Food-Bank Demand, Jets History Restored & Bombers QB Change — Winnipeg Thursday

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NHL restores original Jets stats, returning Dale Hawerchuk as franchise leader. The NHL and Winnipeg Jets announced the team’s official history will now include the 1979–1996 original Jets era, restoring Hawerchuk’s 379 goals and 929 points from 1981–1990 to the Winnipeg record book. The change means Mark Scheifele (372 goals, 535 assists, 907 points) can overtake franchise totals in 2026–27 and the Coyotes’ record will cover only Arizona years from 1996–2024.
Blue Bombers will start Dru Brown at quarterback after Zach Collaros' head injury. The team confirmed Brown replaces Collaros, who suffered a head injury on Sept. 12 and missed games earlier this season with a neck injury; Brown has thrown for 1,148 yards, five touchdowns and five interceptions while going 2–2 in relief since joining in late June. Brown will be backed up by Bryce Perkins with Taylor Elgersma third on the depth chart.

Mayoral candidate Klein promises one-year housing for homeless people at an unspecified site. Klein pledged to house homeless people for one year, with the location to be determined later, as part of his mayoral campaign platform. The announcement gives a fixed one-year term for sheltering but does not name a site or funding source.
Citizens' groups ask that the Public Utilities Board oversee Winnipeg water and sewer rates. Local citizen organizations called for transferring oversight of Winnipeg water and sewer rates to the Manitoba Public Utilities Board, asserting the PUB should set rates rather than current municipal processes. The request seeks regulatory review of utility-rate decisions affecting Winnipeg households.

Harvest Manitoba report: more than 60,000 people use food banks monthly and $14.8M was spent last fiscal year. The charity said average monthly clients exceed 60,000 and it distributed over 13 million lbs. of food in 2025–26, with approximately 8.7 million lbs. coming from donations and $14.8-million used to support clients and programming. CEO Vince Barletta said demand has doubled in five years.

Updated tally: 17 tornadoes have passed through Manitoba so far this year. Provincial statistics updated the count to 17 tornadoes in Manitoba for the year to date. The updated total documents the season’s storm activity through the latest reporting period.

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