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By Bill Graveland, The Canadian Press
Kevin Matechuk says he will never, never forgive the semi driver who caused the deadly Humboldt Broncos bus crash.
Matechuk’s 19-year-old son Layne of Colonsay, Sask., is still coping with a brain injury he suffered in the collision last April. The young man’s recovery is expected to be a long one.
By Jim Bronskill, The Canadian Press
OTTAWA — Travellers, immigration detainees and others who feel mistreated by Canada’s border agency will be able to complain to an independent body under a new measure included in the federal budget.
Border officers can stop travellers for questioning, take blood and breath samples, and search, detain and arrest people without warrants. Some encounters at the border have left travellers frustrated and angry.
By Steve Lambert, The Canadian Press
WINNIPEG — A labour leader in Manitoba has resigned from her job over what she says have been sexist remarks and dismissive treatment by some of her male colleagues in the labour movement.
Basia Sokal surprised about 50 people at a Winnipeg Labour Council meeting Tuesday night when she announced she was resigning as president after two years on the job. The council is an advocate on municipal labour issues in the city and is part of the Canadian Labour Congress.
Rising spring temperatures, melting snow and deteriorating ice conditions has Winnipeg first responders urging people to stay away from waterways.
The Winnipeg Fire Paramedic Service says ice surfaces are thin and fragile at this time of year, and falling into ice-cold water can be deadly.
WINNIPEG — A 17-year-old boy is in police custody after he allegedly pointed a gun at two people in the parking lot of IKEA on Tuesday night.
Police were called to the south Winnipeg store at around 7 p.m. for a report of someone armed with a gun.
By The Canadian Press
WINNIPEG — A four-year-old girl who was critically injured when she was struck by a vehicle while walking with a woman near a Winnipeg intersection earlier this week has died.
Police say the girl died Tuesday following the collision that happened around noon the previous day in the city’s north end.
WINNIPEG — Voting has opened for Manitobans to vote for which roads they think are the worst in the province.
CAA Manitoba’s eighth annual Worst Roads campaign kicked off Wednesday to coincide with the first day of spring, just as the city begins tackling nuisance potholes.
By The Canadian Press
WINNIPEG — A Winnipeg School Division trustee who has been in a war of words with Manitoba’s Progressive Conservative government is planning to run for the Opposition New Democrats.
Mark Wasyliw has told the Winnipeg Labour Council he will seek the NDP nomination in the Fort Garry seat in Winnipeg.
