Austrian town claims tallest bonfire after 3 months’ work

Autopsy confirms dog attack killed animal-rescue volunteer on First Nation

An autopsy has confirmed an animal rescue volunteer died of a dog attack on Sandy Bay Ojibway Nation earlier this month, the Manitoba First Nations Police Service says.

Amanda Nobiss, a 37-year-old woman from Winnipeg, was found dead in Sandy Bay on July 17 after police were contacted by a friend trying to locate her.

She often visited the community 180 kilometres northwest of Winnipeg to save animals.

The police service said Tuesday that an autopsy confirmed her “injuries were consistent with a dog attack.”

Mayor backs new way to handle 911 mental health, addiction calls

Mayor Scott Gillingham is enthusiastically endorsing a proposal to change the city’s crisis-response system, potentially diverting 10,000 calls away from overburdened police, fire and paramedic services every year.

The “fourth crisis response pathway” would allow 911 calls that aren’t violent or criminal in nature to be transferred to citywide crisis-response teams, staffed in part through current community resources, which could include the Downtown Community Safety Partnership and The Link’s mobile crisis teams.

A community crisis dispatch and co-ordination hub would receive triaged calls and match them with the teams, which would move them out of the Winnipeg Police Service and Winnipeg Fire and Paramedic Service calls for service.

“Every day, our 911 dispatchers receive calls from Winnipeggers who are in distress, dealing with complex mental health struggles, addiction, or wellness concerns,” Gillingham said after releasing a report on the proposal Tuesday.

Gaps in homecare leave Winnipeg man in perilous situation

Tom Landy fears he won’t live long enough to receive adequate homecare.

The 49-year-old Winnipegger has spinal muscular atrophy, a degenerative disease, and requires 24-7 homecare, but gaps in his care leave him sitting in one spot for hours and lately he’s developed bed sores.

Landy was approved for around-the-clock care in June 2025, but staffing issues and an investigation into a homecare worker’s workplace injury have left him without help for periods of time throughout the day and forced his 76-year-old father to fill in.

“This is what they’re here for, to take care of me, and now it feels like I’m a burden,” he said from his home in the Maples.

Province announces review of child welfare funding, governance

An independent external review of provincial Child and Family Services funding and its governance model, which is expected to begin this fall, is long overdue, says one Indigenous leader who described a system in crisis.

Bombers receiver’s lateral recovery still talk of the town

Ontaria Wilson has made a habit of ending up on highlight reels for his brilliant play-making ability.

But the Winnipeg Blue Bombers receiver added an exclamation point to all of that jaw-dropping footage last Friday, quickly changing gears into the role of a defender after a Dru Brown interception ended up in the hands of Calgary Stampeders defensive back Ben Labrosse.

Wilson has been seen flying through the air with the greatest of ease to haul in passes during his time with the Bombers, but this was a thing of beauty, turning a potential turnover into a new set of downs when he snatched the ball that was heading for the hands of Marquel Lee.

“I’ve never seen anything like that in my life,” said Bombers offensive lineman Patrick Neufeld, a 15-year CFL veteran. “It’s one of those crazy CFL action plays. Thank God (Wilson) had the wherewithal to do that. He’s made some unbelievable plays for us and that’s going up there on the top for sure.”