News briefs for Wednesday, March 25, 2026

Police search for The Pas slaying suspect

3:09 PM

RCMP continue to look for a suspect after a 33-year-old man was fatally assaulted at a home in The Pas in February.

Officers were sent to the residence at 2:15 a.m. on Feb. 27 and found the victim suffering from life-threatening injuries.

He was sent to hospital, where he later died.

Police continue to search for Draven Lester Mercredi, 30, of The Pas, RCMP said in a Wednesday news release.

Officers from the RCMP, Manitoba Integrated Violent Offender Apprehension Unit and Winnipeg Police Service are in the are searching for the suspect, the release said.

RCMP said in early March that Saskatoon resident Joey Campbell, 22, and Thompson resident Nicholas Halcrow-Jewels, 32, were charged with second-degree murder in the 33-year-old’s death.

Anyone with information about the whereabouts of Mercredi is asked to contact RCMP in The Pas at 204-627-6204.

Man threatened to kill women: police

2:47 PM

A 27-year-old man was arrested Friday and accused of threatening to kill four women.

Officers were contacted Thursday about the man, who had told a third party about his intentions, a Winnipeg Police Service news release stated Wednesday.

As the investigation continued, the child exploitation unit took over.

Between November and January, one of the women was harassed by the man, police said.

The man was taken into custody Friday by the child exploitation unit and counter exploitation unit at a residence on the 600 block of St. James Street. Electronic devices were seized.

In addition to uttering threats, the man was charged with several offences including criminal harassment, luring a person under 16, and possession of child sexual abuse and exploitation material.

He remains in custody.

Planned outage to affect city services

2:29 PM

The City of Winnipeg says some of its services will be unavailable for eight hours while its computer network is upgraded to improve security, reliability, and performance.

The outage is scheduled from 9 p.m. Thursday until 5 a.m. Friday.

The three call centres and online services may experience intermittent disruptions during the planned maintenance, the city said.

Services that will be affected include: 311, Water & Waste, and Winnipeg Transit call centres; winnipeg.ca and MyAccount Services; MyUtility, and the Winnipeg Transit app, Navigo, and Peggo purchases (online and in-person).

Parking ticket payments and appeals, business licence renewals and pet licences, as well as Winnipeg Public Library online services, are also expected to be affected.

Roslyn Road closed for police investigation

9:31 AM

Roslyn Road is closed at Osborne Street for what Winnipeg police described as a “contained investigation.”

There is a  large police presence is the 100 block of Osborne, where the investigation is taking place.

Osborne is open to traffic. Police encouraged drivers to use a different route.

“There is no imminent risk to public safety,” police said on social media.