News briefs for Wednesday, November 12, 2025

Fire put out in St. Norbert

3:36 PM

Crews spent nearly an hour battling a blaze at a side-by-side home in St. Norbert.

Firefighters were sent to the home on Villeneuve Boulevard shortly after 1:30 p.m. Wednesday.

Paramedics assessed one patient, who was not taken to hospital.

The cause of the fire is under investigation.

Man shot by hunters, teens charged

3:00 PM

Three teens are facing charges after a senior was struck by an errant shot fired by hunters, RCMP said.

Treherne RCMP were sent to the man’s home on Road 53 North in the Rural Municipality of Victoria at about 10:45 a.m. Tuesday.

Officers were told a 66-year-old man with a wound to his arm was taken to hospital by ambulance in stable condition. He was released from hospital that day.

Police were told the victim had been hit by a shot while he was outside on his own property. He was not hunting. Mounties arrested two males, ages 17 and 16, and a 14-year-old girl in a field across from the victim’s property.

All have been charged with careless use of a firearm, discharging a firearm while being reckless and assault with a weapon. The girl and the younger male are also charged with unauthorized possession of a firearm. All three were released.

Guns found in case left in dog park

2:39 PM

RCMP are investigating after a man found a case that contained handguns in a Thompson dog park.

The man told police about the case at 5 p.m. Sunday.

Officers found two 9mm handguns, a magazine and various types of ammunition in the red case.

Thousands of fare evaders denied rides since bus crackdown began

2:28 PM

Thousands of would-be bus passengers have been turned away since the city started cracking down on riders who don’t pay their fares in September.

Since then, 7,614 people were either denied rides or walked away before being prompted to pay, the City of Winnipeg said Wednesday.

The city said 931 warnings have been issued and that 359 riders paid after being asked. The warnings were given out by safety officers for fare-related issues.

Winnipeg Transit inspectors have made more than 6,800 fare checks since September, and safety officers have spent more than 1,400 hours enforcing issues.

The Winnipeg Police Service said on Nov. 6 that its officers have made nine arrests under the Criminal Code and intervened in 41 fare-evasion incidents since it began placing more of its officers on and around buses in September.

The transit service loses an estimated $7 million to $10 million to fare evasion each year.

Man arrested after Keewatin Street car windows smashed

2:06 PM

A man was arrested after someone smashed windows of parked vehicles outside a Shoppers Drug Mart on Wednesday.

Winnipeg Police Service officers were sent to 795 Keewatin St. at about 10 a.m.

Police could not immediately provide further details or say what charges the man might face.

Feds, province provide funds for Duha Color Services

12:55 PM

The federal and provincial governments are contributing nearly $160,000 for facility upgrades and training workers at Duha Color Services.

The world’s largest manufacturer of paint swatches and colour charts will use some of the funds to train 136 workers.

Duha recently acquired one of its largest competitors, the U.S.-based Colwell Color, and will move equipment and operations to Winnipeg from Colwell’s facility in Indiana. The move will create 94 new positions and provide training for 42 current employees.

Facility modifications and new equipment will improve productivity and allow Duha to integrate Colwell’s customer base and technology, a provincial news release said Wednesday. The cost-shared investment is through the Canada-Manitoba Labour Market Transfer Agreement.

Duha was founded in 1948. Its headquarters and largest manufacturing facility are in Winnipeg, with operations and partnerships in the U.S., China, Germany, Malaysia, Singapore and Australia.

Mounties seek male who robbed Souris store

12:36 PM

Mounties are searching for a masked male who robbed a Souris store at gunpoint Monday night.

RCMP were sent to the business on First Street South at about 8:45 p.m. after a male armed with a handgun demanded cash and cigarettes from behind the counter, then ran away.

The robber was described as about 5-6 in height. He wore a dark hoodie and coat, a balaclava and ski goggles.

Mounties asked anyone with video footage between Crescent Manor and Highway 2 — including Second and Third streets, and First and Crescent avenues — to call the Souris detachment at 204-483-2854.

Mounties seize $300K worth of cocaine in Thompson 

12:00 PM

Police seized a large amount of cocaine with an estimated street value of about $335,000 in Thompson last week.

After obtaining a search warrant, officers raided a home on Riverside Drive on Nov. 4. They seized about 4.5 kilograms of cocaine, a large amount of cash, ammunition, several gun magazines, several Rolex watches and drug-related paraphernalia.

A 27-year-old man was arrested Nov. 5 and charged with several offences. Police arrested a 35-year-old woman Friday. Both people were remanded into custody.

Man, 22, killed in Highway 14 crash

11:56 AM

A man was killed when a truck rolled and went into a ditch off Highway 14 on Tuesday morning.

Pembina Valley RCMP were told about the crash, between Road 19 West and Road 20 West in the Rural Municipality of Stanley, at about 6:45 a.m.  Members of the Winkler Fire Department told officers when they arrived that a driver had died.

An investigation determined the driver was headed east on Highway 14 when the truck slid into the oncoming lane. It veered into the correct lane before hitting “numerous trees” and rolling into the ditch on the south side of the road, RCMP said in a news release Wednesday.

The driver — a 22-year-old RM of Stanley resident — was found outside the truck. No one else was in the vehicle.

Man charged in string of thefts at CF Polo Park

10:26 AM

A man wanted for a string of retail thefts was arrested after police found him “in medical distress” while at a Furby Street home.

Police were at the home on the 200 block on an unrelated matter shortly before 11 a.m. Monday. The man was given medical care, and officers determined he was wanted on nine outstanding warrants.

A 23-year–old man has been charged with more than 30 offences and was detained in custody.

Police say he stole a variety of merchandise with more than $20,000 from several stores at CF Polo Park between May 15 and Oct. 5.

Emergency exercise slated for 17 Wing on Thursday

10:13 AM

A base-wide emergency exercise simulating response to a natural disaster is scheduled at 17 Wing on Thursday.

The exercise at the site, at Canadian Forces Base Winnipeg, will run from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.

“During this time, residents near the base may notice increased activity, including military and civilian emergency vehicles entering and leaving through the Wihuri Road gate, as well as military personnel with simulated injuries participating in the exercise,” a Wednesday news release stated.

“This planned training event is part of ongoing efforts to maintain the readiness and co-ordination of base personnel and local emergency response partners.”

Rural Municipality of Morris business, targeted again, badly damaged in arson

9:22 AM

A rural business was set ablaze early Friday, less than a month after someone  smashed a front-end loader into it and tried to set the building on fire.

RCMP were sent to the business on Road 6 West in the Rural Municipality of Morris at 2 a.m. after wooden pallets near the building were intentionally set on fire, causing extensive damage.

Early on Oct. 10, someone drove a loader through the front door. Officers found containers filled with diesel fuel on pallets that were on a forklift. It appears someone had unsuccessfully tried to set the building on fire, Manitoba RCMP said previously.

Police asked anyone with information about the incident to call the Morris RCMP detachment at 204-746-2323 or Crime Stoppers anonymously at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS).

TV thief threatens store employee with knife: police

9:12 AM

Police are looking for a woman who threatened a store employee with a large knife while trying to steal a TV on Sunday morning.

Police said the employee was threatened at about 11 a.m., when they approached the thief in the store’s parking lot on the 1000 block of Empress Street.

An off-duty police officer who happened to be at the store used a shopping cart to create a barrier between the woman, the employee and other shoppers.

The woman fell to the ground, dropped the TV and fled without it, police said.

The woman is in her mid-20s with mid-length black hair. She was wearing a white jacket and black tights.

Police asked anyone with information about the incident to call police at 204-986-6219 or Crime Stoppers anonymously at 204-786-8477 (TIPS).