News briefs for Saturday, March 1, 2025

Jets fall 2-1 to Flyers in shootout

8:57 PM

A game-saving stop by Noah Cates meant that the Winnipeg Jets were forced to settle for a single point on Saturday night.

Cates lunged in front of a shot by Kyle Connor from point-blank range during three-on-three overtime that was destined to find the back of the net to push the contest to a shootout and that’s where rookie forward Mavei Michkov scored the lone goal to propel the Philadelphia Flyers to a 2-1 victory at Canada Life Centre.

Mark Scheifele scored the lone goal for the Jets, who move to 42-15-4 for the season and will open a four-game road trip on Tuesday against the New York Islanders.

Connor Hellebuyck, making his 46th start of the season, finished with 31 saves for the Jets.

Firefighters quickly put end to vacant building fire in St. Johns

5:23 PM

Fire crews worked swiftly on Saturday afternoon to get a blaze at a vacant two-storey home under control in Winnipeg’s St. John’s neighbourhood.

The Winnipeg Fire Paramedic Service said firefighters were called to the 300 block of Garlies Street at 12:17 p.m.

Crews arrived with smoke coming from the building and were able to douse the flames by 12:50 p.m.

A release from the city said there were no injuries reported. The cause of the fire is still under investigation. No damages estimates are available.

The release also said that if anyone sees someone entering a vacant building or removing boards from windows and doors, to call 911 to report the incident immediately.

Citizens are also asked to call 311 if they notice boarded up windows or doors that have been breached but haven’t seen anyone entering a building.

Police non-emergency line hits technical snafu for third time in 2025

4:16 PM

The Winnipeg Police Service’s non-emergency line was hit again with technical troubles on Saturday.

In a post on X earlier in the afternoon, police said the line was experiencing intermittent issues.

It’s the third time this year that police have reported issues with the line, with some callers encountering a situation where neither party can hear one another when calls are transferred to the police’s communications centre.

Often, callers have been able to remedy the situation by calling back.

The issue first arose on Jan. 23 and then again on Feb. 13 before a third time on Saturday.

Later in the afternoon, police posted an update saying some calls were now getting through and encouraged callers to continue trying if they are still experiencing difficulties.

“Please rest assured that 9-1-1 services are not affected, and all emergency calls are being answered as usual,” the post said. “Thank you for your patience as we work to resolve this matter.”