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Girlfriend testifies she found victim's belongings at property of man accused of murder
A green pickup truck left with its doors wide open and its keys lying on the ground was one of the first clues the girlfriend of a man allegedly murdered by his neighbour says eventually led her to call police.
Man allegedly hit neighbour with vehicle before executing him, jury hears as trial begins
There are only two people who really know what happened on the fateful day in June 2021 when a man allegedly killed his neighbour: the one whose remains were discovered over a month later, and the one now on trial in a Winnipeg court for first-degree murder, prosecutors told the jury hearing the case Monday.
Family identifies man who died following hours-long wait in Winnipeg ER
A man who died while waiting for care in the emergency department at Winnipeg’s Health Sciences Centre this week is being remembered by his family as an “absolutely brilliant” kid who in his adult years struggled to overcome battles with mental illness, addictions and homelessness.
Lawyers seek acquittal, new trial for human smugglers convicted after family died at Manitoba-U.S. border
Lawyers for the men convicted of human smuggling charges by a Minnesota jury after a family from India froze to death in Manitoba while trying to walk across the Canada-U.S. border in 2022 are asking for their clients to either be acquitted in the case or get a new trial.
Woman accused of crushing animals to death with feet for dark web videos denied bail
A Winnipeg woman accused of crushing animals to death with her feet for videos she and her boyfriend then allegedly sold was denied bail Friday, following a lengthy hearing in a Manitoba court earlier this week.
Report recommends clear consequences for Indigenous identity fraudsters at U of Winnipeg
The University of Winnipeg is being encouraged to adopt clearly defined consequences for students and faculty found to have fraudulently claimed Indigenous identity for their own benefit, ranging from losing their job or scholarship to having legal action brought against them.
City of Winnipeg did too little to search landfill for women, families say in human rights complaint
The families of two First Nations women whose remains are believed to have been deposited in landfills in the Winnipeg area have filed a human rights complaint against the city, saying not enough was done to find their loved ones.
Migrants 'nothing but dollar signs' to accused human smugglers, U.S. prosecutors say in closing arguments
Jurors in the Minnesota trial of two alleged human smugglers arrested after a family from India froze to death while trying to walk across the Manitoba-U.S. border in 2022 were given three very different stories to weigh during closing arguments on Thursday.
'I was very scared,' migrant who survived crossing border in blizzard says at human smuggling trial
A 23-year-old Indian national now working as a cashier at a doughnut shop in Chicago as he awaits the conclusion of his immigration case told a human smuggling trial Wednesday he still remembers the harrowing journey he made across the Manitoba-U.S. border during a blinding snowstorm almost three years ago — and the family who never made it to the other side.
Family called for help before freezing to death near Manitoba-U.S. border in 2022, smuggler testifies
As a family of four from India struggled through a brutal snowstorm that would eventually take their lives near the Manitoba-U.S. border almost three years ago, they called one of the people who had sent them there to ask for help, the Minnesota trial of two alleged human smugglers heard Tuesday.