Lawyers of men killed by police call for joint inquest
Lawyers for the families of Bradley Singer and Afolabi Stephen Opaso announced their call for a joint inquest into the cases of the two men…
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Former law dean disbarred for misuse of university funds
Former dean of U of M’s faculty of law Jonathan Black-Branch was disbarred and fined $36,000 last month for misappropriating more than half a million…
Community marches for justice for Afolabi Stephen Opaso
The words “No justice, no peace,” echoed at Union Station Saturday afternoon as more than one hundred people gathered to protest the killing of Afolabi…
Investigation into U of M student’s death transferred to Alberta organization
To avoid any “perceived conflict of interest,” an out-of-province organization has taken over the investigation into the Dec. 31 fatal police shooting of 19-year-old U…
19-year-old U of M international student fatally shot by police
The University of Manitoba community is grappling with the fatal shooting of Afolabi Stephen Opaso, a U of M economics student from Nigeria. On Dec….
U of M seeks police investigation into former law dean
The University of Manitoba has requested police open an investigation into former law school dean Jonathan Black-Branch. The decision follows a Law Society of Manitoba…
City project explores alternative citizen crisis response
The City of Winnipeg, Winnipeg Police Service (WPS) and Shared Health’s Crisis Response Centre (CRC) announced a pilot project aimed at supporting people experiencing mental health crises in a Nov. 29 PRESS RELEASE. The Alternative Response to Citizens in Crisis (ARCC) pilot project aims to help stabilize people in crisis and support individuals in chronic crisis. The ARCC will provide mental health resources to stabilize its users in the moment and assist them in managing their mental health in the long term.
Winnipeg law enforcement in desperate need of reform
It seems police in Winnipeg are in the news more and more lately, and not in a positive light.
Wet’suwet’en strife continues Canada’s racist history
Last week, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) set up an armed checkpoint controlling access to Unist’ot’en — a camp of Wet’suwet’en Nation land defenders resisting the construction of a natural gas pipeline through traditional territories.
Manitoba Liquor Mart robberies fuelled by institutionalized neglect of meth crisis
The meth epidemic in Manitoba is a complex and costly problem to solve. This issue has caused a ripple of side effects within our communities.