Winnipeg Human Rights News: November 26th-December 2nd, 2017

In this week’s news, students give O’ Canada a shake-up, Justin Trudeau delivers a historic apology but non-binary Canadians say struggle is ongoing,  2 new support lines are rolled out, and much more.

Missing Persons AlertKyle Fortier

Poverty & Community Outreach

1. No explanation for failure to address poverty: Winnipeg Free Press

2. Donated art to grace health facilities' walls: Winnipeg Free Press

3. Donation spurs call for uplifting art for Manitoba health centres: CBC

4. Tec Voc students shake up O Canada to reflect their values: CBC

5. New North End police station displacing youth sports: CBC

6. Manitoba takes baby step toward improving 'overly complicated' daycare legislation: CBC

7. Checkstop to be out every night in December: Winnipeg Free Press

8. New parents should ask for longer leave while province studies legislation: minister: Winnipeg Free Press, CBC

9. With CNIB's help, world gets wider for visually impaired: Winnipeg Free Press

10. 'A herculean effort': Volunteers turn piles of discarded bikes into gifts for kids:CBC

11. Nunavut boy with rare cancer drops the puck at Winnipeg Jets game: CBC

12. Winnipeg Mother gathers winter clothing for inner city kids: APTN News

Winnipeg Transit Fare Hike

1. All Winnipeg needs for Christmas is fair transit fare: CBC

2. Fare hike 'has a lot of consequences': Winnipeg Free Press

3. Indigenous, newcomers decry planned jump in bus fare: Winnipeg Free Press,CBC

4. Transit identifies routes targeted for reduction: Winnipeg Free Press, CBC

5. Wi-Fi 'frill' on buses passes hurdle: Winnipeg Free Press

Gender & Sexuality

1. The woman behind the wheel: Winnipeg Free Press

2. Students get credit to attend sex assault sessions: Winnipeg Free Press

3. Hot tech: U of M prof makes the case for sexbots: CBC

4. Trudeau is apologizing to LGBT civil servants: Here's why: CBC

5. 'Our collective shame': Trudeau delivers historic apology to LGBT Canadians:CBC

6. Manitoba Tory MP Ted Falk part of group who didn't stand during apology to LGBTTQ* Canadians: Winnipeg Free Press

7. Discrimination 'altered his life': Winnipeg Free Press 

8. 'I'm going to cry': Justin Trudeau's LGBT apology long overdue, Winnipeg gay activist says: CBC

9. Non-binary Canadians still fighting for justice: CBC

Disability & Accessibility

1. New book explores the history of disability from ancient Greece to modern day:CBC

Refugees & Race

1. U of W radio station suspends program over anti-Semitic content: Winnipeg Free Press

2. U of W radio station apologizes, host resigns after anti-Semitic program airs: Winnipeg Free Press

3. Anti-Semitic broadcast at U of W worries students: Winnipeg Free Press

4. Senator says Suu Kyi images at human rights museum should stay: Winnipeg Free Press

5. 15-year wait for family of Somali refugees to arrive in city finally over: Winnipeg Free Press

6. Refugee shelter in Gretna, Man. closing due to lack of demand: CBC

Environment

1. Tories call for more funds to fight algae: Winnipeg Free Press

2. Winnipeg seeks bids for cutting-edge recycling facility: Winnipeg Free Press

3. Manitobans in Mexico to study efforts to save critically endangered porpoise:CBC

4. Manitoba gives Winnipeg 27 years to clean up its act: CBC

5. Neurotoxin found in some Lake Winnipeg algae: CBC

6. Hydro chair wants carbon tax to help vulnerable people offset big rate hikes: Winnipeg Free Press

7. Bill aims to protect Manitoba wetlands: Winnipeg Free Press

8. Clean-tech sparking interest in province: Winnipeg Free Press

Health

1. More long-term care beds needed to sustain aging population: report: Winnipeg Free Press

2. 'They just left me in the air': Manitoba man finds few answers after hip surgery cancelled: CBC

3. 'It's not broke': Municipality questions rural emergency medical station closures: CBC

4. 'It's a joke': Manitoba family moves to Alberta to get teen daughter addictions help: CBC

5. Over-capacity Grace ER frustrates daughter of Winnipeg senior: CBC

6. St. B scrambles to fill 99 shifts after scheduling snafu discovered: Winnipeg Free Press

7. MGEU president accuses Pallister of breaking promises on health care again: Winnipeg Free Press

8. Progress made on wait times at city ERs: report: Winnipeg Free Press, CBC

9. Family of girl who needs constant care told to choose between school bus or support worker: CBC

Indigenous

1. Trying to keep our culture alive': Inuit story shared at Winnipeg workshop: CBC

2. 'I have trouble with that': Manitoba's child-welfare changes worry First Nations: CBC, Winnipeg Free Press

3. 'Stand up against it': MKO Grand Chief sounds off about store employee shadowing Indigenous man: CBC

4. Indigenous jail rates criticized: Winnipeg Free Press

5. Sixties Scoop survivors start support line: Winnipeg Free Press

6. Indigenous language classes at RRC: Winnipeg Free Press

7. Carrying on in Jenny's name: Inuit outreach line rolls out: Winnipeg Free Press

8. Winnipeg police investigating incident between elderly Cree woman, cab driver:APTN News

9. A timeline of staff departures from the MMIWG inquiry: CBC

10. Teen held captive, tortured dismissed by police as runaway case, MMIWG inquiryhears: CBC

11. MMIWG commissioners to ask Ottawa for more time, as Quebec hearings wrap:CBC

12. Manitoba mom searching for her son 40 years after he was taken away: APTN News

Justice & Crime

1. Woman sexually assaulted by 3 disguised men in her own home: CBC

2. Police seek witnesses in crash that killed elderly pedestrian: Winnipeg Free Press

3. Police make arrests in violent attacks in city: Winnipeg Free Press

4. Mom regrets calling police about her son after officer charged with hitting him:CBC

5. Winnipeg police officer arrested after refusing breathalyzer: CBC

6. Police release name of officer charged with refusing a breathalyzer: CBC

7. Off-duty officer stabbed after confronting man breaking into his vehicle: Winnipeg Free Press

8. Additional charges laid against police officer charged in fatal hit-and-run: Winnipeg Free Press, CBC

9. 2 more Winnipeg police officers charged with impaired driving: CBC

10. Drunk driving charges against police reveal struggles to deal with trauma, psychologists say: CBC

11. Winnipeg officer charged with assaulting boy, 12, during arrest: CBC

12. Police confirm 2nd off-duty officer arrest in a week in connection with drunk driving charges: CBC

13. More cops face DUI charges this year, police chief says: Winnipeg Free Press

14. No culture of binge drinking, says Winnipeg police chief, but union wants more resources: CBC

15. Firefighter accused of sex assault makes bail, now back in jail: Winnipeg Free Press

16. No discipline for Manitoba judge Vic Toews on allegations he broke federal conflict rules: Winnipeg Free Press

17. Judicial council won't pursue inquiry into conflict of interest allegation against Vic Toews: CBC

In the Courts

1. Winnipeg woman gets $3K in $25K lawsuit against police, but judge slams 'belligerent' behaviour: CBC

2. City cop accused of sex assault referred to alleged victim as informant: Winnipeg Free Press

3. Court reserves decision for Illegal immigration consulting business: Winnipeg Free Press

4. Prominent Filipino Winnipegger collected $91K as unlicensed immigration consultant: court documents: CBC

5. Explosion sent accused bomber's former lawyer to police, court told: Winnipeg Free Press

6. Trial adjourned for doctor charged with incest: CBC

7. Firefighter accused of sexual assault charged with obstructing justice: CBC

8. Prosecutors want 6-year sentence for Winnipeg man who directed live-streamed sexual abuse of child: CBC

9. Shooting case 'drowning in alcohol' now in judge's hands: CBC

Politics

Provincial

1. No answers at legislature when ministers away: Winnipeg Free Press

2. Universities working to fulfil premier's most-improved pledge: Winnipeg Free Press

3. Bowman, Pallister rift could hurt Tories – and taxpayers: Winnipeg Free Press

4. Province to release portions of KPMG report: Winnipeg Free Press

5. Pallister government jeopardizing parental leave extension, NDP charge: Winnipeg Free Press

6. Government uses scissors on red tape covering daycare centres: Winnipeg Free Press

7. Province blasted for AIDS 'indifference': Winnipeg Free Press

8. Funding to private schools increasing faster than public schools: Winnipeg Free Press

Local

1. 'Talking about transparency': Future of addictions-recovery centre debated at open house: CBC

2. Budget prudence by necessity, not by choice: CBC

3. Water, waste parts of city budget sail through environment committee: Winnipeg Free Press

4. Police wage freeze in 2017 big part of expected $2.1M surplus: Smyth: Winnipeg Free Press

5. Mayor says Winnipeg out millions after province ends ambulance funding deal:CBC

6. Winnipeg pro sports clubs to collect $16.3M in public assistance in 2018: CBC

7. 'Stand-pat' police funding makes city more dangerous, officers' union warns: Winnipeg Free Press

8. EPC votes to nix Charleswood corridor until area plan developed: Winnipeg Free Press

9. City hall to face opposition over proposed 2018 budget during forum: Winnipeg Free Press

Churchill

1. Christmas present to Churchill? Companies building ice road hope to be done by Dec. 25: CBC

2. Federal funds to help reeling Churchill business: Winnipeg Free Press

3. Carr to visit Churchill, announce new funding: Winnipeg Free Press

4. Feds commit $2.7M in funding for Churchill, but no news on rail line repairs: CBC

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