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IIU authorizes charges against Portage RCMP officer now accused of hitting, injuring man on bicycle

Manitoba’s police watchdog has authorized charges against a Portage la Prairie RCMP officer who allegedly hit and injured a man on a bicycle with his police cruiser.

The Independent Investigation Unit of Manitoba announced two charges against RCMP Const. Wail Mohamed after launching an investigation in March 2025, a Monday news release said.

Mohamed is facing one count of operating a conveyance in a dangerous manner to the public and one count of assault with a weapon.

On March 26, 2025, Mounties saw two people matching the description of suspects from a previous criminal incident, the release stated. As one officer spoke with a woman, Mohamed saw a man leave on a bicycle, the IIU said.

Winnipeg put on a great event with Heritage Classic, Jets can’t hold up their end of the bargain

The Winnipeg Jets know how to throw a great outdoor party. Unfortunately for the club, they haven’t perfected the all-important hockey portion of the Heritage Classic.

A 2-1 loss to the Montreal Canadiens on Sunday night inside Princess Auto Stadium comes 10 years after a 3-0 downer against the Edmonton Oilers inside the same football facility.

Better luck in 2036, perhaps?

Hey, at least the Jets finally found a way to score a goal in this one as Isak Rosen broke Jacob Fowler’s shutout bid with just under five minutes left in regulation. But they were ultimately unable to finish off a memorable weekend with a much-needed win in front of a raucous, sold-out crowd of 32,343.

Asessippi counting on flood relief to save ski season

Asessippi Ski Area and Resort remains optimistic about the coming ski season, but is depending on disaster financial assistance to repair roughly $2.2 million in flood damage, a spokesperson said.

First Crumbl cookie shop opens in Winnipeg

The early birds got their cookies.

Klaudia and Jayson Ballantyne were the first in line for the grand opening of Winnipeg’s first Crumbl location at 1570 Regent Ave. West, arriving at 2 a.m. Friday — six hours before the cookie chain was set to open.

The brother and sister brought their lawn chairs and blankets and hunkered down.

Roughly 90 minutes later, by their count, the next customers arrived.

MPI cuts off public parking downtown to prioritize staff mandated to return to office

Some commuters who work in downtown Winnipeg are frustrated after finding out they’re losing access to monthly parking spots in lots owned by Manitoba Public Insurance.

The Crown corporation has acquired parking spaces, currently managed by Impark for its staff, and is adding desks and renovating some floors at its Cityplace headquarters to prepare for more employees to return to the office full time, sources told the Free Press.

MPI, which owns the Cityplace complex and parkades within the tower and at 266 Hargrave St., is eliminating daily parking and reducing the number of non-MPI monthly parkers to “prioritize” parking availability for employees who work at the headquarters, spokeswoman Kristy Rydz said.

The changes will come into effect Nov. 1 for the 266 Hargrave parkade and Dec. 1 for the Cityplace tower parkade. The lots will become card-access only.

Letters, Oct. 26

This story and these incidents should spark the city to install speed bumps, enact 30 km/h default speed limits in residential areas, build more bike lanes, narrow car lanes, and add more sidewalks. These things are proven to actually make kids and seniors safer.