mainstage show at Royal MTC will be The Cottage, a world première of a work by Winnipeg-born playwright Jake MacDonald, in April 2019.

“Brampton has offered me an exciting new opportunity to help them establish an artistic identity that reflects a young, energetic city, and to play an integral role in building a vibrant cultural centre for future generations,” Schipper said in a release. 

The Progressive Conservative government has introduced legislative amendments that would allow a person’s personal health information to be disclosed without their consent, if necessary, to reduce the risk of them doing serious harm to themselves or others.

Health Minister Cameron Friesen said there have been incidents in Manitoba where health professionals were prevented from conveying their concerns to a patient’s family and friends.

He said the amendments will bring Manitoba’s rules in line with jurisdictions "that have done a better job of balancing the duty to protect personal health information with the need to notify loved ones in rare cases where an individual discharged from hospital can possibly present danger to themselves or others."

Bill 5 would amend both the Mental Health Act and Personal Health Information Act.

Grammy-nominated alt-country singer songwriter Neko Case will be making a stop at the Burton Cummings Theatre May 4 support of her new album, Hell-On.

Tickets start at $45 and go on sale Friday, Dec. 7 at Ticketmaster and the Winnipeg Folk Festival offices (203-211 Bannatyne Ave.).

A 13-year-old boy who police spotted while on a call Sunday morning allegedley hid a gun at a residence before running and hiding. 

Officers with the K9 Unit were on a call about 2:25 a.m. Sunday morning in the area of Aikins Street and Mountain Avenue when they saw a youth walk up to a home on Aikins briefly before fleeing.

Police tracked the boy hiding near Machray School. Police conducted a search near the house on Aitkins Street and found a sawed-off .22 calibre rifle. Police arrested the boy and charged him with seven firearms-related offences and eight counts of failing to comply with conditions of sentences. 

He was detained in custody.

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Motorists will have to find alternative routes when Pembina Highway is closed in both directions this weekend between Jubilee Avenue and Stafford Street to accommodate the demolition of the CN Rail bridge, part of the southwest transit corridor project.

The closure will begin at 8 pm on Friday, Dec. 7. and re-open at 4 a.m. on Monday with the same schedule repeated the following weekend for completion of the demolition.

Roadway access for Winnipeg Transit and emergency vehicles will be maintained during the closure.

A shuttle service is being provided for pedestrians and cyclists, with pick-up and drop-off points located north of the underpass, on the east side of Pembina opposite Harrow Street and south of the underpass, on the east side at the Jubilee Avenue yield onto Pembina.

The city says construction will occur round-the-clock both weekends.

The AHL’s Manitoba Moose have signed blue-liner Dajon Mingo to a professional tryout and released defenceman Jack Glover from his.

Mingo, 28, has 15 points, including five goals, in 21 games with Manitoba’s ECHL affiliate in Jacksonville, Fla.  The Canton, Mich., native is in his fourth season as a professional.

Glover, 22, made his AHL debut with the Moose on Dec. 1 against Bakersfield.  The defenceman has six points, including one goal in 14 ECHL games this season with Jacksonville. The Golden Valley, Minn. product is in his first full season of professional hockey following four years at the University of Minnesota.

The Moose continue a six-game California road swing Wednesday against the Bakersfield Condors.

The Winnipeg Blue Bombers have announced the signing of four players, including three free agents who spent time with the CFL club in 2018.

Canadian running back Johnny Augustine, who saw action in nine games, American receivers Evan Clarke and Kenny Lawler and American defensive end Patrick Choudja have all agreed to terms.

The 5-9, 202-pound Augustine signed as a free agent with Winnipeg prior to the 2018 season. He had a stellar career at the University of Guelph.

Choudja, an undrafted free agent who spent four seasons with the Nevada Wolfpack, spent time on Winnipeg’s practice roster in 2018.

In 44 games wit the St. John’s University Johnnies, Clark had 90 receptions for 1701 receiving yards and 10 touchdowns. In 2018, Clark attended the rookie camp of  the Kansas City Chiefs..

Lawler, from the University of Califormia, was selected in the seventh round of the 2016 NFL Draft by the Seattle Seahawks, spending time on their practice squad in 2016 and 2017. He spent part of 2018 on the Blue Bombers’ practice roster.

All 15 schools in the Lord Selkirk School Division will re-open Tuesday, one day after they were shut down following threats posted to social media.

Three individuals — an 18-year-old man, an 18-year-old woman and a 16-year-old boy, all from Selkirk — were arrested in connection with two separate incidents of threats being posted online Sunday night.

More than 4,000 students were kept home Monday as a precaution.