Double Homicide in Portage la Prairie | Winnipeg News

Winnipieg News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now! · Aug 25, 2026 · 1m

Two men were sentenced in a chilling double homicide in Portage la Prairie, where James Borden and Emily Smoke were gunned down in their home after being forced into a deadly confrontation over a drug debt. Preston Whitford, who pulled the trigger, received a life sentence with no parole for 17 years, while his uncle Jeremy Whincup got 18 years for manslaughter. The killings, planned while Whincup was jailed and executed after his release, targeted Borden — a rival dealer — and also murdered Smoke, an innocent bystander killed to silence her as a potential witness. Families of the victims…