News briefs for Sunday, October 15, 2023

Moose beat Wranglers in OT

4:52 PM

Dominic Toninato’s overtime goal with the hosts on the power play lifted the Manitoba Moose to a 3-2 victory over the Calgary Wranglers on Sunday afternoon in downtown Winnipeg.

The veteran forward tipped a shot by Brad Lambert — the 40th of the day by the Moose — with just 31 seconds left in the extra session.

Manitoba upped its record to 1-1 to begin the American Hockey League season after falling 4-2 to Calgary in the season opener Friday night.

The Moose, down 2-0 after 40 minutes, received goals early in the final period from Chaz Lucius and Lambert to pull even.

Moose netminder Collin Delia earned the win, stopping 26 shots.

Garden Valley soccer teams reign supreme

10:56 AM

The Garden Valley Zodiacs of Winkler dominated on the soccer pitch in Dauphin over the weekend.

On Saturday, the Zodiacs defeated the W.C. Miller Aces (Altona) 2-1 in the Manitoba High School Athletic Association girls gold-medal matchup. Mekdes Wall of Garden Valley was named the championship’s most valuable player.

In the bronze-medal game, the Neepawa Tigers shut out the Niverville Panthers 3-0.

Meanwhile, Garden Valley blanked the crosstown rival Northlands Parkway Nighthawks 4-0 in the boys’ championship game. Garden Valley’s William Bergen was named the boys MVP.

The Aces beat Niverville 3-1 in penalty kicks in the third-place contest.

Youths, adults charged for brandishing weapons downtown

10:53 AM

Six people are facing charges after police caught them brandishing weapons in a downtown parkade Saturday night.

Around 9:30 p.m., numerous police units— including members of the tactical support team and the Air1 police helicopter — responded to a multi-storey parkade in the 200 block of Hargrave Street after several people were spotting pointing firearms at vehicles, the Winnipeg Police Service said in a release.

Responding officers seized an AK47-style pellet gun, two replica BB C02 pistols, another pellet gun, bear spray and a pair of machetes from the scene. Three youths, aged 14-, 15- and 16-years-old are facing charges for possessing weapons. Three adults, one aged 18-years-old and two 19-years-old, are similarly charged.

One of the youth suspects, a female, was detained. The rest were released on an undertaking, police said.

Police investigating East Elmwood slaying

10:28 AM

Winnipeg police are investigating after a man was killed in the East Elmwood neighbourhood late Saturday.

Around 11:20 p.m., officers responded to reports of a man lying on a sidewalk in the 300 block of Keenleyside Street, the Winnipeg Police Service said in a release.

Police arrived to find Joseph Robert Campbell, 24, suffering from serious injuries. He was transported to the hospital where he later died.

The homicide unit is investigating, police said.

Anyone with video surveillance or information that may assist investigators is asked to call the homicide unit at 204-986-6508, Crime Stoppers at 204-786-8477 (TIPS), or online at winnipegcrimestoppers.org