Winnipeg Police Association

• Winnipegger calls 911, spends minutes on hold waiting for call to be answered

  A Winnipeg man says he waited several minutes on hold with 911 before he was able to get through to a live operator during an emergency.

  Crime

  Aug 3, 2022
  
• Spike in violent crime must be addressed, Winnipeg police association says

  The Winnipeg Police Service has declined multiple requests for an interview, but a spokesman told Global News that Chief Danny Smyth will be available to comment next week.

  Crime

  Jul 7, 2022
  
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• Winnipeg police union, community activist blast WPS state of emergency rollout

  'I fear it's going to put some panic into the citizens of Winnipeg,' Winnipeg Police Association president Maurice Sabourin told 680 CJOB Thursday.

  Canada

  Jan 7, 2022
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• Unions say 10 per cent of Winnipeg police, 20 per cent of bus drivers unvaccinated

  The City of Winnipeg has said front-line city workers will need to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 by mid-November.

  Health

  Oct 15, 2021
• Winnipeg cops to work with Wounded Warriors on mental health support

  Winnipeg police have partnered with a national mental health provider to offer 'more support and care' to retired and active members of the force.

  Health

  Jul 23, 2021
• Winnipeg cops breathe sigh of relief with vaccine news

  The president of the Winnipeg Police Association says a new move by the province to bump front-line workers to the head of the vaccine queue is a sigh of relief to his members.

  Health

  Apr 16, 2021
• Officer morale ‘in the basement’ with little help from chief: Winnipeg Police Association

  The Winnipeg Police Association says morale among officers is at an 'all-time low' in part due to the pandemic, but also due to a lack of leadership from Chief Danny Smyth.

  Canada

  Mar 20, 2021
• ‘We have some bad apples too’: Winnipeg police and accountability

  With anti-racist protests taking place across North America -- including one Friday at the Manitoba Legislature -- the subject of police violence and racism has been on everyone's minds.

  Jun 3, 2020
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• City of Winnipeg won’t appeal arbitrator’s decision in pension battle with police union: Mayor

  The City of Winnipeg says it will not appeal an arbitrator's decision that found the city did not have the right to unilaterally modify terms of the Winnipeg Police Service's pension plan.

  Politics

  Apr 23, 2020
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• Winnipeg Police Association wins grievance over pension battle with city

  An arbitrator has ruled in favour of the Winnipeg Police Association in their battle with the city over the police pension plan.

  Mar 27, 2020