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Manitoba wants to attract Quebec civil servants worried about clothing law
WINNIPEG – The Manitoba government is planning to recruit civil servants from Quebec who are concerned about a new law in the province banning religious symbols. Manitoba has a shortage of bilingual civil servants, Premier Brian Pallister says, and will…
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Emergency response after inmates allegedly assault guard at Manitoba jail
LAC DU BONNET, Man. – Manitoba Justice says a correctional officer was allegedly assaulted by two inmates earlier this week at the Milner Ridge Correctional Centre, northeast of Winnipeg. The department says the officer was treated at hospital and released…
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46 people to hospital after suspected carbon monoxide leak at Winnipeg hotel
Winnipeg emergency officials say 46 people have been taken to hospital due to a suspected carbon monoxide leak at a hotel. John Lane, chief of Winnipeg Fire Paramedic Service, says 15 of those people are in critical condition and five…
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Winnipeg hands down punishment during probe into inspectors’ work logs
WINNIPEG – The City of Winnipeg says three employees have been suspended without pay, two others have quit and one has retired as an internal investigation continues into city property inspectors who allegedly slacked off on the job. The suspensions…
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Mountie charged with manslaughter made tactically disastrous decision: trial
THOMPSON, Man. – An RCMP officer in northern Manitoba made a disastrous tactical decision to step in front a vehicle before he shot the driver, an expert in police use of force testified at the officer’s trial Tuesday. Const. Abram…
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‘Minimum of nine bullets:’ Trial hears Manitoba Mountie shot man numerous times
THOMPSON, Man. – A forensic pathologist has testified that an RCMP officer in northern Manitoba shot a man at least nine times before he died. Const. Abram Letkeman has pleaded not guilty to six charges, including manslaughter and criminal negligence,…
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Manitoba Mountie accused of shooting at jeep without cause after traffic chase
WINNIPEG – An RCMP officer has pleaded not guilty to manslaughter, criminal negligence and other charges stemming from an on-duty shooting. Const. Abram Letkeman is on trial for the death of Steven Campbell during a traffic stop in Thompson, Man.,…
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Manitoba judge calls for review of health care at remand centre following death
WINNIPEG – A Manitoba judge is calling for an independent review of health services at the Winnipeg Remand Centre following an inquest into the death of an epileptic inmate who had not been given anti-seizure medication. Provincial court Judge Heather…
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Opposition says Manitoba air ambulance program suffering from privatization
WINNIPEG – The Manitoba government says its Lifeflight airplane-ambulance service will continue uninterrupted this weekend despite a suggestion to the contrary by the Opposition New Democrats. Lifeflight mainly provides inter-hospital transfers for patients more than 200 kilometres from Winnipeg, and…
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Sexual assault charge against former Winnipeg city councillor stayed
WINNIPEG – A sexual assault charge against a former Winnipeg city councillor has been stayed. Russ Wyatt, 49, was arrested in July 2018 after what police described as a serious sexual assault six months earlier. Wyatt’s lawyer, Evan Roitenberg, said…
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Attempted murder charge in stabbing of Manitoba First Nations police officer
ROSSBURN, Man. – RCMP say a 21-year-old man has been charged following the stabbing of a First Nations police officer on a northern Manitoba reserve. The officer and a suspect were both injured during an arrest outside the Waywayseecappo First…
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Manitoba government employee survey shows fewer people satisfied with work
WINNIPEG – A new survey says less than 40 per cent of Manitoba civil servants feel as though they are valued employees. The 2018 employment engagement survey shows a significant decline in the number of people feeling satisfied with their…
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B.C. trucker pleads guilty to lesser charges in fatal Manitoba crash
WINNIPEG – A semi-trailer truck driver from British Columbia who was involved in a Manitoba collision that killed two people has pleaded guilty to a pair of careless driving charges. Gurjant Singh, who is in his mid-20s, was initially charged…
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Crew of runaway grain train in Manitoba improperly trained: report
MINNEDOSA, Man. – A Winnipeg newspaper says it’s learned that a train with more than 100 loaded grain cars careened down a hill through the southwestern Manitoba town of Minnedosa last year. The Free Press also says federal investigators have…
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Chief hopes Senate committee sees link between resource development, violence
WINNIPEG – The chief of a Manitoba First Nation says he hopes a Senate committee will seriously listen to how resource development is linked to allegations of physical and sexual violence in his community. York Factory Chief Leroy Constant said…
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Manitoba awareness campaign aims to stop sexual harassment of civil servants
WINNIPEG – The Manitoba government is undertaking a governmentwide awareness campaign to ensure employees aren’t facing sexual harassment at work. The campaign includes six posters that explain to employees and supervisors what sexual harassment is and how to report it.…
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Manitoba Mountie who survived shot to head faces shooter at sentencing hearing
MINNEDOSA, Man. – Two Manitoba RCMP officers spoke of anger and loss at the sentencing hearing of a man who tried to kill them. Cpl. Graeme Kingdon told a provincial court sentencing hearing that he is angry at the selfishness…
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Security review, new powers for officers at Manitoba hospitals
WINNIPEG – The Manitoba government is reviewing security at health-care facilities and considering new powers for security officers at hospitals. Health Minister Cameron Friesen says the move is partly in response to a rise in methamphetamine-related violence. He adds that a…
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Winnipeg care home employee charged with sexual assault of senior
Winnipeg police have charged a man who worked at a care home with sexual assaulting a senior. Police have not identified the suspect but say he has been released from custody on a promise to appear in court. The senior…
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Small plane crash lands on frozen lake in eastern Manitoba, minor injuries
LITTLE GRAND RAPIDS, Man. – People were treated for minor injuries after a small plane crash-landed on ice short of the runway near a fly-in community northeast of Winnipeg. The Amik Aviation Cessna Caravan 208-B went down Monday afternoon on…