The Wrap: Post-secondary school safety, teen girl slain, Skibicki trial, Blue’s Streveler and Milksmith

The University of Winnipeg has closed some of its buildings to members of the public, requiring ID and allowing only current students/staff inside, citing safety concerns over a pro-Palestinian encampment set up outside the U of W’s downtown campus.

The head of the U of W student association said the camp has been peaceful since it arrived and students or faculty have raised no concerns for safety.

The University of Manitoba is still open but with “heightened security,” and Red River has never locked its doors

Kingsley Lachose, 19, was arrested Monday morning in Chemawawin First Nation and charged with second-degree murder in a 14-year-old girl’s death.

Lachose was out on bail, accused of having sexual contact with the 14-year-old girl he is now charged with killing.

RCMP officers were called early Monday morning to the Chemawawin First Nation nursing station, where they found the 14-year-old victim dead.

The community, 460 kilometres northwest of Winnipeg on the shore of Cedar Lake, is already reeling from another homicide earlier this month allegedly committed by a pair of teenage girls.

Prosecutors in the murder trial of admitted serial killer Jeremy Skibicki requested he undergo a psychiatric assessment on Tuesday.

Skibicki, 37, has pleaded not guilty to four counts of first-degree murder in the slayings of three Indigenous women — Rebecca Contois, 24; Morgan Harris, 39; and Marcedes Myran, 26; and a fourth unidentified woman known as Buffalo Woman.

Skibicki admits he killed the women, but his defence team argues he should be found not criminally responsible by reason of mental disorder and has commissioned its own assessment to support its position.

Court reporter Dean Pritchard has all the details.

It’s been over four years since Chris Streveler helped the Blue Bombers snap their Grey Cup drought and he’s been under contract with four NFL teams since then, but there’s just something about being in Winnipeg.

“I fit right back into this locker room, I know what this team is made of from a culture standpoint and it’s a big reason why I love this place, man,” said Streveler.

One of those reasons is the starting pivot, Zach Collaros. Both Collaros and Streveler bring different skills to the field, which gives the Bombers about as good of a one-two punch as anyone in the CFL at the position.

Collaros is that prototypical quarterback that can sling the ball down field, whereas Streveler’s biggest gift is his ability to tuck the ball and run over just about anyone.

Taylor Allen has that story and more from Bombers training camp.

For Milksmith owner Siuleen Leibl, ice cream is an art form.

In celebration of Asian Heritage Month, Milksmith on Corydon Avenue is featuring a sweet sushi platter and bao bun ice cream items.

Eva Wasney talked with Leibl about the creative process and the importance of sharing her heritage with customers through fun novelty treats.