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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RCMP didn't check site of fatal house fire until relatives found remains: Pinaymootang resident

A Pinaymootang First Nation resident says RCMP dismissed his family's concerns and didn't check for the body of an unaccounted loved one after that person's home was gutted in a fire.

Polar bear club students skip indoor recess, embrace the frosty outdoors at St. Boniface school

Students at General Vanier School are embracing the cold weather, bundling up and stepping outside during recess when they would otherwise stay inside because of the frigid temperatures — an activity that has been running in other schools for years, helping some students focus better inside class.

Most days at Manitoba's largest hospital are 'morally grating,' says ER nurse at HSC

A Manitoba nurse who has worked at the Health Sciences Centre emergency room in Winnipeg for decades is speaking out about the challenges health-care workers face at Manitoba's largest hospital, where patients face day-long waits among 'chaos.'

East St. Paul mayor breached election bylaw, conflict of interest act while working as councillor: ombudsman

A former East St. Paul councillor, who is now mayor, breached municipal and provincial bylaws by using the municipality’s logo in their mayoral campaign and participating in a vote in which she had a personal interest, the Manitoba Ombudsman has found.

Manitoba farmers brace for lower profit margins to live off as tariff war begins

Some grain producers in Manitoba are worried about the impact tariffs and counter tariffs will have on their profit bottom lines, as experts warn a trade war will be "devastating" for Canada's entire agrifood sector from farm gate to stores and restaurants.

American products to be pulled off Manitoba Liquor Mart shelves Tuesday in response to U.S. tariffs

Premier Wab Kinew announced Sunday that Manitoba Liquor and Lotteries Corporation will stop selling products imported from the United States in response to a 25 per cent tariff imposed by U.S. President Donald Trump on Canadian goods that will kick in on Tuesday. 

Manitoba braces for economic hit from tariffs premier calls 'an attack on Canadians'

Manitoba business owners and industry associations are bracing for a harsh economic hit with U.S. tariffs on Canadian exports set to kick in Tuesday that threaten to disrupt trade and reduce demand in industries that support thousands of jobs. 

18-year-old won't serve adult sentence in 2022 death of Winnipeg father

A now 18-year-old man who pleaded guilty to manslaughter in the death of a 35-year-old father of two in a 2022 group assault will not serve an adult sentence, a Manitoba judge has ruled.

Manitoba family on 'last big push' in petition for changes to missing vulnerable adults alert system

It's the home stretch for the family of a man who went missing more than a year ago to collect the last signatures for a petition supporting the use of cell phone emergency alerts to find vulnerable adults after they disappear. 

Stretch of Main Street shut down as firefighters battle blaze at boarded-up hotel

Smoke filled the skies over Point Douglas on Wednesday afternoon as crews battled a flames emanating at the boarded-up Sutherland Hotel on Main Street — the latest building to be gutted by flames in Winnipeg.