News briefs for Wednesday, April 22, 2026

School to be named after Justice Murray Sinclair

6:41 PM

The Louis Riel School Division will rename a French immersion school in honour of the late justice Murray Sinclair.

École Sage Creek Bonavista will soon be called École Mazina-Giizhik, named for Sinclair’s spirit name, which means: “The one who speaks of pictures in the sky,” in Anishinaabemowin, said a news release issued by the school division.

Sinclair, who died at 73 in November 2024, was a judge, senator and chair of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada.

Public consultations garnered “strong and resounding” support for naming the school after Sinclair, the division said.

An official naming ceremony for the school is set for May 6.

Police say fatal shooting domestic incident

4:53 PM

A man has died and a woman is in hospital after a shooting in Inkster Gardens Tuesday night.

Officers were called to an apartment complex at 10:30 p.m. for reports of possible gunshots, said a Winnipeg Police Service release.

They found two adults with gunshot wounds in one of the suites.

Both were taken to hospital in critical condition.

The woman, in her 30s, was later upgraded to stable, but police said the man, in his 50s, died Wednesday.

The major crimes unit took over the investigation and concluded the shooting was a domestic incident.

No suspects are outstanding, the release said.

Anyone with information is asked to call major crimes at 204-986-6219 or Crime Stoppers at 204-786-TIPS to report the information anonymously.

Grunthal school locked down

4:39 PM

The Green Valley School in Grunthal was placed in a lockdown after a student took a weapon to the school Wednesday morning.

The Hanover School Division said in a news release RCMP were notified immediately.

Staff detained the student until police arrived and the lockdown was lifted, the division said.

Grunthal is 70 kilometres south of Winnipeg.

Man suffers injuries following Highway 17 attack

3:42 PM

Two people have been charged and a third suspect is being sought following an armed robbery in the Rural Municipality of Fisher last week in which a 59-year-old received life-threatening injuries.

On Thursday, Fisher RCMP were called to Highway 17 North, south of Hodgson. Mounties said the victim was threatened with a sawed-off shotgun by three people, attacked and then robbed of his truck.

RCMP were unable to find the suspects and when they went to speak with the victim, they found him in medical distress. He was taken to hospital and eventually transferred to Winnipeg for treatment, said RCMP. He’s now recovering in hospital.

An arrest warrant was issued for two of the three suspects, a man and a woman from Winnipeg, both 36, and they were taken into custody without incident, RCMP said. They now face numerous charges including aggravated assault, assault with a weapon and armed robbery.

RCMP say the suspect who is at large is a woman with rotten front teeth.

Man arrested after military-grade smoke grenade found at Grace Hospital

1:18 PM

Winnipeg police arrested an intoxicated man who showed up at the Grace Hospital, allegedly with a smoke grenade in his possession early Monday morning.

Winnipeg Police Service officers were called to the hospital on Booth Drive by security personnel, who found the device on the man when he walked into the facility at about 5:30 a.m.

Bomb unit investigators took over and checked out the device, an active military-grade smoke-screen training grenade. The grenade, when triggered, blows out smoke, but does not explode.

Police aren’t sure how he managed to get such a smoke grenade, which is used by the Canadian military but isn’t available to the general public.

A 45-year-old man has been charged with several weapons offences. He was held in custody.

Golf courses opening soon in Winnipeg

1:14 PM

Golfers in Winnipeg will soon be able to hit the links.

Municipal golf courses will open for the season on Saturday, said a news release from the city on Wednesday.

Tee times can now be booked at any of the city’s golf courses, including the Canoe Club, Crescent Drive, Kildonan Park and Windsor Park.

Residents can book spots online, or they can call the pro shop or 311.

Special rates on green fees at Canoe Club, Kildonan Park and Windsor Park until May 9.

The Lorette Golf Course also opened for the season on Tuesday.

Dauphin-area man arrested in U.S. found with stolen pistols in his Manitoba home: RCMP

10:55 AM

A Dauphin man accused of stealing a pistol at a gun show in rural Minnesota was found with more stolen firearms in his Manitoba home, RCMP say.

United States Customs and Border Protection informed Manitoba RCMP in March that a man from the Rural Municipality of Dauphin had been arrested in Minnesota after a handgun was stolen on March 19 at the show in Newfolden, Minn.

The suspect was arrested at the scene and Marshall County Sheriff’s Office officials recovered the pistol. He was charged with felony theft in the U.S. and released on bail, before returning to Canada on March 28, RCMP say.

Provincial and federal RCMP began investigating and learned that more stolen firearms may be at his home in the RM of Dauphin. Officers executed a warrant at the house on April 15 and found seven firearms, two of which were confirmed as having been stolen in the U.S.

None of the pistols were stored in compliance with Canadian firearm regulations, say RCMP, and several were loaded.

Wilfred Kachurowski, 73, has been charged with seven firearms and gun smuggling offences. He was held in custody.

Selkirk woman arrested after false reports made to Kids Help Phone

10:35 AM

RCMP have arrested a 34-year-old woman from Selkirk accused of making several false reports to the Kids Help Phone, claiming she was about to hurt herself and wasting valuable resources.

Manitoba RCMP began looking into the public mischief in March. Investigators determined that between August last year and March this year, Selkirk RCMP were called to eight incidents involving a female, whose identity was unknown, “reporting comments of self harm” through the help phone.

In each instance, police, emergency medical and crisis intervention services attempted to identify and locate the female, but were unsuccessful, say RCMP.

During five of the incidents, the individual “falsely identified” herself as other people, prompting “further investigative measures” and requiring the assistance of other public agencies, RCMP say. Twenty-five Mounties spent about 239 hours investigating the false claims.

On April 17, investigators arrested the 34-year-old woman they believed to have made the false reports. She’s to be charged with identity fraud, criminal harassment and public mischief. She’s been released on conditions ahead of a court date in June.

Jets loan Salomonsson to Moose for playoffs

9:43 AM

The Manitoba Moose blue line is getting a significant boost as they prepare to open the Calder Cup playoffs.

The Winnipeg Jets announced on Wednesday morning that defenceman Elias Salomonsson has been loaned to their American Hockey League affiliate, which means he’s passed his baseline test and been removed from concussion protocol.

Salomonsson, who is the Jets’ top defence prospect, appeared in 32 NHL games this season but was sidelined after a reverse hit from Dallas Stars forward Jason Robertson, forcing him to miss the final seven contests.

The Moose open a best-of-three series with the Milwaukee Admirals at 7 p.m. at Canada Life Centre.