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More info needed about Sunday's fatal Winnipeg police shooting to decide if lethal force justified: experts
The actions of Winnipeg Police Service officers are under investigation after a video of an officer opening fire at a man was widely shared, but former Ontario police watchdog directors and a former top cop say it's hard to know if the use of force is justified based on the 25-second clip alone.
'There's no hope at the encampments' advocate says as they try to help house residents before winter
Outreach workers at St. Boniface Street Links are ramping up their efforts to relocate dozens of people out of encampments east of the Red River as community organizations and shelters in Winnipeg brace to help the unhoused before the winter rolls in.
Restrictions under state of emergency tighten in Manitoba Cree nation amid escalating violence
A community in northern Manitoba is heightening restrictions and implementing new measures under a state of emergency to address a spike in violence marked by gang activity, bootlegging and illegal drug trade.
Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew brings 3 new ministers into cabinet in minor shuffle
Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew is shuffling his cabinet just over a year after his government was sworn in, creating new departments and assigning new responsibilities to ministers already in cabinet.
'Financially desperate' Winnipeg business swindled out of 2 properties, lawsuit alleges
A Winnipeg business owner is suing a man she alleges swindled her out of ownership of two properties after promising financial help — the latest in a string of court proceedings against the man, whom a judge previously described as showing the signs of a "predator" who seeks out financially vulnerable clients.
Winnipeg's fire department poised to run $12.8M over budget: report
The cost of running the Winnipeg Fire Paramedic Service is poised to balloon millions of dollars above its approved budget this year, largely because of the increased number of hours in paid overtime as staff absences soar along with the demand for service.
City of Thompson turns ambulance service over to Shared Health after government funding dries up
The City of Thompson says it is handing over ambulance services to Shared Health after provincial underfunding and staffing shortages stretched its resources to the point where it's decided to focus its funding on firefighting and emergency services.
Surgical volumes hit high point last year, reducing backlog, but doctors say there's still work to do
The number of surgeries performed in the province between April 2023 to March 2024 rebounded, for the first, slightly above pre-pandemic levels but Doctors Manitoba said the lingering COVID-19 surgery backlog is still "significant" and the recovery is proving to be slow.
Officers didn't break arm of heavily intoxicated man during 2022 arrest: police watchdog
Manitoba's police watchdog will not press charges against a group of Winnipeg police officers who struggled to arrest a man who was found to have a broken arm after he was taken into custody.
Options for cleaning up used needles at Winnipeg parks, playgrounds could cost up to $260K: report
A new report by city staff outlines two fresh options to remove dangerous debris, such as needles, from parks but following through with either of them would require the addition of hundreds of thousands of dollars to Winnipeg's operating budget.