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Wawanesa rebrands newest branch WSI

Wawanesa Mutual Insurance Co. has completed its acquisition of Ontario-based Everest Insurance Company of Canada and rebranded it as WSI, expanding Wawanesa’s commercial capabilities.

WSI will operate as a distinct organization within the Wawanesa group of companies, retaining the expertise, talent and underwriting discipline that established Everest as a respected player in the speciality market, Wawanesa announced on Thursday.

Wawanesa acquired Everest Canada from Everest Group Ltd., a Delaware-based global reinsurance and insurance provider. The deal was first announced in March and received regulatory approval in September. Financial terms were not disclosed.

“It was a very competitive process,” Wawanesa president and CEO Evan Johnston said. “This was a sought-after asset and we were the successful bidder, which I’m very proud of.”

Obsessed stalker who shot, killed young woman at bus stop in 1993 dies behind bars at age 74

A Winnipeg man who stalked a woman for several years before shooting her dead in the street in 1993 has died in Stony Mountain prison.

On Monday, 74-year-old Ronald Edd Bell died of apparent natural causes at the federal prison just north of Winnipeg, the Correctional Service of Canada said.

Bell had been in prison since May 30, 1994, when he was given a life sentence with no chance of parole for 18 years for killing Terry-Lyn Babb, 25, on Jan. 21, 1993.

Bell walked up behind an unsuspecting Babb, who was waiting at a bus stop at Sherbrook Street and Wolseley Avenue, and shot her in the head with a pistol in front of horrified witnesses, says the Free Press report of his sentencing hearing.

Port of Churchill signs agreement with Dutch port

Arctic Gateway Group, operator of the Port of Churchill, has signed an agreement with the Port of Rotterdam in the Netherlands to attract business and strengthen supply chains linking Western Canada and Europe.

The agreement enables the two ports to work together to develop new trade in critical minerals and energy products, connect Canadian producers with European buyers, and identify opportunities to improve the supply chain from Western Canadian resource projects through Churchill and into European markets.

The Port of Rotterdam is Europe’s largest port and home to more than 3,000 businesses across its industrial complex, serving as a major gateway for critical raw materials and energy.

Meanwhile, the Port of Churchill has been identified as a transformative national strategy for Canada and is emerging as a northern trade corridor connecting Western Canada’s resources to global markets.

Bombers turn to other passions away from the field

You can’t think about football 24-7.

Even at this time of year, when it’s hard not to be consumed by the playoff race, it’s important for players to have other interests and hobbies to take their minds off the pressure and stress that comes with playing for a living.

“Always thinking about football gets mentally draining,” said Winnipeg Blue Bombers receiver Ontaria Wilson after Thursday’s closed practice.

“Being able to remove yourself from that environment and think about something else can relax your mind.”

Critical mineral development: Grid Metals promotes southeast Manitoba cesium deposit

An exploration company says it’s found the second-largest cesium deposit to be developed in the Western world — and it’s looking to mine in southeastern Manitoba.

Cesium is used in the defence sector, solar panels, internet and phone networks and GPS satellites, among other things. Canadian and United States governments have both deemed it a critical mineral.

It’s rare: just six cesium deposits have been found globally, according to the company behind the Manitoba site.

Grid Metals, a Toronto-based firm, spent October 2025 through March drilling holes in land 130 kilometres east of Winnipeg, at its Falcon West property.

Retired guidance counsellor defends explicit 2025 sex-ed presentation to high school football team in disciplinary hearing

Gus Watanabe, a former employee of Oak Park High School in Winnipeg, was the subject of a public disciplinary hearing on Thursday.