WINNIPEG — Manitoba wildlife officials are investigating after a polar bear was shot and killed near the mouth of the Seal River on Friday by a paddler.

The province confirmed Tuesday the incident occurred along the Hudson Bay coast, roughly 50 kilometres west of Churchill.

Few details about the shooting have been released. Officials have not publicly identified the paddler involved or provided information about the circumstances leading up to the encounter.

Polar bears are designated as a threatened species in Manitoba and are protected under provincial legislation. It is illegal to hunt the bears in Manitoba.

VETERANS

2007-BORN (19-year-old season)

• Josh McGregor, L.

62gp, 3g, 17a, 20p, 66pim, -34 +/-

TEAM THOMPSON (Grey)

Forwards

8. Carson Park (2009)

10. Brady Turko (2007)

OVERAGERS

2006-BORN (20-year-old season)

• Brett Wilson, L, F.

Brandon (WHL)

All events at Brandon Wheat Kings camp are at Assiniboine Credit Union Place, except for the Black and Gold game at J&G Homes Arena on Sunday evening.

THURSDAY

4 p.m. — Team Ferraro skate.

5 p.m. — Team Boschman skate.

OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is calling for Prime Minister Mark Carney to reconvene Parliament to get details on the proposed U.S. trade deal he rejected, and answers on how Canadians will be affected by his plans to hit back.

Poilievre, in a letter to Carney on Sunday, says it’s time for the prime minister to release the text of the deal because “Canadians must see it to judge what options are on the table.”

He also says Canadians need to know how much Carney’s trade and economic policies will cost them in higher groceries, gas and other prices.

In addition, Poilievre asks how Carney will protect steel, aluminum, lumber and auto manufacturing jobs threatened by tariffs.

Evan Nachtigall heads into the final round at the Canadian men’s mid-amateur championship with a two-stroke lead.

The Brandonite followed his 64 and 67 with a 4-under 68 at Brantford Golf and Country Club on Thursday to sit at 15-under. He had an eagle and four birdies on Thursday.

Nachtigall is two up on three-time champion Garrett Rank, who shot 69.

The winner receives an exemption into the 2026 U.S. Mid-Amateur Championship at Sand Valley Resort in Nekoosa, Wis., from Sept. 26 to Oct. 1, as well as a spot at the 2027 Canadian Men’s Amateur Championship and the 2027 Canadian Men’s Mid-Amateur Championship.

WINNIPEG — Manitoba’s non-partisan elections management agency could help its Alberta counterpart with that province’s October referendum — an event one political expert expects to be a “shemozzle.”

Elections Alberta has asked Elections Manitoba to send staff to assist with the vote, the office of the Chief Electoral Officer of Manitoba confirmed Wednesday.

The Oct. 19 referendum will ask Albertans 10 questions, including whether that province should remain part of Canada.

Each of the referendum questions will be on separate numbered and colour-coded ballots, which will be counted by hand. With an estimated 2,966,192 voters in the province — registered as of May 2025 — there could be as many as 30 million ballots to count.