Vera-Lynn Kubinec

Vera-Lynn Kubinec is a producer with CBC Manitoba's I-Team investigative unit, based in Winnipeg. vera-lynn.kubinec@cbc.ca

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Winnipeg homebuyer who says he found mushrooms growing from basement carpet, 'deluge of water' sues seller

After buying a house and then discovering mould throughout the basement, a Winnipeg man has filed a lawsuit claiming the house seller did not accurately disclose the basement moisture issues to the buyer before the sale.

Parts supplier sues Magellan Aerospace in Winnipeg for $1.5M, claiming invoices unpaid

A company that makes components for military aircraft in Winnipeg is being sued for more than $1.5 million by a supplier that claims it hasn't been paid for parts it supplied.

Patient who had leg amputated files lawsuit accusing Thompson doctor of negligence

A patient who went to the hospital in Thompson, Man., for urgent care to his leg is suing the doctor who treated him, after medical problems led to his leg being amputated.

Former Winnipeg Sikh priest accused of stealing more than $400K in donations to gurdwara

A Sikh religious organization in Winnipeg claims that its former head priest stole hundreds of thousands of dollars in donation money from people who attended the Sikh temple to practise their religion.

Winnipeg company files lawsuit claiming Quebec business made fraudulent electronic fund transfers

A company that operates an electronic payment platform is asking a Manitoba court to put a freeze on funds in a bank account because the money is linked to allegedly fraudulent transactions.

Archdiocese of St. Boniface faces another lawsuit alleging sexual assault by former priest

The Archdiocese of St. Boniface in the Roman Catholic Church is being sued by a man who says he was sexually assaulted by a former priest at the church in the village of Somerset, Man., in the 1970s.

2 Winnipeg real estate agents disciplined after house buyer files complaint

A complaint filed by a Winnipeg homebuyer has resulted in two real estate agents being disciplined by their industry association.

Credit union denies negligence in alleged fraudulent investment lawsuit

A Manitoba credit union says it is not responsible for a Winnipeg man's loss of nearly $650,000 in a fraud scheme.
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Two-thirds of Manitoba's Crown prosecutors meet criteria for PTSD, anxiety or depression, survey suggests

Sixty-five per cent of Manitoba’s criminal Crown attorneys who responded to a survey meet the criteria for post-traumatic stress disorder, anxiety or depression, according to their union.

Failure to properly diagnose brain bleed at rural Manitoba emergency room led to surgery delay: lawsuit

A patient who went for emergency care at a hospital in Ashern, in Manitoba's Interlake region, has filed a lawsuit saying she experienced delays at a time when she needed emergency surgery for what she later learned was a brain bleed.