Vera-Lynn Kubinec

Vera-Lynn Kubinec is a producer with CBC Manitoba's I-Team investigative unit, based in Winnipeg. vera-lynn.kubinec@cbc.ca

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Alberta construction company owed $440K for work on the Leaf at Assiniboine Park: lawsuit

A company that helped build part of a major attraction at Winnipeg's Assiniboine Park has filed a lawsuit to recover money it claims it’s owed from unpaid invoices.
CBC Investigates

Tenant calls for licensing of asbestos testing companies after getting conflicting test results

A Winnipeg tenant who went through an ordeal over conflicting test results for asbestos in her rented home says Manitoba should bring in a law requiring licensing of companies that offer asbestos testing.

Winnipeg retiree who lost close to $650K in fraud scheme sues credit union and bank

A Winnipeg man who says he lost nearly $650,000 in retirement funds to an alleged fraud scheme is suing a credit union and a bank in what the lawsuit calls a case of ‘financial elder abuse’.
CBC Investigates

$175K settlement comes 9 years after woman filed sexism complaint against Winnipeg manufacturer

After nine years of waiting for a decision in a human rights complaint, a Winnipeg woman has been offered $175,000 in compensation, minus some deductions, by Price Industries, her former employer, after she complained about a sexist atmosphere in the workplace.

Winnipeg lawsuit seeks billions of dollars for failed plan to manufacture COVID-19 vaccine in Manitoba

An American company that manufactures vaccines is being sued in Winnipeg for billions of dollars following a failed plan to produce a COVID-19 vaccine supply in Manitoba during the pandemic.

Father of inmate who died at Headingley Correctional Centre files lawsuit

The father of an inmate who died after being held in solitary confinement at Headingley Correctional Centre is suing the Manitoba government for failing to keep his son safe while being held at the provincial jail.
CBC Investigates

Winnipeg man caught in scam after AI told him fake Facebook customer support number was legitimate

A Winnipeg man who says he was scammed out of hundreds of dollars when he called what he thought was a Facebook customer support hotline wants to warn others about what can go wrong. 
CBC Investigates

Despite ombudsman complaint, Manitoba woman not optimistic she'll get money back after bank fraud

A southwestern Manitoba woman says she was shocked when her bank accounts were emptied in a fraudulent e-transfer — but she’s not optimistic that a complaint to an ombudsman service will help, since few such complaints led to customers getting money back.
CBC Investigates

B.C. investment fraud victim thinks he was able to recover his $735K thanks to similar Manitoba case

A British Columbia man who put more than $700,000 of his money into what he thought would be a safe investment, only to have it taken by a fraudster, says the discovery of a Winnipeg fraud case is likely to thank for the recovery of his money.
CBC Investigates

Federal government investigates complaint about misuse of funds intended to support children at Shamattawa

A federal government investigation is underway into concerns that Jordan’s Principle funding meant to help provide services to First Nations children is not being spent properly at a First Nation in Manitoba.