News briefs for Tuesday, June 24, 2025

Winnipeg Free Press

25-06-2025

A collection of breaking news briefs filed on Tuesday, June 24, 2025
7:16 PM
St-Pierre-Jolys RCMP are looking for a 17-year-old female who hasn't been seen since early Saturday.
RCMP say Kayleigh Plewman left her home, located on Provincial Road 403 in the RM of De Salaberry, at 1:45 a.m.
It's believed she is in the Grunthal or Richer area.
Mounties and her family are concerned about her well-being.
She's described as being 5-7, 140 pounds with blond hair and blue/green eyes.
Anyone with information is asked to call the detachment at 204-433-7433, Crime Stoppers anonymously at 1-800-222-8477, or secure tip online at www.manitobacrimestoppers.com.
3:45 PM
A case of salmonella in Manitoba has been linked to salami recalls.
The Public Health Agency of Canada said in a news release Tuesday that the Manitoba case is one of 72 laboratory-confirmed cases linked to the outbreak. The vast majority, 57, were in Alberta, while 14 were in Ontario.
People became sick between mid-April and mid-June, the release said. Seven people have been hospitalized, and no one has died. The release did not state whether anyone in Manitoba was hospitalized.
'Many people who became sick reported eating salami in prepared sandwiches or purchased from deli counters where the recalled product was served,' the release said.
The recalled salami includes Rea brand sweet Genoa (lot Nos. 5035 226 and 5049 226), Rea brand hot Genoa (lots Nos. 5020 228 and 5035 228) and Bona brand mild genova (lot No. 5035 226).
The strain associated with the outbreak is resistant to certain antibiotics.
More information is available online here.
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A UPC code on a package of Rea brand sweet Genoa salami.
2:38 PM
Jennifer Botterill is officially a Hockey Hall of Famer.
Botterill, a Winnipegger who is one of the most decorated athletes the province of Manitoba ever produced, got the call Tuesday afternoon that she's part of the class of 2025.
'My heart is really full with this honour,' Botterrill said in a statement. 'I appreciate all of the people who have helped me through my career.'
Botterill played her minor hockey and ringette in Winnipeg and went on to win three Olympic gold medals and a silver to go along with five gold medals and three silvers at the IIHF women's world championship.
Joining her in the player category are fellow female player Brianna Decker, Zdeno Chara, Duncan Keith, Alexander Mogilny and Joe Thornton, while Jack Parker and Daniele Sauvageau were selected in the builder category.
The 2025 Hockey Hall of Fame induction celebration is slated for Nov. 10 in Toronto.
1:34 PM
The Manitoba government has launched its affordable home energy program, which helps cover the cost of ground-source heat pumps for eligible homeowners.
'Manitobans who heat their homes with electricity could lower their energy bills by up to 30 per cent, approximately $1,000, in the first year,' the province said of the program, delivered through Efficiency Manitoba, in a news release Tuesday.
More information is available online here.
11:55 AM
Two youths were taken to hospital, one in critical condition, after a two-vehicle crash Monday morning.
RCMP were sent to the crash site on Provincial Road 244, near Road 41 North in the Municipality of Norfolk Treherne, at about 11:15 a.m. and found a semi-truck on the shoulder and a utility-task vehicle in a ditch.
The initial investigation determined the UTV, driven by a teen boy and with a male youth passenger inside, was headed north when the truck moved into the opposite lane to pass the slow-moving UTV.
The UTV made a sudden turn across the road in front of the truck and was hit by the semi, RCMP said in a news release Tuesday.
The driver of the UTV was flown to hospital in critical condition by STARS air ambulance, while the other youth was taken to hospital in serious but non-life-threatening condition. Their conditions have since been upgraded to stable, police said.
The crash site is roughly nine kilometres north of Notre-Dame-de-Lourdes.
Neither youth was wearing a seat belt or helmet, the release said.
11:17 AM
A man has been charged after the victim of an attempted carjacking was stabbed outside his home in the Parkland region Saturday.
Swan River RCMP were contacted about the incident in the Rural Municipality of Mountain at 6 a.m. The caller said he was awakened by someone outside his home and confronted a stranger sitting in his vehicle. The victim was stabbed during a scuffle, and the other man fled on foot.
The victim, who suffered a non-life-threatening injury, was transported to hospital and later released.
About 30 minutes after the first call, RCMP were told about a man with the same description trying to steal items from vehicles in Bellsite. A homeowner on Mountain Avenue told officers the man had left a running truck outside his home. Police found a knife inside.
A caller later reported a suspicious man being dropped off on Highway 10 near Bellsite that evening, and police arrested a 34-year-old Winnipeg man. He has been charged with multiple offences.
11:03 AM
A Saskatoon man has been charged after a Dauphin business was robbed at gunpoint Sunday night.
RCMP were sent to the business on Main Street South at about 8:30 p.m. and were told a man with his face covered demanded cash and then ran away.
A police dog found a bag in a back lane that contained discarded clothing that matched the description of what the robber wore, RCMP said in a news release Tuesday.
Officers arrested a 23-year-old man in a lane behind 6th Avenue Southeast.
10:51 AM
Police are alerting the public about a sex offender considered a high risk to reoffend being released from jail again.
Winston George Thomas, 48, was released from Headingley Correctional Centre on Tuesday after serving a sentence for three counts of failing to comply with a probation order. He was expected to live in Winnipeg, the Manitoba Integrated High Risk Sex Offender Unit — a joint unit composed of Winnipeg Police Service and RCMP members — said in a news release.
Thomas has a lengthy criminal record that includes convictions for sexual assault where the victims were a 13-year-old girl and adult women strangers, assaulting a peace officer with a weapon and numerous breaches of probation and recognizance orders.
He will be on supervised probation, with conditions that include a 10 p.m. curfew, until Dec. 23, 2026.
'This information is provided to enable members of the public to take suitable measures to protect themselves. Any form of vigilante activity or other unreasonable conduct directed at Mr. Thomas will not be tolerated,' the release said.
Police have warned of his release more than 20 times in the past 15 years, with the last on Aug. 29, 2023.