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Winnipeg police mull out-of-province recruitment this fall, expanding pool 'to be competitive'
The Winnipeg Police Service is exploring its options to launch recruitment campaigns outside of Manitoba by the fall, trailing in the steps of other Canadian police departments who already fly to Winnipeg to attract prospective candidates.
Winnipegger's teaching certificate suspended just weeks after sexual assault charges laid — unlike past cases
The teaching certificate of a Catholic school employee has been suspended within weeks of charges of sexually assaulting a teenage student being laid against him — a change from the months it previously could take to suspend teachers.
Shoplifting reports spiked in Winnipeg last year after increase in funding for anti-retail-theft initiatives
Shoplifting reports to Winnipeg police soared last year, after a boost in funding for increased police presence at identified retail theft hot spots — an increase police say they expected.
Reconciliation a 'key role' for Catholic Church, says new archbishop of Winnipeg
Murray Chatlain, recently installed as archbishop of the Archiocese of Winnipeg, says reconciliation with Indigenous people is a "key role" the Roman Catholic Church can't walk away from and a priority for him.
Manitoba Indigenous leaders among those in Rome to say farewell to Pope Francis, remembered as 'strong ally'
Indigenous leaders from Manitoba were among those who paid their last respects to Pope Francis at a funeral mass in Rome on Saturday, honouring his efforts to make the Roman Catholic Church more inclusive and accountable for its mistakes.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.