In pictures: Thousands pour into downtown Winnipeg for Pride parade Posted: 5:54 PM CDT Sunday, Jun. 4, 2023

Main Street crash involving motorcycle linked to speeding

Speed appears to be a factor in a serious four-vehicle collision, including a motorcycle, on Main Street Friday.

Police did not immediately release information about the crash, but at around 7 p.m., a large section of Main Street was taped off between Jarvis and Dufferin Avenue. Traffic was redirected and pedestrians were told to stay clear.

Behind the tape, a crumpled white sedan was smashed into the side of a building, and a damaged motorcycle was on its side in the middle of the street. Two SUVs were also damaged.

The Free Press watched video captured from cameras at the nearby Northern Hotel that shows the two vehicles involved in the crash — the motorcycle that had a rider and a passenger, and the white sedan — speeding side-by-side southbound on Main Street. The speed limit in the area is 50 kilometres per hour.

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Mosque’s restorative justice program helps newcomers find their way

The Masjid Bilal is a chunky grey building just off Logan Avenue surrounded by warehouses and railyards. It looks more like a bunker than a mosque.

But on a summer Friday afternoon, its green-and-white carpeted interior is humming with activity. Two men in white robes and flat woolen caps are seated on the carpet poring over a copy of the Qur’an. A few young boys dodge through hallways, poking curious noses into open doors. At the back, next to a table piled with prayer mats, two girls in hijabs share schoolyard gossip. In the kitchen, women are cooking up pots of rice and chicken for people who will soon arrive for Friday prayers.

The Masjid Bilal is a community hub for members of Winnipeg’s African diaspora as well as Muslims from many other countries.

It’s also home to the Bilal Community and Family Centre, an innovative, community-centred nonprofit that is meeting vital needs for newcomers in this city.

Lightning strikes again as Canada picks up second rugby win in Winnipeg in 33 years

The Canadian men’s rugby union touched down in Winnipeg for the first time in 33 years on Saturday and delivered a memory that will last a lifetime for its local supporters.

The world-ranked No. 25 Canadians earned a hard-fought 23-19 victory over No. 24 Zimbabwe in pool play of the inaugural World Rugby Nations Cup before 6,712 fans at Princess Auto Stadium, including a small but boisterous contingent of Zimbabwe supporters.

Canada’s last appearance in the provincial capital also brought a triumph over the United States in 1993, and if those in attendance made one thing clear on this evening, it’s that the city’s hunger for international rugby has only grown since then.

“A lovely bit of history,” said Canada’s head coach Stephen Meehan. “First time in 33 years, to come here to win, to beat Zimbabwe in our first-ever international between the two countries — so we’re on the right side of the history books.