News briefs for Thursday, October 2, 2025

Man pointed airgun at mom, kids outside East Kildonan school: police

12:05 PM

Police say a man pulled out what looked like a handgun while approaching a mother and her kids outside a school in the Rossmere neighbourhood and then pointed the weapon at a group of youths.

The Winnipeg Police Service said in a news release that a woman in her 40s was picking up her children from the school on the 900 block of Brazier Street at about 3:30 p.m. Wednesday.

The mother told police the man “approached her vehicle in a threatening manner” and pulled a black gun from his waistband as she pulled away, the release said.

The man then approached a group of youths near Brazier and Maxwell Place, pulled the gun from his waistband and pointed it at them, the WPS said. The victims fled.

The man did not know any of the victims, and the incidents are believed to be random and unprovoked, police said.

The River East Transcona School Division confirmed the incidents happened outside École John Henderson Middle School and said the youths in the second incident were students walking to a bus stop.

Officers arrested a man in the rear of an apartment complex on the 1000 block of Brazier about an hour after the first incident. Police seized two air pistols.

The man, 19, is facing charges of pointing a firearm, carrying a concealed weapon and possession of a weapon. He was released on an undertaking.

Extended bus transfer times start Monday

11:50 AM

Extended transfer times for bus users take effect Monday, the City of Winnipeg announced Thursday.

A transfer allows the user to board a subsequent bus without paying an additional charge and must be requested when they get on the first bus.

The transfer time will be 90 minutes starting Monday. Transfers are valid on any regular bus route, including return trips. The current time limit is 75 minutes.

City council approved the change Thursday after learning some transfers expired before riders could complete their trip. Winnipeg Transit’s new network, which was implemented at the end of June, requires more bus users to rely on transfers to reach their destinations.

Province warns of measles exposure site in Portage la Prairie

10:46 AM

The province notified the public Thursday about another location where people might have been exposed to measles.

Public health officials asked anyone who was at Portage District General Hospital between 9:20 p.m. on Sept. 24 and 2:40 a.m. on Sept. 25 to watch for any symptoms until Oct. 16 and Oct. 17, respectively.

They also asked anyone who was there during that time to check their immunization records and ensure they are up to date with measles vaccines.

Woodlands man killed in Highway 16 rollover crash south of Westbourne

10:19 AM

A driver was killed when a vehicle went into a ditch and rolled on Highway 16 on Wednesday.

Portage la Prairie RCMP were contacted about the crash south of Westbourne at 7:15 a.m. Officers found the heavily damaged vehicle in the north ditch and emergency crews already there.

The 27-year-old driver, a Rural Municipality of Woodlands man, was declared dead at the scene.

Manitoba RCMP said an initial investigation determined the driver was going very fast when the northbound vehicle went into the ditch at a curve in the road.

Man stabbed, woman arrested in South Indian Lake slaying

8:58 AM

A woman was arrested after a man was fatally stabbed in South Indian Lake on Wednesday.

Officers were sent to a home in the community, about 130 kilometres northwest of Thompson, at 4:10 p.m. and found a 54-year-old man with life-threatening injuries. He was later pronounced dead, Manitoba RCMP said in a news release Thursday.

Officers arrested a 53-year-old woman at the scene. She remained in custody Thursday.