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Man accused of assaulting unconscious woman has lengthy record of abuse

A convicted sex offender accused of sexually assaulting an unconscious woman last week — only to be stopped in the process by police officers — has a lengthy history of abusing vulnerable victims.

Property tax hike included in Gillingham’s costed platform

Mayoral candidate Scott Gillingham says property taxes will rise another 3.5 per cent in 2027, with no set cap on potential increases in each of the following three years, if he is re-elected as mayor on Wednesday.

A new property tax target would instead be determined by city council for the following three budget years, with a goal to keep annual hikes “close to inflation,” respect affordability and protect essential services, Gillingham said while releasing a costed election platform Monday.

“To say today we’re going to set a (property tax hike) target, set an amount without knowing where the inflationary rates would go would be irresponsible,” he said.

In his 2022 election campaign, Gillingham promised to raise taxes by 3.5 per cent per year. However, the city instead imposed a 5.95 per cent property tax hike in 2025, Winnipeg’s largest single-year increase since the 1990s.

‘Important first step’: Arctic Gateway, CentrePort sign MOU with Dubai ports giant

The Port of Churchill owners say they’re working with Dubai-based logistics giant DP World Inc. to potentially boost traffic to North America’s only deep water Arctic seaport.

Pharmacist fined for dispensing incorrect dosage

A Winnipeg pharmacist has been fined for misconduct after dispensing a mistakenly high dose of an anti-psychotic, harming her patient.

Rumina Ishani was fined $3,500 and ordered to pay $5,000 in costs by the College of Pharmacists of Manitoba earlier this month, after pleading guilty to professional misconduct.

The college, in a written disciplinary decision, said the incident occurred on Aug. 12, 2025, at the Marion Street Shoppers Drug Mart where Ishani worked at the time.

She filled an aripiprazole prescription for a patient that day. The patient had first been given the anti-psychotic at that pharmacy in November 2023 at two milligrams a day for 30 days, and was again prescribed the drug in February 2025 at one mg/day, which was increased to two mg/day in March.

Ceramic artist brings double-edged works to exhibition

Drawing on her Afro-Jamaican and Red River Métis heritage, Winnipeg-based ceramic artist PJ Anderson’s richly ornamented sculptural works explore adornment as a form of protection, resistance and self-definition.

Her pieces are currently being shown in the After the Island: Caribbean Canadian Ceramics exhibition at the Gardiner Museum in Toronto.

The exhibition is a collaboration between the museum, Black Artists’ Networks in Dialogue (BAND) and the Museum of the African Diaspora (MoAD) in San Franciso, resulting in two shows presented concurrently at the Gardiner and MoAD.

Anderson is the only artist featured in both shows who was not born in the Caribbean.

Prime Minister Carney says it’s time to move ‘beyond’ the Indian Act

OTTAWA - A historic meeting between Prime Minister Mark Carney, premiers and First Nations was meant to build bridges between communities and work out issues related to major projects development, the respecting of rights, health and public safety amid rising tensions.

But it ended with calls from Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew to abolish the controversial Indian Act, and agreement from Carney something must be done about the legislation from 1876 that governs First Nations -- something protestors outside the Ottawa venue were warning about before the announcement was even made, and something likely to generate heated debate.

Carney said he will instruct his ministers to work with First Nations to move Canada beyond the Indian Act, which he said could mean reforming it or abolishing it altogether. He said changes would only be made in partnership with First Nations leadership.

The Indian Act gives Ottawa sweeping powers over First Nations communities and people, including by defining who qualifies for recognition, what reserves can and can't do, dismantles traditional forms of governance and, at one point, outlawed ceremonial practices.