Winnipeg Human Rights News: August 7th-12th

In this week’s news, the 2020 Outgames are out, Parker land protests continue, an Indigenous man receives a rude awakening by a transit driver, questions remain about Pallister’s communication while in Costa Rica and much more.

Missing Persons AlertUpdate: Sherrie Garson has been found safe. Dakota Hunter

Poverty & Community Outreach

1. 'It's not a part of me anymore': Former gang member says tattoo removal will help his future: CBC

2. N.W.T. athletes get a taste of 'Friendly Manitoba' at Canada Summer Games: CBC

3. Eyes in the sky appear to help Winnipeg crack down on illegal dumping: CBC

4. Winnipeg Man Trying to Help Others Leave the Gang Life Becomes a Target:APTN News (video)

5. Social assistance irrelevant in eviction battle, Portage residents say: Winnipeg Free Press

6. Feds to help at-risk youth get job skills: Winnipeg Free Press

7. Search-and-rescue fundraiser keeps legacy alive: Winnipeg Free Press

8. Sisters dishing out selfless service with free meals: Winnipeg Free Press

9. Kiwanians grateful for chance to give back to community: Winnipeg Free Press

10. Acknowledging diversity — warts and all: CBC

Gender & Sexuality

1. Winnipeg pulls the plug on 2020 OutGames: CBC, Winnipeg Free Press

2. Gay man celebrates anniversary of blood donation rule change by rolling up his sleeve: CBC

Refugees & Race

1. 'I feel like a dream': Syrian refugee competes at Canada Summer Games for Team Manitoba: CBC

2. 'This is a new life': Winnipeg family buys 1st home, 5 years after arriving as refugees: CBC

Environment

1. Manitoba could get polluted water from U.S. after court ruling: CBC

2. Parker Lands developer unclear why protesters chose his property: CBC

3. Parker Lands protesters under surveillance, threatened with arrest by security firm: CBC, Winnipeg Free Press

4. Otterburne farm gets Manitoba's biggest solar power installation: CBC

5. Winnipeg's bike trails getting 360-degree maps: CBC

6. Farmer about to flip the switch on largest solar-energy system in the province: Winnipeg Free Press

Health

1. Fentanyl crisis changes face of policing in Manitoba: CBC

2. Winnipeg Health Sciences Centre emergency room renovations to cost $765,000: CBC

3. WestJet made homecoming for brain-injured grandson an ordeal, grandmother says: CBC

4. St. Boniface ER $3-M expansion may include chopper landing pad: Winnipeg Free Press

5. Back to school with mental illness: Winnipegger with schizophrenia to hit the books again: CBC

6. Winnipeg-raised doc debunks celebrity-endorsed women's health myths:Winnipeg Free Press

7. Health-care jobs up in air: Winnipeg Free Press

8. Few worry about Ebola lab in city: poll: Winnipeg Free Press

Indigenous

1. What does real reconciliation look like? University of Winnipeg students have some ideas: CBC

2. Processing her grief: Winnipeg Free Press

3. Manitoba moves forward on Lake St. Martin flood mitigation: CBC, APTN News, Winnipeg Free Press

4. Team made up of residential school survivors recognized by Hockey Hall of Fame:CBC

5. More '60s Scoop claimants may be included: Winnipeg Free Press

6. Free ride, rude awakening: Winnipeg Free Press

7. Study praises city schools for Indigenous education: Winnipeg Free Press

8. Program builds inner-city bridges: Winnipeg Free Press 

9. 'No trust whatsoever': Northern Manitoba community wants consultation, not action, on mine rehabilitation: CBC

10. Forest fire smoke prompts 285 to leave Poplar River First Nation: CBC

MMIWG Inquiry

1. MMIWG loses another key staffer as families slam 'colonial' inquiry process, demand hard reset: CBC

2. Front line worker says ‘immediate action’ needed to save MMIWG inquiry: APTN News

3. Missing, murdered Indigenous women and girls national inquiry loses its community relations director: APTN News, Winnipeg Free Press

4. Reset MMIWG national inquiry, Indigenous families tell Trudeau: APTN News

Justice

1. Nygard ignoring social responsibility to Cambodian garment workers, union says:CBC, Winnipeg Free Press

2. Ex-Winnipeg detective details Sophonow's wrongful conviction in new book:CBC

3. Man pointed loaded shotgun at family with 2-year-old: CBC

4. Teen sentenced for series of sexually deviant actions: Winnipeg Free Press

5. Winnipeg chef Rob Thomas acquitted of sexual assault: Winnipeg Free Press

Politics

Federal

1. Trudeau drags feet on filling Manitoba Senate vacancy: Winnipeg Free Press

Provincial

1. Wab Kinew pledges free tuition for kids aging out of care system: CBC, Winnipeg Free Press

2. Steven Fletcher says he's received 'huge support' since ouster from PC party: CBC

3. Even apart, Fletcher and PCs are stuck together: Winnipeg Free Press

4. Manitoba premier vows there were no leaks from use of wife's email — but how does he know?: CBC

5. Pallister, punchlines and the problem that won’t go away: Winnipeg Free Press

6. Premier changes story about contact with staff while in Costa Rica: Winnipeg Free Press

7. Can't hide forever in Costa Rica: Winnipeg Free Press

8. Premier defends work ethic in first interview since Costa Rica communications revelations: Winnipeg Free Press

9. 'We could have done better,' Manitoba premier admits over use of personal emails for government business: CBC

10. 'Really disappointing': Manitoba home improvement grant program axed: CBC

11. Riding association wants Steven Fletcher back in PC party: Winnipeg Free Press

12. Health cuts may include incontinence pads, blankets, washcloths: Winnipeg Free Press

13. Manitoba Housing evicting 18 families who haven't paid rent since 1996: Winnipeg Free Press

Local

1. Striking airport union says temporary building unsafe: CBC

Churchill

1. Senators demand Churchill rail line fix: Winnipeg Free Press

2. Regulator says complaints required before it can investigate Omnitrax: Winnipeg Free Press

Disability

1. Museum makes exhibits accessible for autistic kids: Winnipeg Free Press

Cultural

1. Unofficial 'Ghanaian pavilion' protesting for LGBT rights in front of Folklorama sites: CBC

Check out our human rights calendar for upcoming events! The summer is always a little bit less busy, as people take time to enjoy the outdoors and relax - but stay tuned to our calendar! We'll keep looking for events to add in the coming weeks! :)