News briefs for Monday, October 20, 2025

Singer-songwriter William Prince playing concert hall in April

10:31 AM

On the heels of the release of his fifth album, Further From the Country, Peguis First Nation singer-songwriter William Prince announces a Canadian tour that brings him to the Centennial Concert Hall on April 25.

The baritone-voiced Juno winner has seen his career skyrocket in recent years, winning the John Prine Songwriter Fellowship and an Americana Honors & Awards nomination. He has appeared at the Newport Folk Festival and on the Grand Ole Opry stage, and sold out shows at prestigious theatres including Massey Hall.

Joining Prince on tour is local roots act Boy Golden; frontman Liam Duncan also produced Further From the Country.

Tickets go on sale Friday, Oct. 24, at livenation.com. Prices have yet to be announced.

Fire in Victor Street home put out

10:21 AM

Crews extinguished a fire in a multi-family home on Victor Street early Monday.

Firefighters were sent to the two-and-a-half storey building on the 700 block shortly after 4:10 a.m. They declared the fire under control shortly after 4:30 a.m.

Everyone inside got out before crews arrived.

On Sunday, crews were sent to a vacant, single-storey commercial building on the 800 block of Main Street shortly after 2:45 p.m. and declared the fire under control shortly before 3:30 p.m.

The building was damaged by several previous fires, the Winnipeg Fire Paramedic Service said in a news release Monday.

Earlier Sunday, at 1:55 p.m., crews were sent to a vacant, one-and-a-half storey house on the 700 block of Talbot Avenue. They declared the fire there under control shortly before 4:15 p.m. The house was also damaged in a fire Friday. Crews were sent to the house at 11:20 a.m. and declared the fire under control about 20 minutes later.

The causes of the fires, including Friday’s, are under investigation.

Charges laid in 5-year-old homicide case

8:11 AM

Homicide charges have been laid in the 2020 disappearance of a 40-year-old Manitoba woman.

RCMP are set to release more information this afternoon in the case of Melinda Lynxleg, from Tootinaowaziibeeng Treaty Reserve, who was last heard from in March 2020. Lynxleg’s body was discovered in June 2023 at an abandoned property in San Clara, and police spent years looking for answers. Last spring, for the five-year anniversary of Lynxleg’s disappearance, RCMP issued another public plea.

“Thousands of hours have been spent looking for answers, including a complete review of the entire investigation, which recently led to new information coming to light,” stated the RCMP’s April 2 news release.

A news conference is now scheduled for 1 p.m. with representatives from Tootinaowaziibeeng Treaty Reserve and Manitoba RCMP’s Major Crime Services.

Missing woman, 83, last seen in Westwood

7:43 AM

Winnipeg police are on the lookout for a missing 83-year-old woman last seen in the Westwood neighbourhood Sunday.

A silver alert for vulnerable seniors has been issued for Carol Thomson. She was last seen driving a 2013 Red Hyundai Santa Fe, with licence plate No. GPC959.

She is described as 5-8, with a thin build, short grey hair, blue eyes and glasses. She was wearing black pants and black shoes.

She was last seen at about 11:30 a.m.

The Winnipeg Police Service asked anyone who has seen Thomson or knows where she is to call its missing persons unit at 204-986-6250 or Crime Stoppers at 204-786-8477.