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The Wrap: Abuse at care homes, landfill protest at police HQ and Winnipeg’s most expensive homes

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An investigation by Manitoba’s auditor general found that the office responsible for protecting vulnerable people in care was dismissing allegations of sexual assault and physical and verbal abuse at personal-care homes as “unfounded,” saying they didn’t meet its definition of abuse. “We found the allegations were valid and were not isolated cases,” Tyson Shtykalo said in his report.

People protesting the arrest of a man who has helped lead the calls for landfill searches painted messages and left red handprints on Winnipeg police headquarters Tuesday night, raising tensions between MMIWG activists and a private security company that was hired by the City of Winnipeg to keep watch on protesters set up near the Brady Road landfill.

And: multiple homes are currently for sale in Winnipeg with asking prices over $5 million, offering features like salt-water infinity pools, golf simulators, theatres, vehicle elevators and gyms with heated floors. If they sell for list price, they’ll become the most expensive homes ever sold here, as far as the Winnipeg Regional Real Estate Board has tracked.

 

'This is a catastrophe'

Carol Sanders:

Province replacing office responsible for protecting vulnerable in care following ‘sickening’ findings

The Manitoba government says it will disband the Protection for Persons in Care Office and replace it with an independent body that reports to the legislature after “sickening and repulsive” findings ... Read More

 
 
 

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'A little tense right now'

Chris Kitching:

Police HQ vandalized after landfill-search supporter charged

The Winnipeg Police Service closed its downtown headquarters to the public Wednesday, after windows were vandalized by people protesting the arrest of an Indigenous man who has helped lead the calls f... Read More

 
 

'There’s a lot of people at a million'

Gabrielle Piché:

‘You’re buying a lifestyle’

Multimillion-dollar homes for sale a sign of Winnipeg’s changed real estate market Read More

 
 
 

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