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"You are not taping a sprained ankle. You're sitting and listening and dealing with the person until proper resources can come or they get taken to hospital."

Nearly 9,000 people have signed a petition calling for justice and change in response to how the police respond to mental health crises after an international student was fatally shot by Winnipeg police on New Year’s Eve.

A Winnipeg-based criminologist is raising concerns about police violence in the city, saying that the incidents involving police are becoming more violent and preventable.

"The need for mental health services and substance use services has grown hugely, and those services haven't really matched the growing population needs."

Jean-René-Dominique Kwilu, the Winnipeg lawyer who is assisting the family of a man fatally shot by Winnipeg police on New Year's Eve has said that the man was an international student from Nigeria. The man identified as a 19-year-old Afolabi Stephen Opaso, was an international student originally from Nigeria who was studying at the University of Manitoba. CTV News reports that Winnipeg police reported the shooting to the Independent Investigation Unit of Manitoba (IIU) hours after it happ...

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The lawyer assisting the family of a man fatally shot by Winnipeg police on New Years Eve has confirmed the mans identity.

The fatal shooting of a man by Winnipeg police over the weekend happened at a time when a special unit for people in crisis was off duty.

The tragic incident that unfolded on New Year's Eve in Winnipeg, where a man was fatally shot by police, has taken a poignant turn as the victim's identity is revealed. Afolabi Stephen Opaso, a 19-year-old international student hailing from Nigeria, met a tragic end at the hands of Winnipeg police, according to statements from Jean-René-Dominique…

There has been about a 12 per cent increase in calls to police this year (2023), and the vast majority of the increase is due to social issues, not ne...