News briefs for Friday, October 24, 2025

Jets down Flames 5-3

9:55 PM

The Winnipeg Jets wasted no time getting back in the win column.

One night after a 3-0 loss to the Seattle Kraken, the club responded with a 5-3 victory over the Calgary Flames on Friday night inside Canada Life Centre.

Kyle Connor, Jonathan Toews, Gabe Vilardi, Alex Iafallo and Vlad Namestnikov all scored for the home team, while Josh Morrissey had three assists. Backup goalie Eric Comrie stopped 30 of 33 shots.

Nazem Kadri, Mikael Backlund and Blake Coleman replied for the visitors.

Winnipeg improves to 6-2-0 while Calgary falls to a league-worst 1-7-1.

The Jets return to action on Sunday when they host the Utah Mammoth.

Eight new measles cases announced 

3:53 PM

The Manitoba government announced eight new confirmed cases of measles Friday, for a total of 238 since February.

The number of probable cases remains 15. The latest numbers are accurate as of Saturday. 

Fifteen people have been hospitalized with measles this year, including 12 under age 10. Two of those 15 people were in the intensive care unit.

All 15 were either not immunized, or their vaccination status was unknown.

Hwy. 6 rest stop made permanent

2:35 PM

A temporary rest stop at Devils Lake on Highway 6 has been made permanent, the provincial government said Friday.

The rest stop, which has washroom and garbage facilities, was installed as part of a pilot project last year. A temporary rest stop further north by Williams River, which was also part of the project, remains open for public use.

“The rest stop at Devils Lake not only provides a much-needed place to rest and recharge, but also improves safety, accessibility and comfort for Manitobans travelling along this remote stretch of highway,” Transportation and Infrastructure Minister Lisa Naylor said in a news release.

“This permanent facility reflects our commitment to supporting rural communities and the safe infrastructure they require.”

Truck shot at, teens charged

2:13 PM

Four teens are facing charges after a gun was fired at a pickup truck in Pimicikamak Cree Nation.Cross Lake RCMP were called about shots fired in the area of Egg Lake and Beardy’s Point at 10 p.m. Wednesday.

Police eventually arrested four males — one age 17, the others 15 — in the latter area and seized a loaded rifle, a magazine, more ammunition and crack cocaine. The teens are facing firearm and drug  charges.

An investigation into the multiple reports of shots fired led officers to learn a pickup truck had been shot at numerous times, with no reported injuries.

Victim catches car thief, gets assaulted

1:22 PM

A woman accused of assaulting two men who caught her stealing a vehicle Thursday morning has been arrested.

Winnipeg Police Service officers were sent to Lydia Street between Notre Dame and McDermot avenues at about 8:15 a.m., where the victim and bystanders were holding onto a car thief.

Police learned a woman entered the driver’s seat of an unlocked Chevrolet Equinox that had been left running, then reversed it into a garbage bin, causing about $2,500 in damage.

The owner of the vehicle and another man confronted her and pulled her out of the vehicle, and she assaulted them, police said. Neither were hurt.

Several bystanders intervened, and the group held the woman until officers arrived.

A 35-year-old woman is charged with motor vehicle theft and two counts of assault. She has been held in custody.

Countryfest lineup announced

11:41 AM

Jelly Roll, Nate Smith and Tyler Hubbard are set to headline Dauphin’s Countryfest next summer.

Manitoban acts Jade Turner and Sean Taylor Band are also on the lineup, released Friday, alongside performers Cameron Whitcomb, Brett Kissel, Hunter Brothers, Owen Riegling, Blackhawk and others.

The country music festival takes place June 25-28, 2026 at a large outdoor venue located 300 kilometres northwest of Winnipeg.

Weekend and camping passes are on sale now for Countryfest members, a festival loyalty program with a $250 fee. General admission tickets are on sale Oct. 30. Visit countryfest.ca for more information.

Inkster Gardens house fire extinguished

10:37 AM

Crews extinguished a house fire in Inkster Gardens on Thursday night.

Firefighters were sent to the home on the 100 block of Marianne Road shortly after 10:10 p.m. and declared the fire under control shortly after 10:45 p.m.

Everyone inside the house got out before crews arrived. The cause of the fire is under investigation.

Tories to hold ‘jail not bail’ event at Gateway Recreation Centre

10:33 AM

Several Conservative MPs are holding a town hall on bail reform in Winnipeg on Sunday.

Ontario MP Arpan Khanna, the party’s national outreach chair, will host the “jail not bail” event alongside Manitoba MPs Colin Reynolds, Raquel Dancho and James Bezan.

The MPs will “hear community concerns over repeat, violent offenders let out on bail, the rise of extortion and how residents feel unsafe after a decade of soft-on-crime Liberal policies,” a Friday news advisory said.

The event is at the Gateway Recreation Centre at 1:30 p.m.