The Wrap: Mayhem at downtown protest, NDP-Liberal deal over, garbage-truck GPS
Plus: 40 years of supporting women's art

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

'I want justice for my sister'

A cyclist was hit by a car during a protest today held in honour of a woman who died after being struck by a police cruiser earlier this week.

About 50 people were rallying at Portage and Main when a man drove his vehicle through the protesters’ blockade, striking a cyclist. Protesters jumped on and into the vehicle as it continued to drive through the intersection, dragging the bicycle.

The protest was held in response to the death of Tammy Bateman, an Indigenous woman in her 30s who was hit by a police cruiser travelling on a pedestrian trail near a homeless encampment in Fort Rouge Park, where she lived.

Her sister, Lori Bateman, said at the protest she wanted justice, Nicole Buffie reports.

Nicole Buffie:

Vehicle hits cyclist at downtown protest about woman fatally struck by police cruiser

Victim of fatal police hit 'had such a kind heart' Read More

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'This is a race between us and the Conservatives'

NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh is ending the federal NDP’s supply and confidence deal that helped keep the minority Liberal government in power.

In a video posted Wednesday afternoon, Singh said he notified Prime Minister Justin Trudeau of the decision to end the agreement, which had seen the NDP supporting the Liberals on key votes in exchange for the Liberals pushing through NDP legislative priorities.

The Canadian Press reports from Ottawa on the impact of the deal’s end, while columnist Dan Lett looks at what it means for the NDP, the Tories, and the Liberals.

Mickey Djuric and Laura Osman, The Canadian Press:

‘The deal is done:’ NDP Leader pulls out of supply and confidence deal with Liberals

OTTAWA - NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh moved to distance himself from an increasingly unpopular Liberal party Wednesday when he "ripped up" the supply and confidence agreement he reached with Prime Ministe... Read More

Dan Lett:

A big, bold leap for the NDP from the Titanic

If the NDP are headed for a thrashing in the next federal election — and polls suggest they might just be — then they have decided to go out with an enormous bang. NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh announce... Read More

'We want to be able to look at this as a deterrent'

The Manitoba government has budgeted $200,000 for a vendor to devise a system to add GPS technology to garbage trucks to help police investigate crime.

The move echoes some of the recommendations in the Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs’ final report on the feasibility of searching the Prairie Green landfill outside Winnipeg for the remains of victims of serial killer Jeremy Skibicki.

Carol Sanders reports.

Carol Sanders:

Province eyes GPS tracking of garbage trucks in wake of slayings

The case of a Winnipeg serial killer, who discarded his victims’ remains in dumpsters, has prompted the Manitoba government to determine global positioning system technology must be added to garbage t... Read More

'An essential part of the fabric of our city'

Forty years ago, a small group of women artists in Manitoba came together with a simple yet powerful idea: to support and mentor each other in their creative journeys.

This vision grew into the Foundation Mentorship Program at Mentoring Artists for Women’s Art (MAWA), a program that has since nurtured the careers of more than 400 artists.

Thandi Vera talks to artists about the impact of the program on mentors and mentees.

Thandi Vera:

MAWA’s mentorship program celebrates 40 years

Reverberations exhibition showcases women’s talent over the decades Read More