🚨 Crime & Public Safety
- Four charged after man found injured outside Lynn Lake RCMP detachment died. RCMP say a 72-year-old man was found injured outside the Lynn Lake detachment on the morning of Sept. 20 and was pronounced dead; four Lynn Lake residents have been charged with assault causing bodily harm and remain in custody as Major Crime Services continues the probe.
- Court files list four charged in death of man found outside Lynn Lake RCMP detachment. The charges stem from the same Sept. 20 incident where a 72-year-old man was found outside the Lynn Lake detachment; Manitoba’s Office of the Chief Medical Examiner is part of the ongoing investigation into his cause of death.
- Quebec man found guilty of human trafficking after calling victim nearly 1,000 times. Judge Denis Guénette wrote Jean‑François D’Asti‑Brideau was convicted of human trafficking, benefiting from proceeds of trafficking, pimping, disobeying a court order and obstruction of justice after prosecutors alleged roughly 1,000 calls over 14 months and the judge analysed 100 calls, finding 88 were with the victim.
- Statutory release revoked for Shawn Lamb, who admitted killing two women in Winnipeg in 2012. The news confirms Shawn Lamb’s statutory release has been revoked after his admission to two homicides in Winnipeg in 2012; court authorities reversed the early release decision as reported.
🏛️ Government & Politics
- Premiers largely silent on Alberta constitutional referendum proposals. Manitoba and other premiers declined to publicly back Alberta Premier Danielle Smith’s four-question referendum for Oct. 19, which includes abolishing the Senate and letting Alberta pick King’s Bench and Court of Appeal judges; the referendum’s questions would likely require the 7/50 rule and federal approval to take effect.
- Manitoba lawyer Joan Jack wins lawsuit against Gowling WLG over day school settlement fees. Judge Shauna McCarthy ruled Gowling breached obligations to present plaintiffs’ fee claims to Federal Court after Gowling secured a $1.5 billion settlement and $55 million in legal fees, while Joan Jack — who filed the original 2009 statement of claim — received nothing until this ruling.
- Winnipeg council adopts development of a fourth 911 response pathway for mental-health calls. Council unanimously approved development of the Winnipeg Community Crisis Response (WCCR) model that lets dispatchers triage 911 calls and route non‑violent mental-health or addiction calls to a WCCR team instead of police, fire or paramedics, per Mayor Scott Gillingham and the executive policy committee.
🏈 Sports
- Blue Bombers blow 14-point lead, lose 30-28 to Argonauts at Princess Auto Stadium. Winnipeg led 21-7 but Toronto rallied to win 30-28; rookie Dorian Singer had 113 yards on six catches in his third start as the Bombers’ offence stalled in the second half.
- Argonauts’ late field goal lifts Toronto to 30-28 win over Winnipeg; Janarion Grant returns missed FG 128 yards. Lirim Hajrullahu’s 36-yard field goal with 27 seconds left broke the tie; Chad Kelly threw for 290 yards and Janarion Grant returned a missed Sergio Castillo 128 yards for a TD.
- Winnipeg Jets still absorbing Connor Hellebuyck holdout as training camp continues. Captain Adam Lowry said the club “still have a lot of good pieces” despite Hellebuyck refusing to report and being indefinitely suspended, and winger Kyle Connor called for a full recommitment should Hellebuyck return.
- Jets cut five more ahead of pre-season finale, 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 AHL Manitoba Moose and assigned goalie Thomas Milic to the Moose, leaving 15 forwards, nine defencemen and two goalies at camp.
💼 Economy & Business
- Winnipeg store owner quits selling Pokemon cards after $2,500 theft of roughly 20,500 cards. Terri Settle says burglars crawled through a vent on Sept. 8, smashed a wall and stole about 20,500 cards from Terri’s Trinkets and Toys in the north end, costing her roughly $2,500 and prompting her decision to stop selling Pokemon cards.
🚑 Breaking & Incidents
- Court record details 14-month trafficking campaign conducted through near‑daily calls. (This entry references the trafficking conviction covered above.) Jean‑François D’Asti‑Brideau’s pattern of nearly 1,000 calls from custody pressured his partner to continue sex work over a 14‑month span, as noted in the Aug. 11 judgment by Judge Denis Guénette.
- RCMP reported first aid attempted after man found injured outside Lynn Lake detachment before he was pronounced dead. Officers and a cell guard located the injured 72‑year‑old on Sept. 20, EMS was called and the man was pronounced dead at the scene; four suspects are in custody on assault charges.
🎨 Community & Culture
- Winnipeg woman publicly recounts an elaborate romance scam after meeting the suspect on Tinder. The woman, who works with vulnerable youth and is not being named, says she and the man spoke daily for six weeks, he claimed to own a cybersecurity company and flew her to Toronto where the in‑person match later proved suspicious.
