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Winnipeg Free Press
3 days ago
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- Winnipeg Free Press
News briefs for Friday, June 6, 2025
A collection of breaking news briefs filed on Friday, June 6, 2025 9:45 PM The losing streak continues for the Winnipeg Sea Bears. The city's professional basketball team dropped its fifth consecutive game Friday in a 81-74 road loss to the Brampton Honey Badgers. It was the first win of the year for Brampton as they entered the contest at 0-6. The defeat drops Winnipeg to 1-5. The Sea Bears led 63-60 after three quarters but were outscored 21-11 in the final frame. Former Toronto Raptors guard Jalen Harris, who signed with the Sea Bears earlier this week, made his season debut and led Winnipeg in scoring with 17 points in 36 minutes. Forward Emmanuel Akot chipped in 13 points and point guard Terry Roberts had 12. The arrival of Harris gives the Sea Bears five imports and CEBL teams are only allowed to dress four. Backup big Solomon Young was scratched owing to the new addition. Brampton guard Koby Mcewen led all scorers with 23. The Honey Badgers outrebounded the Sea Bears 48-30. The Sea Bears are back in action today down the road in Scarborough to take on the Shooting Stars (3-1). Winnipeg returns home Wednesday to host the Montreal Alliance at the Canada Life Centre. — staff 3:34 PM A 12-year-old boy has gone missing from his 'temporary residence' in the Rural Municipality of West St. Paul. RCMP say Charlie Bird was reported missing at about 10:30 p.m. Wednesday night from the location on Masters Avenue. Bird was last seen headed east on Grassmere Road near Highway 8. Mounties think he might be in Winnipeg. He's 5-2 and 110 pounds with brown eyes and brown hair. He was last wearing a black sweater and black pants and might have a large bruise on his neck. RCMP are asking anyone with information to call the Red River North detachment at 204-667-6519 or Crime Stoppers anonymously at 1-800-222-8477 or online. 2:04 PM Provincial infrastructure officials are warning motorists to be extra cautious Saturday while crews of volunteers clean the roadsides of Manitoba highways. Manitoban 4-H clubs will send out young members in crews to roadsides across the province from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., weather permitting. If it rains, crews will instead go out June 14. The volunteers will wear safety vests and the areas being cleaned up will be marked by signage. 'Motorists are reminded to be aware of the added foot traffic alongside Manitoba's highways and roads, keep a safe distance between their vehicles and any traffic barriers, trucks, equipment and volunteers, slow down in marked cleanup areas and remove all distractions to ensure they are paying attention to the road,' the province said in a news release Friday. 1:27 PM Following four days of feedback and debate, Winnipeg city council has approved sweeping changes to zoning bylaws that aim to attract more home construction. Council ultimately voted overnight in favour of the changes, which will allow up to four housing units to be built on a single lot in most residential areas, and permit fourplexes up to 12 metres tall within 800 metres of high-frequency transit stops. In a news release, the mayor's office said the changes will ensure more than $450 million of federal funding flows through to Winnipeg. The federal government made the significant zoning changes a requirement to claim housing, sewage and transit funding. 'These changes are about the future of our city,' said Mayor Scott Gillingham, in the release. 'We're growing fast, and we need to make sure there's room for everyone — young workers, families, and older adults alike. These updates will help ensure Winnipeg stays affordable and competitive while making the best use of our existing infrastructure.' Council will vote on a bylaw to implement the changes next week. 1:21 PM The province's police oversight agency says no charges are warranted against Winnipeg officers in a December incident in which a man fell on ice and broke his leg after police used a Taser on him. The Winnipeg Police Service notified the Independent Investigation Unit of the incident on Dec. 20 last year. City police said officers were called at about 2:40 a.m. on Dec. 19 about an intoxicated man armed with a knife trying to stab someone around the 400 block of Furby Street. Police found him brandishing the weapon and instead of dropping it as told, he walked toward them, the IIU said. An officer then used the Taser. The man was taken to hospital, where doctors found he had two broken bones in his right leg. The IIU said Friday no charges would be laid against any police, after conducting a number of interviews with witnesses and the man whose leg was broken. 12:58 PM A mother and her two children were threatened and assaulted at gunpoint in their McCreary home in the early morning hours on Thursday. Ste. Rose du Lac RCMP were called to the home on 4th Avenue in McCreary, which is about 140 kilometres northwest of Brandon, at about 2:45 a.m. Mounties were told by the homeowner that a woman she knew assaulted her and her kids inside the home and threatened them with a gun. The victim, 30, ran with her kids to a neighbour's home to call police, RCMP say. No one was seriously hurt. Local RCMP, along with the police dog and drone units, searched for the suspect and found her outside a home on Broderick Street. Officers on the ground then arrested the suspect, but did not find the gun. Lacey Campbell, 38 of McCreary, is charged with pointing a firearm, assault, uttering threats, possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose and a court order breach. 11:47 AM Snow Lake residents have been ordered to leave the northern Manitoba community by noon Saturday due to an out-of-control wildfire that is burning in the region. The town of about 1,100 residents announced a mandatory evacuation order Friday. 'You must leave because of the danger to your health and safety,' a notice published on the town's Facebook page said. A state of local emergency and a 48-hour evacuation notice were previously declared. Mayor Ron Scott previously said a mandatory evacuation would be ordered if the fire moved closer to town. 11:40 AM Manitoba public health officials are warning people may have been exposed to measles at two locations in the province late last month. Officials said anyone who was at Green Valley School at 212 Oak Ave. in Grunthal on May 20 between 8:50 a.m. to 12:20 p.m. and 2:15 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. should monitor for symptoms of the highly infectious disease until June 11. Anyone who was at the Manitoba Museum at 190 Rupert Ave. in Winnipeg on May 20 from 10:30 a.m. to 2:15 p.m. should also monitor for symptoms until June 11, officials said. The public health department has reached out to the Grunthal school to notify staff, volunteers and families of students to provide advice, including with letters, officials said. Anyone who was at either location should check their records and make sure they're up to date with the measles vaccine. 10:56 AM The Assiniboine Park Zoo is welcoming a new addition with the recent arrival of a pack of five grey wolves. The addition of Chinook (male, seven years), Gigi (female, seven years), Comet (male, three years), Stella (female, three years), and Virgo (female, three years) comes after the passing of Bear, the last member of the zoo's original wolf pack, in March. The wolves arrived from the Greater Vancouver Zoo on Thursday. 'Grey wolves are an iconic Canadian species that can be found across the country, including right here in Manitoba,' said Dr. Chris Enright, Senior Director of Zoological Operations, Assiniboine Park Zoo. 'Unfortunately, fear and misunderstanding have led to instances of human-wolf conflict and, in some cases, overhunting. Educating people about the critical role keystone species like wolves play in their ecosystems and why they should be protected is an important part of what we do here at the zoo.' The grey wolves are the latest in a long string of new animals to be introduced to zoo visitors since last fall, including three red pandas, a great horned owl and and scarlet ibis, among many others. The zoo is open daily from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. 10:31 AM Drivers will need to find an alternate route around Portage Avenue East at the start of next week. A city press release notes a two-day closure to all traffic will begin at 7 a.m. on Monday, June 9 to allow for paving. The city expects to reopen the street, with some restrictions, after dusk on June 10.
Global News
4 days ago
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- Global News
Winnipeg Sea Bears sign former Toronto Raptors guard
Mired in a four-game losing slump and sitting at the bottom of the Western Conference standings, the Winnipeg Sea Bears added a former member of the Toronto Raptors to help turn around their fortunes. The Sea Bears signed guard Jalen Harris who was the 59th overall pick by the Raptors in the 2020 NBA Draft. The 26-year-old Harris appeared in 13 games with the Raps as a rookie and made his CEBL debut in 2022 with the Scarborough Shooting Stars. The six foot five guard is a two-time CEBL all-star and set the league record for most points in a single game with 45 last season with the Saskatchewan Rattlers. Get daily National news Get the day's top news, political, economic, and current affairs headlines, delivered to your inbox once a day. Sign up for daily National newsletter Sign Up By providing your email address, you have read and agree to Global News' Terms and Conditions and Privacy Policy He averaged 24.5 points, 4.5 rebounds, and 4.6 assists in 11 games in 2024 as he was chosen for the All-CEBL second team. Story continues below advertisement 'We are thrilled to welcome Jalen Harris to the Sea Bears,' said head coach and general manager Mike Taylor in a media release. 'Jalen is a dynamic scorer with proven professional experience, and we believe he will make an immediate impact on our team. 'He brings versatility, shot-making and a competitive edge that fits well with how we want to play. We're excited to integrate him into our group and look forward to the spark he can provide on both ends of the floor.' Harris has also played in the NBA G League as well as in Italy, China, and Puerto Rico. Taylor believes Harris will immediately upgrade their offence which has struggled at times early in the season. 'We have not been as productive as we need to be offensively,' Taylor told the 680 CJOB Sports Show. 'We felt like, hey, we need a little bit more playmaking. We need a guy that can command and have some presence offensively with his ability to score. 'It checked off a lot of the boxes that could help us make some strides.' The Sea Bears are hoping to have Harris in the lineup on Friday when they face the still winless Brampton Honey Badgers to start games in back-to-back days.
Winnipeg Free Press
4 days ago
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- Winnipeg Free Press
Harris looks to give Sea Bears massive offensive boost
One of the top scorers in CEBL history is joining the Winnipeg Sea Bears. The club announced Thursday that Jalen Harris, a two-time All-CEBL guard and former Toronto Raptor, has officially signed with the Sea Bears and is expected to join them on the road and play in Friday night's game against the Brampton Honey Badgers (0-5). It's a massive boost to a Winnipeg side that has lost four straight games by double digits and fallen to 1-4 on the season. Adrian Wyld / THE CANADIAN PRESS FILES Jalen Harris made his CEBL debut with the Scarborough Shooting Stars in 2022. 'We tried to build a team that would play a little bit better team basketball, and we got a great group of guys… (But) we got off to a slow start,' said Sea Bears head coach and general manager Mike Taylor at the Sport for Life Centre on Thursday. 'We felt we needed a little bit of offensive production and offensive playmaking in the back court. So, from our standpoint, we're really excited to add Jalen. We think he'll bring a lot to the team.' The six-foot-five Dallas, Tex., product averaged 24.5 points, 4.5 rebounds and 4.6 assists in 11 games with the Saskatchewan Rattlers last summer. In 2022, he made his CEBL debut with the Scarborough Shooting Stars and led the team to the championship final. Harris, 26, was most recently in China with the Nanjing Monkey Kings where he averaged 12.5 points, 3.6 rebounds and two assists in 32 games. He was drafted in the second round, 59th overall, by the Raptors in 2020, and appeared in 13 games as a rookie, highlighted by a career-high 31-point performance against the Dallas Mavericks on May 14, 2021. On July 1, 2021, the NBA dealt Harris a one-year suspension after he tested positive for a prohibited substance and he hasn't played in the league since. The Sea Bears have had some accomplished scorers in the past in Teddy Allen and Justin Wright-Foreman, but Taylor believes Harris is a different type of player than those two. Harris set the CEBL's scoring record last year with a 45-point performance against Brampton. 'I think Jalen can play with the ball or without the ball efficiently. I think Jalen is a willing passer, and he's a guy we can use in different situations to play as a point guard, at the point of attack, controlling the tempo, and force defences to play defensive coverage because of his ability to shoot,' said Taylor. 'And I think he's also a guy we can move off the ball, so I think he's got a chance to connect well with every type of teammate we have.' Also joining the Sea Bears this weekend is star Canadian centre Simi Shittu who was finishing up his season in the Greek Basketball League. Shittu isn't expected to play in Brampton on Friday or in Scarborough on Saturday. Tony Gutierrez / THE ASSOCIATED PRESS FILES Jalen Harris (front) was drafted in the second round, 59th overall, by the Toronto Raptors in 2020. Winnipeg Jets Game Days On Winnipeg Jets game days, hockey writers Mike McIntyre and Ken Wiebe send news, notes and quotes from the morning skate, as well as injury updates and lineup decisions. Arrives a few hours prior to puck drop. Once Harris and Shittu start to gel with their teammates, this Sea Bears team should look a whole lot different than the one that underwhelmed in the first five games. Shooting has been the biggest issue, as they're dead last in in both field goal (36.7) and three-point percentage (25.7). 'The goal stays the same. We've always been aiming to play our best basketball at the championship weekend and so adding those two talents definitely help our odds and we're happy about it,' said veteran Canadian guard Alex Campbell. 'I think them joining us on the road actually helps us build camaraderie. Between the games, travelling, being at the airport, stuff like that, those types of things do go a long way so I think camaraderie and chemistry will happen quickly.' The Sea Bears will return to downtown Winnipeg on June 11 to square off against the Montreal Alliance. Taylor AllenReporter Taylor Allen is a sports reporter for the Winnipeg Free Press. Taylor was the Vince Leah intern in the Free Press newsroom twice while earning his joint communications degree/diploma at the University of Winnipeg and Red River College Polytechnic. He signed on full-time in 2019 and mainly covers the Blue Bombers, curling, and basketball. Read more about Taylor. Every piece of reporting Taylor produces is reviewed by an editing team before it is posted online or published in print — part of the Free Press's tradition, since 1872, of producing reliable independent journalism. Read more about Free Press's history and mandate, and learn how our newsroom operates. Our newsroom depends on a growing audience of readers to power our journalism. If you are not a paid reader, please consider becoming a subscriber. Our newsroom depends on its audience of readers to power our journalism. Thank you for your support.
