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The Wrap: Graham James civil suit, stabbing suspect’s criminal history, and hospital hallway waits

Good evening. Here’s a look at what our newsroom has been working on today:

 

'He was humiliated and afraid'

Sex predator Graham James’s criminal history of abusing his youth players while working as a junior hockey coach in Saskatchewan and Winnipeg, is now notorious.

A new civil lawsuit is seeking more than $6 million for abuse alleged to have taken place while James worked as a substitute teacher in a Winnipeg school division in the 1980s.

Erik Pindera:

City school division named in new Graham James lawsuit

Convicted sex offender Graham James and the St. James-Assiniboia School Division are being sued for millions of dollars in damages for alleged incidents of sexual abuse while James was a substitute te... Read More

 

Jeff Hamilton:

A stain on our game

The life and destructive legacy of Graham James Read More

 
 
 

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'I worry about her risk to the community'

Court records show a Winnipeg woman charged in a random, daytime stabbing spree in an Osborne Village drugstore has a lengthy criminal record with numerous other assaults — including charges stemming from a previous incident in which she randomly attacked three people at a fast-food restaurant.

Lanessa Moskotaywenene, 24, is facing several charges relating to an attack on Sunday that injured three customers in a Shoppers Drug Mart.

Tyler Searle:

Accused in Osborne Village assaults has ‘very violent’ record

After Lanessa Moskotaywenene pleaded guilty in March to assaulting three people in a daylight crime spree, a Manitoba judge urged her to stay away from methamphetamine, warning the illicit drug was li... Read More

 
 

'It’s mind boggling to me'

A Winnipeg woman whose father has been waiting for days in a crowded ER hallway is concerned the health system is collapsing.

Gayle Charach said she voted in the provincial election “to fix health care” and wants to know when and how the NDP government will make good on the promise.

Manitoba Health Minister Uzoma Asagwara said they’re “literally working around the clock” to fix the health care system.

Carol Sanders:

Woman relieved after hopeful turn in 89-year-old father’s six-day ER hallway odyssey

Barney Charach had been languishing on a stretcher in a hallway at Grace Hospital for nearly a week, and the despondent 89-year-old told his daughter he “just wants to die.” Gayle Charach said when... Read More

 
 
 

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