News briefs for Friday, October 21, 2022

Three people were taken to hospital, including one in critical condition, after a fire broke out at a Manitoba Housing tower in St. Boniface.

The Winnipeg Fire Paramedic Service said a monitored fire alarm was activated 101 Marion St., at the 16-storey high-rise, around 6:15 a.m. on Friday.

Responders found heavy smoke in the building and due to “significant safety concerns” a second alarm was called, the WFPS said. The fire was extinguished at 7:53 a.m. with the use of aerosol fire suppression devices.

Fifteen people were assessed by paramedics on scene and three were taken to hospital, including one in critical condition and two in unstable condition.

Officials say damage from the fire was mostly contained to one floor but other areas sustained significant smoke and water damage. The WFPS could not say how many suites were impacted and how many residents will be displaced.

Manitoba Housing is on scene to arrange alternate accommodations. The cause of the fire is under investigation.

 

Firefighters put out a blaze in a vacant Osborne Village building Friday morning.

Crews were called to Roslyn Road at 6:44 a.m. for report of a fire in a three-storey structure.

On arrival, firefighters found heavy smoke and flames coming from the building and brought the blaze under control by 7:02 a.m.

A search of the building found no occupants and no injuries were reported.

The cause of the fire is under investigation and damage estimates were not immediately available.

Winnipeg firefighters rescued a person from the Assiniboine River in the wee hours Friday morning.

Using a drone to aid in tracking the person’s location, emergency staff with Winnipeg Fire Paramedic Service saw the individual about three metres from shore near The Forks footbridge, waded in and then pulled the person to safety just before 2:30 a.m.

It’s not clear how long the person was in the river.

The person went to hospital in stable condition.

 

RCMP are asking for the public’s help in a homicide case a year after the Nelson House man went missing.

Rico Cody Linklater, 22, was last seen in Nelson House in the early morning hours of Oct. 21, 2021.

Last month, RCMP said Linklater’s disappearance is now considered a homicide and it sent the underwater recovery team and officers with its search and rescue unit to the community.

Anyone with any information is asked to call Nelson House RCMP at 204-484-2837, Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 or leave a secure tip online at www.Manitobacrimestoppers.com

 

 

A pedestrian was struck and killed early Wednesday morning on the south Perimeter Highway, RCMP say.

The individual walked onto the roadway and was hit by an east-bound semi-truck near the intersection of St. Anne’s Road around 1:40 a.m., an investigation has found.

Officers are still working to identify the victim. The trucker wasn’t injured in the collision.

Winnipeg Jets forward Nikolaj Ehlers has been placed on injured reserve and will miss at least two more games in addition to the pair he’s already been sidelined for.

The earliest he can be activated is next Tuesday. Winnipeg hosts the Toronto Maple Leafs on Saturday at Canada Life Centre, and the St. Louis Blues on Monday.

Ehlers suffered a lower body ailment during Monday’s 4-1 loss in Dallas. He didn’t dress for Wednesday’s 4-3 overtime victory in Colorado, or Thursday’s 5-2 defeat in Las Vegas.

Ehlers has three assists in the two games he’s played.

To fill his roster spot, the Jets have recalled forward Dominic Toninato for the Manitoba Moose.