News briefs for Tuesday, March 5, 2024

Jets lose 4-3 to Kraken

9:41 PM

The Winnipeg Jets fell 4-3 to the Seattle Kraken on Tuesday night at Canada Life Centre.

Andre Burakovsky scored on the power play with 2:39 left in regulation to snap the tie. Tomas Tatar, Jared McCann and Justin Schultz also scored for the visitors.

Kyle Connor, Adam Lowry and Nino Niederreiter had Winnipeg’s goals.

The Jets fall to 39-17-5, while the Kraken improve to 28-23-11.

The teams meet again on Friday night in Seattle.

Fire in four-storey block ties up traffic on Notre Dame Avenue

5:41 PM

Winnipeg firefighters are battling a massive apartment fire on Toronto Street just south of Notre Dame Avenue.

Firefighters were using two ladder trucks to douse the roof of 774 Toronto St., a four-storey apartment block, just before 5:30 p.m.

Fire equipment was blocking eastbound traffic on Notre Dame, reducing it to one lane.

Black and grey smoke from the blaze is billowing over the centre of Winnipeg.

The fire department has not yet commented, including whether anyone was injured or when crews were summoned.

Suspects sought after man, 19, stabbed

12:58 PM

Police are searching for suspects after a man was stabbed Monday morning.

Officers were sent to an apartment in the 100 block of Clarke Street at about 6 a.m. and found an injured 19-year-old man. He was transported to hospital in critical condition and later upgraded to stable condition.

Police said two potential suspects fled the area after the stabbing.

The Winnipeg Police Service’s major crimes unit is asking anyone with information about the stabbing to call 204-986-6219 or Crime Stoppers anonymously at 204-786-8477 (TIPS) or winnipegcrimestoppers.org.

Stolen Street Connections van found

11:41 AM

A stolen van used to provide drug use supplies, nursing services and counselling to people in need has been found.

The Winnipeg Regional Health Authority sought public assistance locating the Street Connections vehicle, a white 2013 Nissan, on Monday evening after the van was reported stolen over the weekend.

By Tuesday morning, the van had been found. Street Connections will continue its regular schedule of driving public health nurses and outreach workers across the city six evenings a week.

“Despite the unfor­tu­nate set­back, Street Con­nec­tions Evening Out­reach will con­tin­ue to oper­ate nor­mal­ly as sched­uled in a rental vehi­cle with Street Con­nec­tions sig­nage on the roof,” a media advisory from Street Connections said Tuesday.

The van is out 6 p.m. to 11 p.m. Monday to Friday, and 5 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. Saturday.

Missing woman last seen in Winnipeg

11:20 AM

Selkirk RCMP are asking for the public’s help in finding a missing woman.

Lauren Munro, 27, has not been seen or heard from since she went to Seven Oaks General Hospital for a non-urgent matter on Feb. 21, police said. She last spoke with a member of her extended family on Feb. 10 and was reported missing Feb. 29.

Mounties said it is believed Munro is in Winnipeg. She is described as 5-5 in height, 145 pounds, with brown hair and brown eyes.

The RCMP said police and Munro’s extended family are concerned for her wellbeing.

Selkirk RCMP are asking anyone with information on her whereabouts to contact 204-482-1222, or Crime Stoppers anonymously at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS) or manitobacrimestoppers.com.

Bros. Landreth celebrate Let it Lie at the Burt

9:35 AM

The Bros. Landreth will mark the 10-year anniversary of Let it Lie, the Winnipeg roots-rock duo’s debut album at the Burton Cummings Theatre on May 9,

Tickets go on sale at 10 a.m. Friday at ticketmaster.ca, although there are pre-sales scheduled to start Wednesday. Prices start at $29.50 plus fees.

Let it Lie earned the Bros. — Joey and Dave Landreth — a Juno Award in 2015 and includes the song Made Up Mind, which Bonnie Raitt covered and earned a Grammy Award for in 2023.