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Government 'dragging their feet' in compensation talks, says man wrongfully convicted in 1973 Winnipeg murder
It's been over 50 years since Brian Anderson was convicted of a murder he didn't commit, almost two since his name was finally cleared and about 14 months since he sued in hopes of getting compensated for everything he lost — but after all that time, he says he's still waiting for that compensation from all three levels of government.
Suspended lawyer banned from filing appeals in Manitoba after 'multitude of meritless' motions: decision
A lawyer previously suspended from practising after being deemed incompetent has now been barred from starting or continuing proceedings in Manitoba’s appeals court without permission from a judge, after being deemed a "vexatious litigant."
Manitoba hotel owners charged with trafficking employees who were underpaid, threatened with deportation: RCMP
A couple who own a hotel in the rural municipality of Portage la Prairie have been charged with human trafficking following a months-long police investigation, where four employees from India reported being underpaid, forced to work 15-hour days and threatened with deportation.
Flin Flon wildfire evacuees prepare to go home nearly a month after being forced out
Residents of a northern Manitoba city who were forced out by wildfire say they’re feeling a mix of excitement and anxiety as they prepare to return to their homes after roughly four weeks away.
Vulnerable women sent to jail for fatal beating in case Winnipeg judge calls 'dreadful, yet not uncommon'
Two intellectually vulnerable women who beat a man to death have been handed jail sentences that will allow them to serve their time in Manitoba, avoiding longer federal sentences prosecutors asked for that would have sent them to serve their time outside the province.
Manitoba looks to move Thompson wildfire evacuees elsewhere amid struggle for hotel space, minister says
Manitoba is looking at moving more than 100 wildfire evacuees from the northern city of Thompson to another part of the province, as it struggles to find enough hotel space for everyone forced out of their homes this spring.
First Nation sues Manitoba Hydro, governments over 'devastating' effects of Lake Winnipeg regulation
A First Nation on the shore of Lake Winnipeg has filed a lawsuit seeking damages from Manitoba Hydro, and the provincial and federal governments, over a decades-old hydroelectric project it alleges has had negative effects on the lake and the community’s way of life.
Manitoba officials 'cautiously optimistic' as wildfire evacuees from some communities start going home
People from more than a dozen Manitoba communities forced out by wildfires this spring have either started returning or will start going home in the days ahead, but officials warn that doesn't mean fires in the province are no longer a threat.
Expect hotter-than-usual weather this summer as Manitoba battles wildfire season, experts say
Weather experts say Manitoba is expected to see above-normal temperatures this summer, which could increase the risk of wildfire as the province continues to grapple with out-of-control blazes across the region.
'I wish you had killed me,' woman tells attacker in court after being abandoned in Winnipeg dumpster
A woman who was brutally beaten, forced into a duffel bag and abandoned in a dumpster on a freezing night in Winnipeg says she still lives with reminders of that attack — from how she can't stand the sound of duct tape, to the scar on her lower lip from being kicked in the face.