News briefs for Monday, January 19, 2026

Jets lose 2-0 in Chicago

10:10 PM

CHICAGO – The Winnipeg Jets couldn’t come up with a goal – let alone a much-needed victory – in Jonathan Toews’ highly-anticipated return to Chicago.

The host Blackhawks skated to a 2-0 victory inside United Center on Monday night.

Jason Dickinson scored with just under seven minutes left in the second period to put Chicago ahead, and then Connor Bedard sealed it with an empty-net goal.

The Jets entered play with points in five straight games (4-0-1) but couldn’t find a way to beat Blackhawks goaltender Spencer Knight, who stopped all 32 shots he faced.

Connor Hellebuyck made 23 saves in a losing effort.

Toews got an extended standing ovation in the first period as he played his first game as a visitor in the city that he helped capture three Stanley Cups.

The Jets are now 19-23-6. They return to action Tuesday night against the St. Louis Blues inside Canada Life Centre.

Contraband items seized by Stony Mountain prison staff include drugs

10:47 AM

Prison staff members seized items with an institutional value of more than $315,000 at Stony Mountain Institution last week.

The items, in packages, seized Wednesday included methamphetamine, THC, cellphones and chargers, SIM cards and rolling papers.

RCMP were notified, the Correctional Services of Canada said in a news release Monday.

Castillo and Sheahan re-sign with Bombers

10:27 AM

The Winnipeg Blue Bombers re-signed kicker Sergio Castillo and punter Jamieson Sheahan on Monday morning.

Castillo, a 35-year-old from La Joya, Texas, inked a two-year extension. Sheahan, a 28-year-old Australian, signed a one-year deal.

Castillo has now appeared in 61 games over his three periods with the Blue Bombers and is coming off a 2025 season in which he connected on 85.7 per cent of his field goal attempts (48-of-56) and 93 per cent of his converts (40-of-43).

Sheahan finished 2025 with a punting average of 47.8 yards on 94 punts and a net of 38.4 yards. His 47.8-yard average was the second-highest in Blue Bombers history to Jon Ryan’s 50.6 average in 2005.

Man charged in Elmwood assault

9:59 AM

A man is charged with aggravated assault after a victim was punched and slashed with a knife in an apartment suite in Elmwood.

Police were sent to the complex on the first 100 block of Stadacona Street shortly after 4 p.m. Saturday and found a 27-year-old man suffering from multiple serious injuries. He was taken to hospital in stable condition.

Officers determined the two men were in a suite when, without provocation, one began punching the other before grabbing a knife, slashing the victim and leaving, the Winnipeg Police Service said in a news release Monday.

Officers arrested a 25-year-old man outside on the 100 block of Henry Avenue shortly after 5:30 p.m. He was detained in custody.