My esteemed colleague @kristinannable.bsky.social fought this publication ban in court, and won. Here, on what police knew about now disgraced Winnipeg cop Elston Bostock — and how early they knew it: www.cbc.ca/news/canada/... @caitlyngowriluk.bsky.social

Search warrant docs are revealing what police knew about a disgraced Winnipeg officer now in prison for corruption — and when they knew it. A publication ban on those docs was lifted after CBC fought it in court (shout out @kristinannable.bsky.social). Story: www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

The father of a Winnipeg man accused of killing his mother in 2019 told jurors Wednesday his son repeatedly expressed worries in the aftermath of the slaying about whether he could have done anything to prevent his mother's death. Story: www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

A northern Manitoba fire chief whose department was among those that responded to a fatal derailment in 2018 told an inquest he might have brought a gas detector if he had been told more specifics about the incident. Story: www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

An employee of the rail company involved in a fatal 2018 derailment in Manitoba told an inquest he had no idea how serious the situation was until he arrived at the scene and had to help first responders get to two men trapped inside the train. Story: www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

A Manitoba man who sexually exploited two teenage girls in exchange for money and drugs has been sentenced to 10 years in prison. Story: www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

The engineer who survived a 2018 train derailment that claimed the life of a co-worker in Manitoba told an inquest everything happened so fast that day "all I had time to do was throw my hands up in front of my face." Story: www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

The trial of a man accused of murdering his mother in their Winnipeg home as a teen in 2019 heard testimony Thursday from the woman's boyfriend, who told jurors about a co-worker the woman said was harassing her before she died. Story: www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

A Winnipeg chiropractor who pleaded guilty to voyeurism after eight of his patients were recorded by cameras disguised as sprinklers got a conditional discharge Wednesday, in a case a judge said involved "an extraordinary mistake in judgment." Story: www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

The first phase of the Winnipeg police HQ inquiry - the redevelopment project - is over. The second phase - 12 days of hearings, scheduled over three weeks, focused on the money trail - begins March 9.

Winnipeg police HQ project director tells inquiry he didn't take part in conspiracy, saw no fraud or bribes www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Inspector who served as 2nd police liaison to HQ project tells inquiry he was left in dark about cost overruns www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Project manager had concerns about police HQ contractor, inquiry told www.cbc.ca/player/play/...

Caspian Construction principal Armik Babakhanians faced a barrage of questions at the Winnipeg police headquarters inquiry Friday about an Arizona land deal a Manitoba court described as a concoction to explain away a bribe. Story: www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Context for anyone following along the police HQ inquiry. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Former Winnipeg CAO says he felt like 'social enemy No. 1' after police HQ fallout, inquiry hears www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Back at the inquiry into the Winnipeg police HQ today, where we’ll hear more from Armik Babakhanians of Caspian Construction, the contractor on the project. Babakhanians started testifying Thursday. Here’s some of what he’s said so far (scroll down): www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Former Winnipeg chief administrative officer Phil Sheegl threw his fists up in the air and yelled "Yeah baby!" on Thursday as he finished two and a half days of testifying before the inquiry into the city’s troubled police headquarters project. Story: www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Winnipeg’s former CAO was pressed Wednesday about accusations he took a bribe from the contractor responsible for the city’s police HQ project — accusations Phil Sheegl maintained were untrue, contrary to what a court determined four years ago. Story: www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

That’s TV version. Here’s the latest version of the web story by @caitlyngowriluk.bsky.social www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Former CAO tells inquiry 'it was probably not right' to meet with contractor during bidding process www.cbc.ca/player/play/...

Former CAO Phil Sheegl told the inquiry into Winnipeg’s police headquarters on Tuesday it was “stupid” of him not to realize he had a conflict of interest with the man whose company was awarded the contract for the troubled project. Story: www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

4 takeaways from the 1st week of the Winnipeg police headquarters inquiry www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Former Winnipeg mayor Sam Katz says he’s hurt, disappointed by suggestion of wrongdoing www.cbc.ca/player/play/...

Went back to the Winnipeg police HQ inquiry today for testimony from former mayor Sam Katz. He said he was upset to hear payments received by the city’s former CAO and later shared with him characterized in court proceedings as a bribe. Story: www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Live team CBC News coverage of Sam Katz’s testimony at the Winnipeg Police Headquarters inquiry. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Back in court today to cover sentencing for a Winnipeg man and woman who admitted to torturing and killing 90+ animals for videos they sold online. It’s a case the judge who sentenced them said went far beyond anything he’s seen in his career. Story: www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Winnipeg police HQ inquiry told last-minute change effectively froze PCL Construction out of work www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

City lowered bond amount for Winnipeg police HQ project despite warning of risk, inquiry hears By @caitlyngowriluk.bsky.social www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Full story from the first day of the Winnipeg police HQ inquiry: A city official says she was instructed to lower the bond amount for bidders on a contract to develop the project, despite providing an opinion that doing so would increase its risk. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

I’ll be covering the long-awaited public inquiry into the procurement and construction of Winnipeg’s police headquarters with @bkives.bsky.social starting today. Here’s what to expect, including who is scheduled to testify when. Story: www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Former mayor Katz's upcoming appearance raises expectations for public inquiry into Winnipeg police HQ www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Hearings in the long-awaited inquiry into the procurement and construction of Winnipeg’s police headquarters are scheduled to start Tuesday, with testimony from city officials who were involved in the troubled project. Story: www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

A man who hit and killed two cyclists in Winnipeg while driving drunk last year has pleaded guilty to impaired driving causing death and failing to stop after an accident, in a case court heard could see him sent to prison or deported. Story: www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

A woman whose toddler died from fentanyl intoxication in 2023 wiped tears from her eyes in a Winnipeg courtroom Tuesday as she was sentenced to more than two years in custody. Story: www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

A disgraced Winnipeg officer has been sentenced to seven years, after a lengthy investigation found he was fixing traffic tickets, sharing police information, selling drugs and committing other crimes over the last eight years of his career. Story: www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

The family of a homeless man beaten to death in 2024 in Winnipeg says they’re remembering him as the kind, hardworking "Uncle Danny" they knew, after the man convicted of murdering him got life in prison with no chance of parole for 10 years. Story: www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Two survivors of childhood sexual assault confronted the man convicted of abusing them in a Winnipeg courtroom last week, describing how their lives were devastated by what he did — and how far they've come since then. Story: www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Mothers whose children are apprehended have a higher risk of dying prematurely — a risk that’s even higher among First Nations women, a new Manitoba study has found. Story: www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

The lives of two Manitoba girls have been shattered by sexual abuse perpetrated by a man they met on Snapchat when they were 12 and 13 years old, court heard during a recent sentencing hearing. Story: www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Breaking: A junior officer arrested alongside a now-disgraced Winnipeg police constable after the pair stole cash and other items they believed to be evidence during a 2024 "integrity test" has pleaded guilty. Story: www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Making traffic tickets go away for people was "an unwritten rule" in the Winnipeg Police Service, a disgraced former officer said in a psychological report prepared for his sentencing. Story: www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Prosecutors want a former Winnipeg officer sent to prison for seven years, after he pleaded guilty to crimes including selling drugs, fixing traffic tickets and sharing a photo he took of the partially naked body of a woman who died of an overdose. Story: www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

A man who admitted to sneaking into store staff rooms to steal wallets, keys and cellphones in a string of thefts has been sentenced to over two years. Story: www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Lawyers say a former Manitoba hockey coach who pleaded guilty in 2024 to luring and sexually assaulting a teenage player should be sent to prison for six years. Story: www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Two severely malnourished children who were apprehended from their parents in 2023 may now need to use feeding tubes for the rest of their lives, a Winnipeg court heard as their mother was sentenced to five and a half years in prison on Tuesday. Story: www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

A former Winnipeg police officer who previously pleaded guilty to a long list of charges involving corruption and other inappropriate actions has now also admitted to selling drugs over a period of years — both to civilians and other officers. Story: www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

The union representing hundreds of workers at emergency placements in Manitoba's child welfare system says those staff care deeply about the kids they work with — but limited funding and training make the job difficult at times. Story: www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

The year that saw the remains of two First Nations women recovered from a Manitoba landfill and a search get underway for the remains of a third showed how far reconciliation efforts have come — and how far they still need to go, the families say. Story: www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Failing to report when a child is missing and sending kids to school in dirty clothes are just a few of the concerns raised by a Manitoba child welfare agency about emergency placement staff in a recent freedom-of-information response. Story: www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...