News briefs for Tuesday, October 28, 2025

Jets rally for 4-3 OT win in Minnesota

9:52 PM

ST. PAUL – Kyle Connor completed the comeback, ripping a wicked wrist shot past Minnesota Wild goaltender Filip Gustavsson just 46 seconds into overtime to give the Winnipeg Jets a 4-3 victory on Tuesday night.

Nino Niederreiter had scored with just under eight minutes left in regulation to tie it up.

The Jets grabbed a 2-0 lead in the first period off goals by Gabriel Vilardi and Vladislav Namestnikov just 22 seconds apart, only to see the home team score the next three.

Connor Hellebuyck stopped 33 of 36 shots he faced.

Winnipeg hits the 10-game mark with a record of 7-3-0. Minnesota falls to 3-5-3.

The Jets return to action Thursday when they host the Chicago Blackhawks to open a two-game homestand.

Suspects sought in Strathclair fire hall break-in 

12:53 PM

Police are searching for two people they say broke into the Strathclair fire hall last week.

RCMP were told about the incident at 7:15 a.m. on Oct. 22.

The burglars stole a truck, trailer and utility-terrain vehicle and caused “significant damage” inside the hall, RCMP said in a news release Tuesday.

Strathclair is northwest of Brandon and south of Riding Mountain National Park, in the Yellowhead municipality.

Police determined the burglars headed west on Highway 16 after the incident. Mounties later found the trailer, with the UTV on it, on the side of the road just outside Russell. The stolen truck was found in the parking lot of a Russell business.

RCMP released images of the male and female suspects, who might have continued west towards Saskatchewan, taken at a store shortly after 5:30 a.m. that day. They were last seen driving a white motorhome with a decal on the top.

Police asked anyone with information about the suspects to call the Shoal Lake RCMP detachment  at 204-759-2390 or Crime Stoppers anonymously at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS).

Country star Charley Crockett coming to Burt

11:14 AM

Charley Crockett is heading to Winnipeg.

Known for his “Gulf & Western” sound, Texas-born singer-songwriter Crockett started out as a street busker and become a bona fide star, picking up Grammy nods, headlining Red Rocks Amphitheater and appearing on such shows as Austin City Limits, The Daily Show and The Tonight Show.

He performed at the Winnipeg Folk Festival mainstage in 2023 and last appeared at the Burt in May 2024. His latest project is The Sagebrush Trilogy, the most recent installation of which is the Dollar a Day album.

Crockett plays the Burton Cummings Theatre on Feb. 26. Tickets (prices TBA) go on sale Friday at 10 a.m. at Ticketmaster.ca.

Man walks into downtown mall with stab wound

10:22 AM

Winnipeg police are investigating after a man in his 30s was stabbed downtown Monday morning.

Winnipeg Police Service spokesman Const. Claude Chancy said the man was stabbed near Donald Street and Hargrave Place, before walking to Cityplace mall.

In the mall, police officers saw the man and called for an ambulance at about 10:55 a.m., said Chancy.

Paramedics took him to hospital in unstable condition. Chancy said officers have not yet made any arrests and have no suspects, but are still investigating.

Cat killed in Logan Avenue fire early Tuesday

9:50 AM

Firefighters spent an hour battling a blaze at a convenience store in the Weston neighbourhood early Tuesday.

Crews were sent to the one-and-a-half storey commercial and residential building at 1521 Logan Ave. at 1:20 a.m. and declared the fire under control shortly after 2:20 a.m.

All the people inside the building got out before firefighters arrived, but a cat was killed.

The cause of the blaze is under investigation, the Winnipeg Fire Paramedic Service said in a news release.

The building was designed by a Toronto architectural firm and built as a bank in 1906, the Manitoba Historical Society’s website states. The Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce occupied the building until 1964, the website states.