Santiago Arias Orozco

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Santiago Arias Orozco is a journalist with CBC Manitoba currently based in Winnipeg. He previously worked for CBC Toronto and the Toronto Star. You can reach him at [email protected].

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Winnipeg officer's use of force in fatal shooting justified: police watchdog

Manitoba's police watchdog is not recommending charges against a Winnipeg officer who shot and killed a man who pinned the officer with a stolen vehicle while attempting to flee during a traffic stop. 

Poilievre's 1st campaign rally in the Prairies draws thousands in Winnipeg

A crowd of more than 3,500 people rallied in Winnipeg in support of Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre who promised an economic development at the Port of Churchill, expedited licensing requirements for health-care workers and pass legislation to change Canada's bail system. 

Advocacy group wants inquiry into initial refusal to search Manitoba landfill for victims of serial killer

A Manitoba non-profit organization dedicated to supporting Indigenous people is pushing for an independent inquiry into the refusal to search a landfill for the human remains of missing and murdered Indigenous women, girls and two-spirit people.

Former Winnipeg doctor convicted of sexually assaulting 6 patients loses bid to get licence back

A former Winnipeg doctor who lost his licence to practise after sexually assaulting six patients has denied reinstatement, after he argued allowing him to practise again would help ease a shortage of family physicians in Manitoba.

Appetite for 'authentic sound' pumps up demand for vinyl records, Winnipeg shop owners say

Some music stores in Winnipeg are seeing a resurgence in vinyl sales that has been brewing over the last 15 years, but that took up in volume since the pandemic, especially as generations of people who weren't raised with record are buying hard copies of albums.

Homeowners slapped with 'unreasonable' 25% hike to school taxes: East St. Paul CAO

Some homeowners in the River East Transcona School Division are expected to pay hundreds of dollars more in property taxes this year, even after a provincial rebate, following a hike to school taxes in the division.

Family calls for justice after First Nations mother injured in South Osborne hit-and-run

The family of a young woman from Buffalo Point First Nation says the mother of two was hit by a van and left on a Winnipeg road.

Mill rates, property tax increases approved for 6 Winnipeg school divisions

Homeowners in Winnipeg's six English-speaking school divisions will be paying more in education property taxes — some for the second consecutive school year — before factoring in the province's new property tax credit.

Supporters validated after Morgan Harris's remains identified but say search delay traumatized family

An elder and an advocate who have stood behind the family of Morgan Harris in their push to search a Winnipeg-area landfill feel validated, but say the initial delays and rebuffs by government inflicted unnecessary harm.

Murder victim Morgan Harris confirmed among 2 sets of remains found at Winnipeg-area landfill

RCMP have confirmed a set of human remains found in a landfill outside Winnipeg late last month are those of Morgan Beatrice Harris, one of four victims of a convicted serial killer.