Manitoba·LiveA 35-year-old man has been arrested after police say he was responsible for multiple arsons in Winnipeg, including fires at the constituency office of two Manitoba cabinet ministers and several restaurants.CBC News will stream news conference live starting at 2:15 p.m. CT. Arturo Chang · CBC News · Posted: Nov 19, 2025 1:30 PM EST | Last Updated: 4 minutes agoListen to this articleEstimated 1 minuteThe audio version of this article is generated by text-to-speech, a technology based on artificial intelligence.Winnipeg police announce arrest in arson caseWinnipeg police are holding a news conference Wednesday afternoon about the arrest of a suspect charged with a number of arsons in the city. A 35-year-old man has been arrested after police say he was responsible for multiple arsons in Winnipeg, including fires at the constituency office of two Manitoba cabinet ministers and several restaurants.Jesse Robert Shawn Wheatland is facing several charges in connection with the incidents, city police said at a news conference Wednesday.Wheatland is accused in a total of 22 offences between June 11 and this week, including fires at the constituency offices of Families Minister Nahanni Fontaine and Homelessness and Addictions Minister Bernadette Smith, as well as fires at a provincial treatment centre and a school administration building.Wheatland has also been charged in connection with fires at the Exchange Event centre and six businesses in the Exchange District and downtown areas.More to come
Man charged with arson in multiple fires at Winnipeg restaurants, constituency offices
