News briefs for Saturday, February 7, 2026

Carruthers eliminated at men’s curling provincials

4:52 PM

The No. 1 seed at the Manitoba Men’s Curling Provincials in Selkirk is heading home early.

Reigning back-to-back champion Reid Carruthers fell 10-5 to Carberry’s Kelly Marnoch in a Page 3 vs. 4 qualifier game Saturday afternoon. It was the third and final strike for Carruthers who lost games to Brett Walter and Jordon McDonald on Friday.

Marnoch advances to play Walter in the Page 3 vs. 4 game tonight. The Page 1 vs. 2 game features McDonald and Braden Calvert. Both games start at 7 p.m.

Five hospitalized after West End house fire

3:08 PM

Seven people were assessed for their injuries after a house fire broke out in the West End on Saturday morning.

Winnipeg Fire Paramedic Service said three people were rushed to hospital in critical condition and two in stable condition.

Two other residents were assessed by paramedics and didn’t need to be taken to hospital.

Heavy flames and smoke were coming out of the house on the 300 block of Agnes Street when firefighters arrived at about 9:42 a.m.

It took almost five hours for the fire to be declared under control at 2:32 p.m. The house suffered significant fire, smoke and water damage.

Firefighters evacuated the two neighbouring houses as a precaution and Winnipeg Transit brought a bus to serve as temporary shelter for the residents.

No cause has been determined and the fire is under investigation.

RCMP issue silver alert for missing senior

12:40 PM

Portage la Prairie RCMP are calling on the public to help locate a missing 73-year-old man.

A silver alert was issued Saturday for Wayne Irwin, who resides at a rural address in Rathwell, located about 52 kilometres southwest of Portage la Prairie.

RCMP say a family member visited Irwin’s home and was unable to locate him.

Irwin is described as 5-7 and 220 pounds with medium length white hair and blue eyes. RCMP say he may be wearing a black jacket and black sweatpants.

Anyone with information on Irwin’s whereabouts is asked to contact Portage la Prairie RCMP at 204-857-4445.

Man charged after string of robberies

12:12 PM

A robber who went back to steal from the same store he had been at before has been arrested and charged with a string of other robberies.

Winnipeg police said a man was arrested on Thursday at about 3 p.m., shortly after staff at a commercial business, in the 200 block of Henderson Highway, recognized the man who had come in armed with a metal grinder was the same person who had stolen items from there earlier in the week.

Police said the man stole about $545 worth of items at that location before he was arrested.

An investigation determined the two robberies weren’t the only ones the man was suspected of committing.

Police said the man is accused of stealing more than $2,700 worth of items from various businesses on Talbot Avenue, Gateway Road, and Henderson Highway between Oct. 1 and Feb. 5. All of the robberies were recorded on each of the retailer’s security cameras and reported to police.

A 30-year-old man has been charged with seven counts of robbery, as well as other charges including uttering threats to cause death or bodily harm and theft under $5,000 and mischief under $5,000.

He was been detained in custody.