🚨 Crime & Public Safety
- 16-year-old charged with second-degree murder after Winnipeg shooting. Winnipeg Police Service charged a 16-year-old with second-degree murder in the shooting death of a 15-year-old found near Grove Street and Rex Avenue last Saturday; police say the accused remains in custody and investigators believe no outstanding suspects remain.
- Police seek two people of interest in suspected Granville Street arson. Winnipeg Police released images of two people of interest after a Sept. 28 house fire in North Point Douglas that took firefighters about 45 minutes to control; one occupant was rescued and taken to hospital in stable condition.
- Teen arrested after taxi driver stabbed on Regent Avenue West. Winnipeg police say a 16-year-old passenger allegedly stabbed a taxi driver on Sept. 25, leaving the driver with multiple serious upper-body injuries; the teen faces assault-with-a-weapon and failure-to-comply charges and was detained.
🏛️ Government & Politics
- $163.5M pledged for Manitoba First Nations policing and safety officers. The province and federal government committed $121 million to the Manitoba First Nations Police Service over four years and $42.5 million to expand the Manitoba First Nations Safety Officer Program; some First Nation leaders say the $42.5 million will not cover needs across 63 First Nations.
- Manitoba declares nearly 20-month measles outbreak over after weeks without cases. The province reported the last lab-confirmed measles case in August and recorded 1,038 cases since February 2025, including 931 lab-confirmed cases and 52 measles-related hospitalizations; no measles deaths were reported.
💼 Economy & Business
- Manitoba Hydro to spend up to $1.2 billion upgrading substations in Winnipeg, Brandon. The utility says the multi-year project targets electrical substation upgrades in Winnipeg and Brandon with spending up to $1.2 billion to modernize infrastructure.
- Province proposes crypto and AI data-centre levy to lower Manitobans' hydro bills. The minister announced a levy on energy-intensive crypto and AI data centres intended to reduce residential hydro costs, naming the policy as a provincial decision on electricity pricing.
🎨 Community & Culture
- Winnipeg zoo names orphaned polar bear cub Mantayo. Assiniboine Park Zoo announced the newest orphaned polar bear cub's name as Mantayo following its rescue and care at the facility.
- Winnipeg-born poet Sylvia Legris shortlisted for £47,000 T.S. Eliot Prize. Sylvia Legris, born in Winnipeg, is among the finalists for the £47,000 T.S. Eliot Prize for poetry.
📰 Also Today
- 16-year-old charged in September taxi stabbing, charged after alleged assault with weapon.
- 17-year-old charged with sexual assault in Portage la Prairie, charged after two groping reports.
- Winnipeg rower headed to Boston regatta, local athlete advancing to U.S. competition.
- Thompson mayoral race draws two councillor challengers, two councillors challenging incumbent mayor.
- Ex-U of Manitoba law dean extradition decision set in French court next month, court to decide extradition.
- Riley Laychuk's Manitoba forecast for Friday, Oct. 16, 2026, local weather outlook published.
- Manitoba woman pens children's book about pregnancy loss, new local children's book released.
- Brandon businesses call for coordinated action on repeat shoplifters, local retailers demand municipal response.
- Transcona race shadowed by outstanding charges against candidate, charges affecting ward campaign.
- Lake Winnipeg fishers warn pollution is ending their way of life, fishers from a First Nation raised pollution concerns.
- Free clothing 'store' gives homeless people choice, new initiative offers free clothing to people experiencing homelessness.
- Manslaughter charge stayed in Ste. Anne chef case, Crown stayed manslaughter charge over self-defence questions.
- 'Banana Ball' games announced for Winnipeg, barnstorming baseball entertainers adding Winnipeg dates.
- Police oppose some inquest recommendations into First Nations teen shooting, police rejected parts of the inquest report.
- Winnipeg mayoral candidates pledge outreach and rec-centre funding, candidates announced program promises.
- Jets lose in overtime as Bedard scores first goal of season, Chicago beat visiting Winnipeg Jets in OT.
- Manitoba cabinet minister denies offering bribe to move contested checkstop, minister says he 'did not offer a bribe'.
- Canada's health ministers warn federal funding extension delays fiscal cliff, ministers discussed federal-provincial health funding risks.
- (Duplicate) Police oppose some inquest recommendations into First Nations teen shooting, police rejected parts of the inquest report.
