Government sources say the six-storey, 655,000-square-foot Bay building in downtown Winnipeg is to be transferred to Indigenous leadership and will be used partly for affordable housing.The downtown Winnipeg Bay store was closed in November 2020. (Lyzaville Sale/CBC)Downtown Winnipeg’s Hudson’s Bay Co. store will be transferred to Indigenous leadership and transformed into a mixed-use development with an…
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Former Winnipeg CAO must pay $327K received as bribe to city as damages, judge rules
by Sue JonesA judge has decided how a former head of Winnipeg’s public service must repay a $327,200 bribe.A Manitoba court ruled in favour of the city’s claim against former chief administrative officer Phil Sheegl in March. In a new decision, Sheegl has been told to pay the city damages. (CBC)A judge has decided how a former…
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Winnipeg police stymied by encryption on alleged child sex predator’s electronic devices
by Sue JonesNewly unsealed court documents give a glimpse into the challenges the Winnipeg Police Service faced trying to uncover the contents of an accused child sex-abuser’s electronic devices.Police allege Marshall Ruskin, 63, a former civilian webmaster for the Department of National Defence in Winnipeg, paid to watch the sexual abuse of children in the Philippines through…
Dave Gibeault opened his mail last week to find a letter from the Canada Revenue Agency calling for him to pay back hundreds of dollars in GST credits paid to his mother because she was dead when it was received — but she’s very much alive.Dave Gibeault has power of attorney for his mother, Mary Gibeault. She has been…
People in Manitoba are bracing for the possibility of added public health measures this week, after Chief Provincial Public Health Officer Dr. Brent Roussin suggested on Christmas Eve that change was on the way.Jonathan Torchia holds his three-year-old son, Giacomo, at The Forks in Winnipeg on Sunday. Torchia said he’s not surprised to hear new…
As vaccine mandates continue to pop up at schools and workplaces across Manitoba, so does opposition to them based on personal and religious convictions.Leaders from several major faiths in Manitoba say they’re not aware of any religious reason to refuse to get immunized against COVID-19. But that hasn’t stopped some people from using their faith…
A 12-year-old boy is dead after being stabbed following an altercation between two groups in Winnipeg’s North End on Friday evening, police say.A sidewalk on Burrows Avenue was left covered with blood and blue chalk markings on Saturday morning after a 12-year-old boy was stabbed there Friday evening. (Walther Bernal/CBC)A 12-year-old boy is dead after…