Manitoba A Manitoba priest accused of sexually assaulting a now-nine-year-old girl in Little Grand Rapids First Nation last year has had all charges against him stayed, a day after the girl at the centre of the case testified against him. Update comes day after testimony from girl who made allegationsContinue Reading
Manitoba 2 Winnipeggers pick up Governor General’s Literary AwardsWhen Niigaan Sinclair pitched his collection of articles to a Toronto publisher, he was told Winipek: Visions of Canada from an Indigenous Centre was a “regional book.” Canada Council for the Arts announced winners across 7 categories, in both official languages Cassandra SzklarskiContinue Reading
Manitoba A 48-year-old man in Winnipeg who says his right leg was to be amputated due to an infection came out of the medical procedure to find out his left leg was amputated instead. Jason Kennedy knew he may eventually lose both legs to the infection but he still hasContinue Reading
Manitoba An Ontario court has declined to review a decision to deny Peter Nygard bail while the former fashion mogul appeals his sexual assault convictions and sentence. Lawyers for former fashion mogul had argued bail judge ‘unfairly discounted’ value of new medical report Paola Loriggio · The Canadian Press ·Continue Reading
The family of the late Murray Sinclair remembered his life as being “a beacon of integrity and compassion” as they were joined by members of the public, the Canadian Governor General and prime minister during a commemorative service at Winnipeg’s Canada Life Centre to honour his legacy Sunday afternoon. MurrayContinue Reading
Manitoba·Updated A provincial court judge says a Manitoba man likely wouldn’t have died if proper policy had been followed when he was placed in an RCMP holding cell in The Pas in 2019. John Ettawakapow’s 2019 death in holding cell in The Pas was preventable, judge says Kristin Annable ·Continue Reading
Manitoba One junior and two senior members of the Winnipeg Police Service have been put on administrative leave after they were charged with several offences following an internal investigation. ‘We take incidents of misconduct and breaches of the law by our members very seriously,’ says deputy chief Nathan Liewicki ·Continue Reading
