News briefs for Friday, April 24, 2026

Thompson RCMP searching for 37-year-old woman

2:48 PM

RCMP in Thompson are asking for help finding a 37-year-old woman who has been missing since Thursday morning.

Jean Oniske was reported missing to Mounties at 11:50 a.m. from a Brandon Crescent home, said an RCMP news release Friday. Her current whereabouts are unknown and her family and RCMP are worried about her well-being. 

RCMP say Oniske last spoke to a family member on Saturday and made contact with another Thursday evening, but it wasn’t in person. She has not been heard from since. 

She’s described as five-foot-eight, 145 pounds with shoulder-length brown hair and brown eyes, said RCMP. She’s known to wear a hoodie and sweatpants. 

Anyone with information about Oniske is asked to contact Thompson RCMP at 204-677-6909.

More than $437K seized from Manitoba prison

2:19 PM

More than $437,000 in contraband has been seized from Manitoba’s federal prison, including methamphetamine, cocaine, marijuana on Wednesday.

The seizure, which also included lighters, cell phones and accessories, was the result of diligent staff finding the illegal packages at Stony Mountain Institution, said a Correctional Service of Canada news release Friday.

RCMP have been notified and the CSC said the incident is being investigated. Heightened security measures to prevent contraband from entering prisons have also been put in place.

Anyone with information about illegal activities in federal prisons is asked to contact its anonymous tip-line at 1‑866‑780‑3784.

80-year-old homicide victim’s name released

1:19 PM

Winnipeg police have released the name of a senior who was killed in her St. Anne’s Road condo complex on Tuesday night.

The Winnipeg Police Service said on Friday the victim was Gladys Bellamy, 80.

Police officers were called to the woman’s building on the 1200 block of St. Anne’s Road, just north of the Perimeter Highway, just before 11:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Officers found the woman suffering from “fatal injuries,” police said on Thursday.

Patrol officers arrested a suspect at the scene.

Jose Francisco Raulino, 74, has been charged with second-degree murder. He was also a resident of the complex. He was held in custody and had his first court appearance on Thursday.

Raulino has no prior record of criminal convictions in Manitoba, court records show.

RCMP release video of break-in at golf course

1:16 PM

RCMP are looking for help with a break-and-enter at a Manitoba golf course Tuesday night. 

Mounties from the Blue Hills detachment were called to the Richmond Avenue course just west of Brandon at about 2 a.m., said an RCMP news release on Friday.

Video of the crime has now been released and RCMP are asking the public for help finding out who might be involved. 

Anyone with information on the break-in is asked to call Brandon RCMP at 204-726-7500 or Crime Stoppers anonymously at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS).

Canada Life cyberattack under investigation

8:54 AM

Insurance provider Canada Life is reporting a cyber incident involving unauthorized access to “certain applications” through an employee account.

“The incident has been contained and regular operations and services continue,” the company announced in a release this week.

Canada Life said that after it identified the incident, it launched an investigation with support from third-party cybersecurity experts, and notified authorities.

“While we are finalizing a thorough analysis to understand the exact nature and full scope of impact, we have begun communicating with our customers,” the release said. Its assessment on Monday was that it is “a small proportion” of customers who may have been impacted.

Individuals whose personal information was affected will be contacted directly, and will be offered credit monitoring protection at no cost, the company announced.

Commercial building on Henry Avenue burns

7:15 AM

Firefighters worked to put out a fire on Henry Avenue early Friday morning.

At 2:36 a.m., the Winnipeg Fire Paramedic Service responded to reports of a structure fire in a commercial building in the 1000 block of Henry.

At the scene, crews found heavy flames and smoke coming from the building. Firefighters used a defensive strategy because it was unsafe to enter the building. The hazardous materials team responded because there were reports of chemicals in the building.

Firefighters deployed a drone, and crews used an aerial ladder to spray water on the fire. Firefighters declared the fire under control at 5:08 a.m.

No injuries were reported. The fire is under investigation.