🚨 Crime & Public Safety
- Ontario attempted-murder suspect arrested in northern Manitoba. Peel Regional Police say 36-year-old Nakeem Jamar Johnson, wanted on an arrest warrant from Feb. 3, 2022, was arrested Sept. 22 in Cross Lake, about 530 km north of Winnipeg; the 2023 GTA raids seized five firearms and roughly 10 kg of methamphetamine, police reported. ↗
- Parole board revokes statutory release for convicted killer Shawn Lamb. The Parole Board of Canada returned 66-year-old Shawn Lamb to custody after finding he breached conditions following a Nov. 2013 20-year sentence for two manslaughter convictions; the board noted his behaviour deteriorated in March 2026 and he had begun unsupervised "volunteering" activity without agency support. ↗
- Abandoned Peguis school destroyed by fire. An abandoned school on Peguis First Nation in Manitoba's Interlake burned (date reported in article); the building was unoccupied at the time, emergency crews responded to the site in Peguis First Nation, according to the report. ↗
💼 Economy & Business
- U.S. mayors urge Manitobans to resume cross-border travel after big drop. Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey and Fargo Mayor Josh Boschee publicly invited Canadians to return as Pembina–Emerson crossings saw travel fall 35% in 2025 versus 2024, the U.S. Bureau of Transportation found; Statistics Canada data cited 3 million Canadians returning from the U.S. in Jan. 2025 versus 2.3 million in Jan. 2026. ↗
- Minimum wages rise in five provinces, Manitoba increases to $16.40. Provincial hikes take effect this round in Ontario ($17.95), P.E.I. ($17.30), Nova Scotia ($17.00), Manitoba ($16.40) and Saskatchewan ($15.70), the report said. ↗
- Manitoba bars sick notes for short absences starting Thursday. New rules ban employers from requesting medical documentation for absences of one week or less, or 10 days or fewer in a calendar year; Doctors Manitoba called Manitoba's limits the "clearest and strongest rules in Canada." ↗
📰 Also Today
- Riley Laychuk issues Manitoba forecast for Oct. 1, 2026. ↗
- Missing woman last seen a week ago in Neepawa, RCMP say. ↗
- Minimum wage increases reported in five provinces, including Manitoba. ↗
- Winnipeg police recover Taser lost in North End almost a month ago. ↗
- Man accused of killing five family members drops another set of lawyers ahead of trial. ↗
- Trucking spokesman says high diesel costs are being passed to consumers. ↗
- Race underway in River Heights–Fort Garry for first new councillor in 17 years. ↗
- Survey suggests Winnipeggers support police drug crackdown. ↗
- Cannabis sales climbing while Manitoba Liquor & Lotteries' profit falls. ↗
- Large crowd marches to former Brandon residential school to honour survivors. ↗