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Employee at pilot training school 'seriously injured' after being struck by propeller: TSB
An employee at a company that trains pilots was injured last week when he was struck by the propeller of a small aircraft as a student attempted to start its engine.
Civil court action against former Winnipeg police union president stayed
The former head of the union representing Winnipeg police officers has succeeded in being removed as a defendant in a lawsuit filed by a police officer, a judge has decided.
Woman endured 'excruciating pain' during procedure at St. Boniface hospital, lawsuit alleges
A Manitoba woman is suing St. Boniface Hospital and two staff after undergoing a medical procedure that she says left her screaming out in pain without appropriate use of pain control and anesthetic.
Alberta construction company owed $440K for work on the Leaf at Assiniboine Park: lawsuit
A company that helped build part of a major attraction at Winnipeg's Assiniboine Park has filed a lawsuit to recover money it claims it’s owed from unpaid invoices.
CBC Investigates
Tenant calls for licensing of asbestos testing companies after getting conflicting test results
A Winnipeg tenant who went through an ordeal over conflicting test results for asbestos in her rented home says Manitoba should bring in a law requiring licensing of companies that offer asbestos testing.
Winnipeg retiree who lost close to $650K in fraud scheme sues credit union and bank
A Winnipeg man who says he lost nearly $650,000 in retirement funds to an alleged fraud scheme is suing a credit union and a bank in what the lawsuit calls a case of ‘financial elder abuse’.
CBC Investigates
$175K settlement comes 9 years after woman filed sexism complaint against Winnipeg manufacturer
After nine years of waiting for a decision in a human rights complaint, a Winnipeg woman has been offered $175,000 in compensation, minus some deductions, by Price Industries, her former employer, after she complained about a sexist atmosphere in the workplace.
Winnipeg lawsuit seeks billions of dollars for failed plan to manufacture COVID-19 vaccine in Manitoba
An American company that manufactures vaccines is being sued in Winnipeg for billions of dollars following a failed plan to produce a COVID-19 vaccine supply in Manitoba during the pandemic.
Father of inmate who died at Headingley Correctional Centre files lawsuit
The father of an inmate who died after being held in solitary confinement at Headingley Correctional Centre is suing the Manitoba government for failing to keep his son safe while being held at the provincial jail.
CBC Investigates
Winnipeg man caught in scam after AI told him fake Facebook customer support number was legitimate
A Winnipeg man who says he was scammed out of hundreds of dollars when he called what he thought was a Facebook customer support hotline wants to warn others about what can go wrong.