News briefs for Saturday, March 14, 2026

Bisons fall short in national semis

7:20 PM

The Manitoba Bisons’ bid for a men’s volleyball national championship is over.

One day after rolling past Laval in the quarterfinals, the Bisons ran out of steam as they fell 3-1 (25-15; 10-25; 22-25; 16-25) to the University of British Columbia Thunderbirds in Saturday’s semifinal in Windsor, Ont.

The Bisons will play either Trinity Western or Windsor for bronze on Sunday (2 p.m.).

Owen Weekes led Manitoba with 14 kills, while Karil Dadash Adeh and Eric Ogaranko each had nine. Josh Jehle had 15 digs, and Sammy Ludwig had 34 assists.

The T-Birds were led by Reeve Gingera and Dawson Pratt, who had 14 kills apiece.

Jets down Avalanche 3-1

5:41 PM

The Winnipeg Jets have knocked off the NHL’s No. 1 team.

A 3-1 victory over the Colorado Avalanche on Saturday afternoon keeps the club’s slim playoff hopes alive.

Connor Hellebuyck was the star of the show, stopping 27 of 28 shots. Kyle Connor scored his 30th goal of the year and added an assist, Mark Scheifele had a pair of helpers to set a new career-high (51), Alex Iafallo scored the game-winning goal and Cole Perfetti added a valuable empty-netter to seal the victory.

Winnipeg improves to 27-28-10 this year, including 4-2-0 on this season-long eight-game homestand.

Colorado falls to 44-12-9.

The Jets return to action on Sunday afternoon when they host the St. Louis Blues at 2 pm.

No injuries reported in Friday night fires: WFPS

12:11 PM

The Winnipeg Fire Paramedic Service was called to the West Kildonan neighbourhood around 10:35 p.m. Friday for reports of a fire, a weekend news release says.

Smoke was coming from the house on Meredith Bay when firefighters arrived. The fire was declared under control at 11:11 p.m.

Crews also responded to a fire in a 10-storey building on the 200 block of Princess Street just before 9 p.m. The fire was found in a suite and extinguished by 9:15 p.m.

Both fires are under investigation.

Two dead after shooting on Boyd Avenue

11:07 AM

Winnipeg police say two people are dead after a shooting on the 300 block of Boyd Avenue Thursday.

Police were called to the area around 5:30 p.m. and located a man in his 30s and a teenage boy, who were both injured. The pair was taken to hospital in critical condition and where they died of their injuries.

The homicide unit is asking anyone with information, CCTV, cellphone, or dashcam video from that time period to call police at 204-986-6508, Crime Stoppers at 204-786-8477 or submit a tip online.

Police seek public’s assistance in homicide case

9:55 AM

Winnipeg police are asking the public to come forward with information after a homicide on the 600 block of Agnes Street last month.

On Feb. 11, Jeremiah Riley Bateman was shot in the upper body and died days later from his injuries, police said in a weekend news release.

No arrests have been made.

Anyone with information is asked to contact the homicide unit at 204-986-6508, call Crime Stoppers anonymously at 204-786-8477, or submit a tip online.