
Santiago Arias Orozco
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Santiago Arias Orozco is a journalist with CBC Manitoba currently based in Winnipeg. He previously worked for CBC Toronto and the Toronto Star. You can reach him at santiago.arias.orozco@cbc.ca.
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Judge made 'palpable' errors in ruling city deliberately stalled Parker lands development: appeal court
The City of Winnipeg has been exonerated from stalling a 1,900-unit residential development planned for the former Parker lands. Manitoba's highest court overturned a King's Bench judge's decision that found two planning officials deliberately slowed Fulton Grove’s progress.
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Tree cutting possible 'any moment now' at Lemay Forest, says protester
A group fighting to prevent trees from being cut down at a privately-owned parcel of land in south Winnipeg is on high alert after learning a Manitoba Crown prosecutor is not planning to move forward a private prosecution that had been preventing a developer from deforesting the area.
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Officer who fatally shot Winnipeg man in 2020 tells inquest he had few options
A Winnipeg police officer who shot and killed a 22-year-old man five years ago believed he had to use lethal force after the man charged at him after swinging a metal bar, an inquest into the shooting heard Friday.
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Ehlers-Danlos syndrome forced a Winnipeg Jets draft pick to retire at 21. What is it?
The incurable medical condition that ended the professional hockey career of a first-round Winnipeg Jets draft pick is a disorder that's challenging to diagnose and sometimes difficult to treat, says a Manitoba doctor.
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Thompson General Hospital nurse says pleas for increased security measures ignored amid ER violence
A nurse at Thompson General Hospital says concerns of violence spilling into the emergency room, threatening the safety of patients and staff, are being left largely unanswered by health authorities.
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He was convicted for sexually touching a student. Years later, he still had a Manitoba teaching certificate
A man sentenced to six months in jail for sexually touching a minor is one of at least three former teachers who kept their Manitoba teaching credentials for more than a year after being criminally convicted in court.
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Fashion show featuring garbage-bag garments highlights experience of kids in foster care
A group of designers beamed with pride as their garments — made entirely from garbage bags — were showcased at a Winnipeg fashion show intended to spread awareness about the struggles and resilience of children in Manitoba's foster care system.
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Tanya Nepinak's family holding hope landfill search for her remains will happen after meeting with premier
The aunt of Tanya Nepinak, a Pine Creek First Nation woman who went missing more than a decade ago, is feeling hopeful after meeting with Premier Wab Kinew over her plea to search the Brady Road landfill for her niece's remains.
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Some Manitoba snowbirds flocking back to Canada over U.S. political climate
Some Manitoba snowbirds are selling their properties in the United States after year of spending their winters there, saying they feel pushed out by an eroding sense of safety and growing tensions in the U.S. under Donald Trump.
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Winnipeg officer's use of force in fatal shooting justified: police watchdog
Manitoba's police watchdog is not recommending charges against a Winnipeg officer who shot and killed a man who pinned the officer with a stolen vehicle while attempting to flee during a traffic stop.
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