Winnipeg Free Press By: Ryan Thorpe | Posted: 7:00 PM CST Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2021
Last Modified: 10:32 PM CST Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2021 | Updates
Winnipeg firefighters implicated in a racist incident in which they refused to treat an Indigenous woman last fall continue to be dispatched to medical calls.
Winnipeg firefighters implicated in a racist incident in which they refused to treat an Indigenous woman last fall continue to be dispatched to medical calls.
The City of Winnipeg won t say what disciplinary action, if any, has been taken against the four firefighters, but three sources have told the
Free Press they continue to be sent to calls despite a damning report last week.
“Ensuring that people and cargo can get in and out of remote Northern Manitoba communities is at the core of what our airlines do and we’ve been proud to maintain this essential service since the start of the pandemic,” said EIC CEO Mike Pyle in a provincial government news release. “I’m pleased that the federal and provincial governments are partnering with our airlines to ensure they can continue to be there to support Manitobans as we all weather the rest of this crisis.” The federal government announced in August that it was seeking agreements with provinces and territories to ensure 140 northern and remote communities had adequate airline service.
WINNIPEG The federal government is committing $12 million in new funding to support air services to remote Manitoba communities so airlines can continue bringing in essential supplies and services. The funding will be distributed by the Manitoba government to airlines to address losses incurred during the period of July 1 to December 31, 2020. “While we continue to work together to limit the spread of COVID-19, we must also ensure remote communities continue to have the air connectivity they need for essential goods and services, travel and business. This agreement with the Government of Manitoba will allow for reliable air services to keep remote communities in Manitoba connected to the rest of the country,” said Omar Alghabra, Minister of Transport, in a news release.
Posted: Jan 29, 2021 6:50 PM CT | Last Updated: January 30
A report from the Independent Investigation Unit of Manitoba said no charges will be laid in the shooting death of 16-year-old Eishia Hudson.(Jeff Stapleton/CBC)
Legal experts and Indigenous leaders are questioning the ability of Manitoba s police watchdog to hold law enforcement to account, in the wake of a report on the shooting death of 16-year-old Eishia Hudson.
The Independent Investigation Unit of Manitoba s report on the April 8, 2020, shooting of the teen, following a liquor store robbery and high-speed chase, said no charges will be laid against the officer who fatally shot her.
Posted: Jan 29, 2021 4:13 PM CT | Last Updated: January 29
By next week, all 63 First Nations in the province will have started vaccinating people designated as a priority, the Manitoba First Nations COVID-19 Pandemic Response Team said Friday.(File photo from Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
The First Nations population in Manitoba continues to be the hardest hit by COVID-19, with disproportionate infection rates, the Manitoba First Nations COVID-19 Pandemic Response Team said Friday.
The response team s Leona Star said in a weekly update that First Nations people currently make up 70 to 80 per cent of all active cases in the province, and have an 18 per cent test positivity rate.