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St. Boniface Street Links expands reach with new transitional housing in Centennial area
An outreach organization known for serving people east of the Red River is expanding into downtown Winnipeg. St. Boniface Street Links has partnered with a property owner to house people experiencing addictions and homelessness and provide them with around-the-clock support.
Portage la Prairie woman killed in double homicide remembered as a good mom to 3 kids
A Portage la Prairie woman who was killed in a double homicide last weekend has been identified by her family. Emily Smoke is being remembered as a caring and fun mother and friend.
Overhaul police training to reduce police shootings — and look to Norway for answers: expert
Two recent fatal police shootings in Manitoba are prompting renewed calls to lengthen and modernize police education in Canada — and one expert says we should look to Nordic countries for ways to do that.
Former tenants say they were pushed out of Furby block by landlord accused of illegal College Avenue evictions
A couple who were tenants at a Furby Street apartment block managed by a landlord who is accused of illegally evicting tenants at a different Winnipeg property say they were offered money to move and pushed out along with nearly everyone else at the property — despite having leases and without having anywhere safe to go.
Winnipeg landlord who evicted tenants faces $9K in penalties
A Winnipeg landlord who evicted dozens of tenants from his College Avenue apartment building faces $9,000 in provincial penalties issued by the Residential Tenancies Branch. Kelly Vasas's lawyer says his client has appealed the penalties.
Afghan newcomer to Manitoba says recently enacted Taliban morality law crushing girls' hopes
Last week, the Taliban passed a morality law that formalized restrictions for both men and women in Afghanistan. Fariba Qauomi, who left the country with her family in 2022, and other Afghan-Canadian women say it’s further erasing and silencing girls and women in Afghanistan.
Tina Fontaine inspires action, hope 10 years after her death at age 15
In the last decade, Thelma Favel lost the 15-year-old grand-niece she helped raise and saw the man accused of her murder acquitted in 2018. For the 10th anniversary of Tina Fontaine's death, Favel and a friend are organizing an event she hopes will allow her to finally say goodbye.
Mounties suspect arson in family home fire in Manitoba's Interlake
A fire at a family home in the Interlake region is being investigated as arson. Manitoba RCMP say it happened in the RM of Bifrost-Riverton around 4:30 Tuesday morning.
Winnipeg man who hit motorcyclist while driving impaired gets 35-month sentence
More than a year after a Winnipeg motorcyclist was hit by a drunk driver on Talbot Avenue, a court heard how the collision has left the victim and his family with lifelong physical and psychological pain.
Winnipeg man alleges landlord who evicted tenants forced him out too
A Winnipeg man says the landlord of a College Avenue apartment block where dozens of tenants were evicted with little notice this month also forced him out of his longtime suite in 2021.