Ozten Shebahkeget

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Özten Shebahkeget is an Anishinaabe/Turkish Cypriot member of Northwest Angle 33 First Nation who grew up in Winnipeg’s North End. She has been writing for CBC Manitoba since 2022. She holds an undergraduate degree in English literature and a master’s in writing.

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North End residents, business owners will seek ideas to halt rapid rise in building fires

Residents, business owners and history lovers have been invited to gather on Tuesday evening to brainstorm solutions to combat a recent rash of fires in a historic Winnipeg neighbourhood.

Teen who drowned at Winnipeg pool 'paid with his life' for changes at city facilities, family says

A non-functioning radio, a delayed 911 call and an emergency alarm that took several attempts to turn on were some of the challenges that staff faced after an unconscious 14-year-old boy was discovered at the bottom of a city pool last year, an internal review says.

'We've been tokenized': Royal Winnipeg Ballet's entire Indigenous advisory circle resigns

Members of an Indigenous advisory committee at the Royal Winnipeg Ballet say they’re cutting ties with the organization after seven years.

Audit's advice for Manitoba health-care agencies surprising, 'ridiculous,' says health finance prof

Some of the recommendations offered in recently released audits of Manitoba’s health authorities are surprising and “ridiculous," a health finance expert says.

'Unsustainable' deficits at Manitoba health authorities driven by wages, supply costs: audits

Staffing and rising supply costs are the main factors behind "unsustainable" deficits discovered at most of Manitoba's health authorities over the last several years, according to audits recently released by the province.

Manitoba has few options to 'Trump-proof' its economy in next 30 days, experts say

Manitoba's premier says he wants to reduce the province's reliance on trade with the United States after potential tariffs on Canadian goods were paused, but experts say it's not as simple as it sounds.

Surgeon accused of sexual harassment banned from working at Grace Hospital

An orthopedic surgeon who has been disciplined in recent years over inappropriate behaviour with a patient has now been banned from practising at a Winnipeg hospital, after an arbitrator ruled he sexually harassed a co-worker, a leaked document shows.

Can Manitoba's 'niche' northern port put potential U.S. trade tensions on ice? It depends who you ask

The northern Manitoba port in Churchill has long been lauded as an untapped economic resource that could strengthen Canadian trade across the pond, but experts say revamping it to reach its full potential requires much more than dollars and promises.

Northern port gives Manitoba card to play in potential Canada-U.S. trade spat, premier says

Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew says the province's northern port could become a key asset amid potential Canada-U.S. trade tensions.

Tataskweyak Cree Nation man who alleges doctor mistook appendicitis for hangover says he felt 'worthless'

Systemic discrimination is a lingering issue in Manitoba's health-care system, First Nations leaders in Manitoba say, after a Cree man's lawsuit alleging a doctor assumed what turned out to be appendicitis was symptoms of a hangover.