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The Wrap: A mother’s anguish, a political official with a heavy foot, and Chevy’s big bet

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

 

'It would be nice if I had someone to help'

Vivian Caron’s son, Evan, was killed by Winnipeg police in 2017. Six years later, she’s still waiting for the inquest that will examine the circumstances of her son’s death  — and without funding for a lawyer, she has to do her best on her own to advocate for him.

Investigative reporter Marsha McLeod talks to Caron in the second of her four-part series on inquests into deadly encounters with police.

Marsha McLeod:

‘Everything fell apart’

Amid grief and trauma, families struggle to make sense of deaths at the hands of police, with little legal support through the inquest process Read More

 
 
 

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'Absolutely no excuse'

Documents obtained by the Free Press show Premier Heather Stefanson’s former chief of staff was flagged by traffic cameras for speeding five times over a month last fall, resulting in thousands of dollars in traffic fines.

Tyler Searle:

Stefanson’s former chief of staff ‘not proud’ of serial speeding in government vehicle last year

A high-ranking political official, who formerly served as Premier Heather Stefanson’s chief of staff, incurred thousands of dollars in traffic fines while behind the wheel of a government vehicle — in... Read More

 
 

'Rock, meet hard place'

Neither Mark Scheifele nor Connor Hellebuyck has signed a long-term contract extension with the Winnipeg Jets. Nor are they likely to. It means the club’s No. 1 centre and No. 1 netminder will probably hit the ice for training camp three weeks from now under a massive cloud of uncertainty surrounding their futures.

Sports columnist Mike Mcintyre looks at five burning questions surrounding the proverbial elephants in the dressing room.

Mike McIntyre:

Jets entering season of uncertainty

Questions surrounding future of Scheifele and Hellebuyck threaten to be huge distraction Read More

 
 
 

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