News briefs for Thursday, September 17, 2026

Snack Haüs lands on Air Canada’s list of best new restaurants

3:19 PM

Winnipeg’s Snack Haüs has been included in the list of 30 finalists for Air Canada’s Best New Restaurants, the airline’s annual roundup of “dining destinations worth flying across the country for.”

Located at Low Life Barrel House (398 Daly St. N.), Snack Haüs is spearheaded by chef/owner Dustin Pajak, the former head chef at Close Co., and primarily serves up small plates, sandwiches and sides. The eatery opened in October 2025 and will celebrate one year of operation on Thursday, Oct. 1 at an event featuring with a number of guest chefs.

This year’s list marks the 25th anniversary of Air Canada’s Best New Restaurants. The top 10 eateries will be revealed on Nov. 16 — for the complete list of restaurants see wfp.to/iRW. 

Police charge man in random summer sexual assault, robbery in Winnipeg

9:23 AM

A 20-year-old man has been charged with sexually assaulting a woman in a random attack that took place near Vimy Ridge Park on the evening of July 19.

City police announced in a release Thursday that investigators had identified a suspect — who was in custody at Headingley Correctional Institution on an unrelated matter — following a forensic analysis and made an arrest Tuesday.

The Winnipeg Police Service had previously put out an advisory to seek tips and security footage related to the incident that took place around 10:30 p.m. in the area of Canora Street and Picardy Place in central Winnipeg.

Police reported a woman had been grabbed by an unknown man after she crossed Portage Avenue south of Toronto Street near Picardy Place on the summer evening. The man threatened to harm her if she screamed and pulled her into a nearby alcove where he choked, sexually assaulted and robbed her, WPS said.

Adrian Logan Southwind has been charged with sexual assault and uttering threats.

911 system restored after morning outage

8:54 AM

Emergency responders have resumed taking calls via 911 following an outage that spanned approximately one hour during the early hours of the morning Thursday.

The Winnipeg Police Service issued an alert about its 911 system being down shortly after 4 a.m. Thursday.

Members of the public were asked to redirect concerns to the non-emergency number at 204-986-6222 until police announced the problem had been resolved around 5 a.m.