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Westwood standoff ends with two arrested

An hours-long standoff in Westwood came to an end Thursday with Winnipeg police arresting two men and seizing a gun.

Winnipeg Police Service officers were called to Byrd Avenue shortly before 9:30 a.m. after a man was seen walking with what appeared to be a firearm, said police spokesman Const. Claude Chancy.

Officers identified a home connected to the investigation, he said.

Two men were arrested but Chancy could not yet say what they will be charged with. It’s not clear whether either of the men arrested was the male spotted with a gun.

‘Heartbreaking loss’: Sandy Bay First Nation offers condolences after apparent dog attack.

Leaders with the Sandy Bay Ojibway First Nation are offering their condolences after an animal rescue worker died following an apparent dog attack in the community and say the “stray and aggressive” animals are a longstanding issue.

Amanda Nobiss, 37, was volunteering in the community on the shores of Lake Manitoba with K9 Advocacy. Her remains were discovered on Friday morning.

The Manitoba First Nations Police Service said in a news release that it had been contacted by a friend of Amanda’s who was trying to locate her, around 12:45 a.m.

Using her cellphone location, police determined she appeared to be in Sandy Bay, said the release. Resources were dispatched to the area, including a drone, but due to the large radius of the cellphone “ping,” no one was located until 6 a.m.

Mail bomber Guido Amsel receives life sentence for ‘extremely calculated’ plan

For trying to kill his ex-wife, mailing three bombs within the city, and causing an explosion that cost a local lawyer her hand, a former Winnipeg autobody mechanic has been sentenced to life in prison and will not be eligible for parole for at least 17 years.

Guido Amsel, 52, was silent as he was led out of a full courtroom after hearing the judge's decision Thursday afternoon.

In a decision that called out Amsel's "extremely calculated" plan to create and mail out potentially lethal explosives, his repeated attempts to kill his ex-wife, and his conspiracy theories against the justice system, provincial court Judge Tracey Lord also recognized the "strength and resilience" of Maria Mitousis, who lost her hand in an explosion after she opened a package Amsel sent her.

"Mr. Amsel is not remorseful. He has not taken responsibility for his actions and continues to deny involvement in the offences," Lord said in her decision, which was broadcast live from the courtroom by Global TV. "He has attempted to place responsibility on others for these offences and alleges corruption at all levels of the justice system as an explanation for his present circumstances.

Klein’s entrance adds spark to ho-hum mayoral race

Until this week, Winnipeg’s mayoral race looked less like a democratic contest and more like a coronation.

It appeared Mayor Scott Gillingham was a shoo-in to win a second term. There were no obvious challengers with the political profile, organization or credibility to make his re-election bid uncomfortable.

That changed Tuesday: Kevin Klein is back.

The former city councillor and provincial cabinet minister is launching his second campaign for mayor, turning what looked like a sleepy election into something that resembles an actual race.