Winnipeg Human Rights News: September 24th-30th

In this week’s news, Jets Captain Blake Wheeler sounds off on Trump, an arrest of a Winnipeg firefighter brings a new wave of tips, tattoo parlors and musicians join forces to raise money for a widow’s legal fees, and more.

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Poverty & Community Outreach

1. Confidence workbook gives parents starting point for teaching self-esteem: CBC

2. Resident in fire-damaged tower caught off-guard by letter saying leave 'immediately': CBC

3. Unique Winnipeg housing co-op struggles to find roommates: CBC

4. Riders spent the night on stationary bikes to help homeless young men: CBC

5. Experts gather in city to discuss how to feed the world: Winnipeg Free Press

6. Raising help and hope from afar: Winnipeg Free Press

7. Tent communities pushing into Winnipeg suburbs, but resources haven't followed:CBC

8. Minimum wage to increase in Manitoba for first time since 2015: CBC

9. National food policy good for all, Manitobans told: Winnipeg Free Press

10. Winnipeggers pitching in to support Errol Greene's widow and her children: Winnipeg Free Press

11. Working hard at giving back: Winnipeg Free Press

Gender & Sexuality

1. U of M gave positive reference check for former prof accused of sexual harassment: Berklee College: CBC

2. Joy Smith Foundation says all girls at risk of exploitation: CBC, Winnipeg Free Press

3. U of W gym policy labelled discriminatory: Winnipeg Free Press

Refugees & Race

1. Will Donald Trump's latest travel restrictions push more asylum seekers into Canada?: CBC

2. Refugee says concerns about bugs, rodents brushed off by Manitoba Housing:CBC

Racism

1. Bombers Leggett and Randle understand, support NFL players' protests: Winnipeg Free Press

2. Wheeler sounds off on Trump's comments about NFL players who protest: Winnipeg Free Press

3. American Jets support Capt. Wheeler's assault on Trump bluster: Winnipeg Free Press

4. Liberals working on apology for 1939 decision to refuse ship of Jewish refugees:CBC

Environment

1. More elms marked for death right now than have been in Winnipeg for 20 years:CBC

2. Backlog of trees with Dutch elm disease is growing: Winnipeg Free Press

3. Ottawa turns to Winnipeg to study flood planning, protection: Winnipeg Free Press

4. Treatment plants will need to run for 24 years to clean up abandoned mine sites: report: Winnipeg Free Press

5. 'I want there to be thousands of Janes': Winnipeg Free Press

Health

1. Selkirk down to 1 doctor during peak hours: CBC

2. Family believes poor care, long wait at HSC contributed to death of 91-year-old grandmother: CBC

3. Many questions, few answers: Winnipeg Free Press

4. 1st major changes in health-care overhaul to start next week in Winnipeg: CBC

5. WRHA prepping public for Phase 1 of health-care delivery changes: Winnipeg Free Press

6. 22 new doctors a good start but won't eliminate shortage in Interlake, health authority CEO says: CBC

Indigenous

1. 'It's so amazing': Brandon Indigenous doula group hopes to reintroduce culture into birth: CBC

2. Manitoba '60s Scoop survivors sent abroad want reparations: Winnipeg Free Press

3. MMF pulls plug on hunting with spotlights in some areas of province: Winnipeg Free Press

4. Preserve Indigenous residential schools as sites of conscience, MPs urged: CBC

5. Winnipeg students don orange shirts to honour residential school survivors: CBC

6. Survivor recalls 'traumatizing' first day of residential school: CBC

7. Partnering up to bring a 26 week construction program to students: APTN News (Video)

8. Katherena Vermette's The Break among finalists for 2017 Burt Award: CBC

9. Manitoba Metis celebrating return of Riel possessions: APTN News

10. Travel Manitoba and Aboriginal Tourism Association of Canada agree to grow province's Indigenous tourism: CBC, APTN News (Video) 

11. Samaritans sowed the seeds of farming breakthrough: Winnipeg Free Press

Justice

1. Online recordings add to trauma of child sexual abuse, victims tell child protectioncentre: CBC

2. 'Like shooting fish in a barrel': 15 men arrested in 12 hours for buying sex on street, police say: CBC, Winnipeg Free Press

3. St. James man faces child-porn charges after Swiss investigators flag address: Winnipeg Free Press

4. Disbarred Winnipeg lawyer faces criminal charges: CBC

5. Police facing increasingly violent situations involving drugs: Chief Smyth:CBC, Winnipeg Free Press

6. Fatal police shooting in Maples is 10th investigated by Manitoba watchdog: CBC

7. U of M could lose $9.4M if faculty association wins court case: report: CBC

8. IIU investigating to determine if excessive force used in boy's arrest: Winnipeg Free Press

9. Lawyer disbarred for misuse of clients' funds: Winnipeg Free Press

In the Courts

1. Doctor accused of repeated sex assaults on patient: CBC

2. Doctor denies allegations he sexually assaulted patient: CBC

3. Winnipeg lawsuit over water treatment plant dries up after lawyer misses deadline: CBC, Winnipeg Free Press

4. Mayor calls error that sank Winnipeg's water-treatment lawsuit 'inexcusable': CBC

5. City's legal team reviewing all cases after error: Winnipeg Free Press

6. Soldier accused of sexual assault at CFB Shilo to face court martial: Winnipeg Free Press

7. 3 women sought protection orders against firefighter charged with sexual assault:CBC

8. Winnipeg firefighter charged with sexually abusing 3 young women:CBC, Winnipeg Free Press

9. 'Who's gonna take my word over his?' Winnipeg woman comes forward after firefighter charged with sex assault: CBC

10. Martial arts teacher's sex-crimes arrest generates wave of additional tips to police: Winnipeg Free Press

11. Firefighter accused of abuse as far back as 1985: Winnipeg Free Press

12. Predators likely no stranger to children they prey on: experts: CBC

13. Girlfriend of firefighter facing sex assault charges died while couple was on vacation: Winnipeg Free Press

14. 'I just felt wonderment': Wilma Derksen revisits slain daughter's belongings as she waits for retrial verdict: CBC

15. Decision to suspend ER nurse acquitted of sex assault flawed, lawyer tells Appeal Court: Winnipeg Free Press

16. Man who posted video of sexual attack sentenced: Winnipeg Free Press

Politics

Federal

1. Taking a left turn: Winnipeg Free Press

Provincial

1. What we know so far about Wab Kinew's convictions, stayed charges: CBC

2. Kinew should explain further, says Falcon-Ouellette: Winnipeg Free Press

3. MLA kicked out of NDP caucus over harassment allegations accuses party of double standard on Kinew: CBC

4. Costa Rica controversies a factor in Pallister's slip in popularity: poll: Winnipeg Free Press

5. Pallister needed to reveal Costa Rican holdings earlier than he did, say NDP: Winnipeg Free Press

6. Senator concerned by lack of seat appointment: Winnipeg Free Press

Local

1. Commission questions Winnipeg's practice of diverting water and waste revenue to pay for other services: Winnipeg Free Press

Churchill

1. Railroad track arrival fuels Churchill worry: Winnipeg Free Press

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