Four people are facing charges after an assault at a St. James apartment building.
A man was struck in the face with a pistol when he answered the door at his apartment suite in the 2200 block of Portage Avenue at about 2:15 a.m. Oct. 18, and a physical fight broke out in the hallway. Bear spray was used during the fight, the Winnipeg Police Service stated in a news release Sunday.
Police learned one of the men involved in the fight had been armed at a nearby restaurant, in the 2100 block of Portage Avenue, where he was refused service. Restaurant staff called police after seeing what appeared to be a gun in the man's hand as he was leaving.
A group of men then went to the apartment building and knocked on a suite door, police said, adding the men involved knew each other. The man who was armed at the restaurant was involved in the altercation, police stated, but no specific details about his role were released.
Detox centre ready but staffing challenges persist
Scott Billeck 6 minute read Preview
Detox centre ready but staffing challenges persist
Scott Billeck 6 minute read 2:01 AM CDT
Peter McMullen’s decade-long struggle with addiction gives him insight into the challenges Lighthouse Mission hopes to address with a new Main Street detox facility focused on connecting people with longer-term treatment.
McMullen, executive director of Lighthouse Mission, knows how difficult it can be to navigate Winnipeg’s addiction treatment system, particularly when someone is ready to seek help but the services they need aren’t immediately available.
Now, after years of planning and a lengthy renovation of two century-old buildings, the downtown organization is preparing to open a 10-bed detox facility at 667 and 669 Main St., with five beds each for men and women.
The facility could begin accepting clients as early as November, provided Lighthouse Mission can overcome one final hurdle: recruiting enough staff to operate it.
Backstreet Boys’ 12-show Toronto run offers millennials a ticket to simpler times
Alex Nino Gheciu, The Canadian Press 5 minute read Preview
Backstreet Boys’ 12-show Toronto run offers millennials a ticket to simpler times
Alex Nino Gheciu, The Canadian Press 5 minute read Saturday, Oct. 17, 2026
When Chelsea Smith heard the Backstreet Boys were coming to Toronto, she had a simple message for the five men who soundtracked her childhood.
“Here's my credit card, take all my money.”
The 35-year-old Vancouver fan wasn’t bluffing. Having already travelled to Las Vegas to see her teenybopper crushes, she's now preparing to fly across the country for two Toronto concerts, spending roughly $600 on tickets alone.
And she's hardly the only millennial willing to pay a tidy sum to party like it’s 1999.
