4th 911 Option, Bombers' 30-28 Loss & Jets Trim Roster — Winnipeg Friday

🚑 Breaking & Incidents

1. Man, 59, accused of setting incendiary device outside Winnipeg bathhouse. Police charged a 59-year-old man after an incendiary device was discovered outside a downtown Winnipeg bathhouse, and the incident is under active investigation by local investigators, according to the report.

🏈 Sports

1. Winnipeg Blue Bombers start fast but lose 30-28 to Toronto. The Bombers blew a 14-point first-half lead and fell 30-28 at Princess Auto Stadium, with Dru Brown throwing touchdown passes and rookie Dorian Singer posting 113 yards on six catches in his third start; the Argonauts returned a missed 45-yard field goal 128 yards for a touchdown by Janarion Grant.
2. Winnipeg Jets cut five players, leaving 26 healthy players in camp. The Jets placed Isaak Phillips, Nikita Chibrikov, Parker Ford and Noah Gregor on waivers to be loaned to the Manitoba Moose if they clear, and sent goalie Thomas Milic directly to the Moose, leaving 26 healthy players (15 forwards, nine defencemen, two goalies) ahead of their final exhibition game.

🏛️ Government & Politics

1. Winnipeg council adopts development of a fourth 911 response pathway, the WCCR model. Council unanimously agreed to develop the Winnipeg Community Crisis Response model as a triaged fourth option for 911 mental-health or addiction calls that do not pose risk, and city analysis estimated about 10,000 calls could be diverted from police, fire or paramedics to the WCCR.
2. Final council meeting marks departure of five Winnipeg councillors. The city held its final meeting of the term which formally marked the end of service for five departing councillors as the municipal election approaches in October, according to the council notice.

🎨 Community & Culture

1. Winnipeg woman speaks out after alleged six-week romance scam begun on Tinder. The woman told Global News she engaged daily for six weeks with a man claiming to own a cybersecurity company who flew her to Toronto; she now suspects he used a fake name after he said his gym locker was broken into during a visit.

📰 Also Today

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• Statutory release revoked for Shawn Lamb, who admitted to killing two women in Winnipeg in 2012.
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• Man, 37, charged after $20K in ice-fishing prizes stolen from Lac du Bonnet.
• Short-term road closures in south Winnipeg until Sunday.
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• Downtown Winnipeg gathering to bring Indigenous and newcomer communities together.
• Veteran politicians locked in Brandon mayoral head‑to‑head race.
• Dru Brown replaced injured Collaros at QB as Bombers faced Argonauts.
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• Riley Laychuk's Manitoba forecast published for Friday, Sept. 25, 2026.
• (duplicate) Downtown Winnipeg gathering aims to bring Indigenous, newcomer communities together.
• (duplicate) Manitoba health officials warn of possible hepatitis A exposure in West Broadway.