News briefs for Monday, December 29, 2025

Another game, another loss for the Jets

9:22 PM

The Winnipeg Jets fell 3-1 to the Edmonton Oilers on Monday night at Canada Life Centre — their 19th loss in the past 25 games.

Adam Lowry was the only player to beat Oilers goaltender and Winnipeg product Calvin Pickard, who stopped 41 of 42 shots he faced.

Max Jones, Jack Roslovic and Zach Hyman (into an empty net) had the goals for the visitors.

Winnipeg is now 15-18-4 on the year, including just 6-15-4 since early November. Edmonton improves to 20-14-6.

The Jets now hit the road for three straight games starting Wednesday in Detroit.

Province warns of more measles sites

1:22 PM

The provincial government notified the public Monday of five more locations where people might have been exposed to measles.

The locations are:

• Health Sciences Centre Winnipeg Children’s Hospital emergency department on Dec. 27 from 2:10 a.m. to 6 a.m.
• Home Hardware in Morden, from 11:30 a.m. to 10:30 p.m. on Dec. 11
• The Morden Friendship Centre, from 11 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. on Dec. 20
• A Christmas gathering at a rural location near the community of Miami, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Dec. 20
• Access Event Centre in Morden, from 3:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. on Dec. 20

Public health officials asked anyone who was in those locations during those times to check their immunization records and ensure they are up to date with measles vaccines.

Human remains found at scene of Narcisse-area fire

11:55 AM

A person was found dead inside a rural home near Narcisse after it burned down.

Gimli RCMP were asked to check on the well-being of a 69-year-old man who lived there alone at about 10 a.m. Wednesday.

Officers found the home, in the Rural Municipality of Armstrong, had been destroyed by fire. Human remains, believed to be the man’s, were later found in the rubble, Manitoba RCMP said in a news release Monday.

The fire is not considered suspicious, the release said.

St. Malo woman’s death deemed suspicious

11:32 AM

Police are investigating the death of a woman in St. Malo as suspicious.

St. Pierre-Jolys RCMP were sent to a home in the community shortly before 8:30 a.m. Wednesday. The woman, 55, is from St. Malo.

Police asked anyone with information about the investigation to call St. Pierre-Jolys RCMP at 204-433-7908 or Crime Stoppers anonymously at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS).

Fire in Transcona maintenance garage put out late Sunday night

10:28 AM

A fire in a maintenance garage in Transcona was extinguished Sunday night.

The Winnipeg Fire Paramedic Service’s hazardous materials team was sent to the site on the 100 block of Kildare Avenue East but did not find any chemicals.

Fire crews were sent to the scene shortly before 10 p.m. and declared the fire under control shortly before 11:15 p.m.

The cause of the fire is under investigation.

Operation Red Nose still needs volunteers

10:11 AM

Operation Red Nose Winnipeg says it remains short of the volunteers needed for New Year’s Eve.

The free, volunteer-run holiday driver service announced late last month that it had fewer than one third of the 600 volunteers needed to launch on Nov. 28. It remains two-thirds short of the drivers and navigators needed to handle expected calls Wednesday night and Thursday morning, a Monday news release said.

“We’re at urgent need levels,” spokesperson Elisha Dacey said in the release. “We’re hoping that if you haven’t made any plans for celebrating, that you’ll help us out so that this year doesn’t end in tragedy.”

Operation Red Nose has about 10 three-person drive teams signed up for New Year’s Eve, which is the service’s busiest night of the year. Another 20 teams are needed for that night.

“You don’t need to put together a team yourself — we can put people into groups. And you don’t need to have a driver’s licence… navigators don’t drive,” Dacey said. “You just need to have the willingness to have some fun and keep people safe.”

Drivers are reimbursed for the gas used by escort vehicles, and dinner is served to all volunteers before they hit the streets.

To volunteer, go online or email volunteer@rednosewinnipeg.ca.

Woman reported missing on Christmas Eve found dead

8:51 AM

A missing 41-year-old woman was found dead in a wooded area near Ebb and Flow First Nation during a search Sunday afternoon.

RCMP said Becky McIvor was reported missing at about 4:40 p.m. on Christmas Eve, after she was last seen Dec. 20.

Foul play is not suspected, police said. Investigators are awaiting autopsy results, while the cause of death remains under investigation.

Ebb and Flow is about 200 kilometres northwest of Winnipeg.