Manitoba Courts

• Judge suggests better addiction supports after Winnipeg overdose death

  A Winnipeg judge is recommending improved addiction supports after examining the overdose death of a man living in a tent who had faced barriers in accessing treatment.

  Health

  Oct 31, 2025
  
• Manitoba Crown attorneys facing high caseload, calls for changes to bail hearings

  Crown attorneys in Manitoba are calling for changes, saying they are getting snowed under with needless paperwork in provincial court bail hearings.

  Crime

  Sep 22, 2025
  
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• Manitoba judges’ education bill could help domestic violence survivors, advocate says

  The bill would require continuing education for new provincial court judges on topics like intimate partner violence, sexual assault, systemic racism and other topics.

  Politics

  Oct 31, 2024
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• Mother of teen victim in mass killing suing Manitoba’s child welfare agency

  The mother of a 17-year-old victim in a mass slaying in Manitoba is suing a child welfare agency for allegedly failing to protect the girl.

  Crime

  Oct 30, 2024
• Inquest into Winnipeg custody deaths calls for joint police-paramedic response

  The recommendation is made in an inquest report that looks at five men who died in police custody in Winnipeg over 12 months in 2018 and 2019. 

  Crime

  Oct 25, 2024
• Manitoba man acquitted 50 years after murder conviction

  Chief Justice Glenn Joyal of the Manitoba Court of King’s Bench says systemic discrimination affected the police investigation and the prosecution of the case.

  Canada

  Oct 3, 2024
• Manitoba court dismisses Peter Nygard’s appeal of extradition order

  The Manitoba Court of Appeal has dismissed Peter Nygard’s application for a judicial review of an order to extradite the former fashion mogul to the United States.

  Crime

  May 6, 2024
• Former UPS worker charged after allegedly stealing, reselling $1.3M in Apple products

  A former United Postal Service worker is facing charges after allegedly stealing and reselling $1.3 million in Apple products from a Winnipeg warehouse.

  Crime

  Mar 19, 2024
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• Court hears Manitoba man accused of killing family mentally fit to stand trial

  Ryan Manoakeesick is charged with five counts of first-degree murder in the deaths of his common-law partner, their children and his partner's teenage niece.

  Crime

  Mar 7, 2024
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• Sex assault charges against Manitoba high school teacher stayed, court says

  A former Manitoba high school teacher and coach has had sex assault charges stayed after the Crown decided a conviction was no longer likely.

  Crime

  Nov 23, 2023