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Weekly Winnipeg sept. 28 - oct. 4, 2026

Sentier rouvert, libération révoquée et défaite des Jets en prolongation — la semaine à Winnipeg

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🚑 Faits saillants et incidents

  1. Collision impliquant un VUS sur l'autoroute de l'Interlake a tué un homme d'Arborg après qu'un véhicule a doublé la police. La GRC indique que le véhicule ayant doublé les policiers sur une route de l'Interlake a percuté un VUS, tuant un homme d'Arborg; l'événement a déclenché une enquête de la GRC et une intervention routière sur l'axe où l'accident s'est produit.
  2. Femme de 41 ans portée disparue après avoir été aperçue pour la dernière fois dans l'est du Manitoba. La GRC a émis une alerte après que la femme de 41 ans a été vue pour la dernière fois dans l'est du Manitoba lundi; les enquêteurs ont demandé l'aide du public et ont communiqué la date du dernier signalement pour faciliter les recherches.

🚨 Criminalité et sécurité publique

  1. Un homme recherché pour une tentative de meurtre commise à Brampton en 2022 a été arrêté à Cross Lake le 22 septembre. La Police régionale de Peel affirme que Nakeem Jamar Johnson, 36 ans, recherché pour tentative de meurtre et pour plusieurs accusations liées aux armes et au trafic datant du 3 février 2022, a été arrêté le 22 septembre à Cross Lake, à environ 530 kilomètres au nord de Winnipeg.
  2. La police avertit qu'un délinquant sexuel violent, qui devrait s'établir à Winnipeg, présente un risque élevé de récidive. Le service de police de Winnipeg a signalé qu'un délinquant sexuel reconnu coupable devrait résider en ville et l'a évalué comme présentant un risque élevé de récidive, entraînant des avis aux autorités locales et des mesures de suivi communautaire.
  3. La Commission des libérations conditionnelles a révoqué la libération statutaire du meurtrier condamné Shawn Lamb et l'a renvoyé en détention. La Commission des libérations conditionnelles du Canada a révoqué la libération statutaire de Shawn Lamb après des manquements; les documents indiquent qu'il restera en détention jusqu'à ce qu'une nouvelle libération soit ordonnée ou qu'il atteigne sa prochaine date de libération statutaire; Lamb avait été condamné à l'origine en 2013.

🏛️ Gouvernement et politique

  1. Le Manitoba interdira aux employeurs d'exiger des notes médicales pour les courtes absences dès cette semaine. Les nouvelles règles provinciales empêchent les employeurs de demander des certificats médicaux pour des absences d'une semaine ou moins, ou de dix jours ou moins par année; le gouvernement affirme que la mesure vise à alléger le fardeau sur les travailleurs et le système de santé.
  2. Les salaires minimaux augmentent dans cinq provinces; le nouveau taux du Manitoba sera de 16,40 $ de l'heure. L'ajustement national hausse les salaires en Ontario, à l'Î.-P.-É., en Nouvelle-Écosse, au Manitoba et en Saskatchewan; le salaire minimum du Manitoba passera à 16,40 $/h, tandis que l'Ontario montera à 17,95 $/h et la Nouvelle-Écosse à 17,00 $/h.
  3. Des candidats à la mairie de Winnipeg proposent de démolir des maisons vacantes pour construire des appartements destinés aux personnes aux prises avec des dépendances. Durant la campagne municipale, des candidats ont promis de démolir des propriétés vacantes précises et de les remplacer par des logements construits expressément pour des personnes vivant avec une dépendance, dans le cadre de propositions visant le centre-ville et la sécurité.

💼 Économie et affaires

  1. Des locataires de Winnipeg disent avoir été « forcés de partir » après des hausses de loyer dans un immeuble local. Des résidents d'un immeuble de Winnipeg racontent que des augmentations récentes de loyer ont poussé certains à se sentir expulsés; le reportage oppose les expériences des résidents de longue date à celles des nouveaux locataires qui doivent maintenant payer des loyers mensuels plus élevés dans le même immeuble.
  2. Manitoba Hydro a importé presque autant d'électricité qu'elle n'en a vendue en 2025-26, selon des données provinciales. Manitoba Hydro a déclaré que ses niveaux d'importation pour 2025-26 approchaient le volume de ses ventes domestiques, indiquant d'importants flux d'électricité transfrontaliers et interprovinciaux durant l'exercice, selon la comptabilité de la société d'État.
  3. Les ventes de cannabis continuent d'augmenter malgré une baisse du bénéfice de Manitoba Liquor & Lotteries. Les chiffres provinciaux montrent une hausse des ventes au détail de cannabis parallèlement à une baisse du bénéfice global de Manitoba Liquor & Lotteries, traduisant un déplacement des revenus au sein du portefeuille et des résultats financiers de l'organisme public.

🏥 Santé

  1. Alerte publique pour une possible exposition à la rougeole dans la salle d'attente de l'urgence de l'hôpital de The Pas. Les autorités sanitaires du Manitoba ont averti d'une possible exposition à la rougeole dans la salle d'attente de l'urgence de l'hôpital de The Pas et ont précisé les dates et lieux d'exposition pour aider les personnes à risque à obtenir des tests ou la vaccination.

🎨 Communauté et culture

  1. Le sentier de Sturgeon Falls, dans Whiteshell, rouvre après des améliorations de sécurité suite à deux noyades. Le Manitoba a installé des barrières aux points de vue, mis à jour la signalisation signalant les forts courants et aménagé un nouveau sentier de portage après les noyades de juillet d'Aaron Au Ramirez, 13 ans, et de son frère Maximo, 10 ans; les responsables affirment que les changements découlent des commentaires des familles et des commerces.
  2. Le Manitoba investit 8 millions de dollars pour un lieu sécuritaire 24/7 destiné aux femmes autochtones à Thompson. Le gouvernement provincial a annoncé un investissement de 8 millions de dollars pour créer un espace ouvert 24 heures sur 24 à Thompson, dédié aux femmes autochtones, afin d'offrir un refuge continu et des services d'accompagnement dans le Nord.
  3. Le Steinbach Arts Council a présenté The Crucible sans théâtre, en utilisant un village mennonite comme décor. Le Steinbach Arts Council s'est adapté à l'absence de scène en montant The Crucible d'Arthur Miller dans un village mennonite, utilisant le cadre local comme décor et comme espace de représentation pour le public.

🏈 Sports

  1. Montréal a dominé les Winnipeg Blue Bombers 37-10; l'entraîneur des Bombers a admis « Ils nous ont bien battus ». Lors du duel de la LCF, Montréal a battu Winnipeg 37-10 et l'entraîneur des Bombers a reconnu la lourde défaite après le match à domicile.
  2. Les Winnipeg Jets ont ouvert la saison de la LNH par une défaite en prolongation 4-3 contre les Boston Bruins; JJ Peterka a marqué le but gagnant en prolongation. Les Jets ont perdu 4-3 en prolongation au Canada Life Centre (à Winnipeg) après que JJ Peterka a marqué à 1:39 de la période de prolongation; Dylan DeMelo a ouvert le score à 4:52 de la première période et le recrue Viggo Bjorck a fait ses débuts dans la LNH en apportant sa contribution en début de match.

🌦️ Météo et circulation

  1. Les prévisions pour Winnipeg annoncent un début d'octobre sec et ensoleillé, qualifié de « délicieusement ennuyeux ». Le météorologue local Dave Phillips prévoit des conditions sèches et ensoleillées pour Winnipeg au début d'octobre, décrivant la période comme peu mouvementée et propice aux activités extérieures.
  2. Les feux de circulation à l'intersection de Brandon où un conducteur a été tué en mai fonctionnent maintenant. Les autorités ont rapporté que les signaux lumineux ont été réparés et sont opérationnels à l'intersection de Brandon, Man., où une collision mortelle a eu lieu en mai, rétablissant le contrôle normal de la circulation sur les lieux.

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Ontario attempted murder suspect arrested 3 years later in Manitoba

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Minimum wage hikes set to begin across 5 provinces

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Manitoba man accused of killing 5 family members drops another set of lawyers ahead of trial

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Winnipeg police recover Taser lost in North End almost a month ago

A police Taser lost in Winnipeg's North End nearly a month ago has been found.

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Minimum wage increases in 5 provinces: Man., Sask., Ont., P.E.I. and N.S.

Minimum wage hikes from 25 to 40 cents take effect Thursday in five provinces.

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Missing woman last seen a week ago in Neepawa, RCMP say

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Employees in Manitoba no longer need sick notes for short absences

Employees in Manitoba no longer need sick notes for short absences

Doctors Manitoba has welcomed the change, noting the province has gone from having no limits on sick notes to having the clearest and strongest rules in Canada.

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Dynacare lab workers essential, Manitoba Labour Board rules

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Guidance counsellor's comments during sex ed talk blurred personal, professional boundaries: lawyer

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Gillingham promises cleaner downtown, adding a neighbourhood action team and more locked garbage bins

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Traffic lights now working at Brandon, Man., intersection where driver was killed in May

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Parole board revokes statutory release for convicted killer Shawn Lamb

Parole board revokes statutory release for convicted killer Shawn Lamb

Convicted killer Shawn Lamb has had his statutory release revoked by the Parole Board of Canada for breaching his conditions.

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‘People don’t feel safe’: William Whyte residents air concerns in meeting with Winnipeg's top cop

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Manitoba Progressive Conservatives criticize Obby Khan for airing caucus infighting

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Winnipeg gas leak, apartment fire leads to evacuations in 2 separate Thursday incidents

A gas leak and an apartment blaze led some people to evacuate their homes in two separate incidents on Thursday, the city says.

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Violent sex offender expected to live in Winnipeg a high risk to reoffend: police

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U.S. mayors ask Canadians to reconsider U.S. travel boycott

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'The system isn't working': 8 groups call for investigation into Manitoba's public trustee

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No stage, no problem: Steinbach Arts Council uses Mennonite village as set for The Crucible

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Riley Laychuk's Manitoba forecast for Friday, Oct. 2, 2026

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Silver Alert issued for missing 57-year-old Winnipeg man

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Legal battles mount over the off-reserve Millennium Scoop

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Manitoba park trail where boys drowned reopens with safety upgrades

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Manitoba announces $8M for new 24/7 safe space for Indigenous women in Thompson

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Vehicle that sped past police on Interlake highway hit SUV, killing Arborg man: RCMP

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Mayoral candidate Vogiatzakis says it doesn't matter he lives outside of Winnipeg

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Winnipeg mayoral candidates promise to demolish vacant homes, build new apartments for people with addictions

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Missing woman, 41, last seen in eastern Manitoba on Monday

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Possible measles exposure at The Pas hospital ER waiting room, province warns

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Winnipeg Jets begin season with 4-3 OT loss to Boston

Winnipeg Jets begin season with 4-3 OT loss to Boston

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Students displaced from flooded Winnipeg school missing class time over transportation issues

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'They're a nuisance': Residents of Manitoba Interlake community say scale of snake problem is growing

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'This is not reconciliation,' judge says, scolding Canada for dragging feet on First Nations land debt deal

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