New research from the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives shows that racism in schools, as well as police in schools, are some of the main reasons schools feel unsafe for Black and Indigenous students.
The Winnipeg Police Service (WPS) says officers are struggling to keep up as call volumes rise, and a public survey presented to the police board is showing the impact on citizens.
Winnipeg police are dealing with a rising number of life-threatening calls, which is driving high turnover in its emergency dispatch centre. In another development, a new survey suggests falling satisfaction with police among Winnipeggers.
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The province is announcing funding they say will make an impact on vaccine hesitancy.
The province believes by stepping back and giving communities the power to reach out to their neighbours will make a bigger impact than they can at this point of the COVID-19 vaccine rollout. We are at a critical point in the third wave. There is every reason for optimism. There are more vaccines going into arms. We have people abiding by the health orders and continuing to do both those who things. Those are the two things you need to do each day, Premier Brian Pallister says in a Thursday press conference.
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The province is announcing funding they say will make an impact on vaccine hesitancy.
The province believes by stepping back and giving communities the power to reach out to their neighbours will make a bigger impact than they can at this point of the COVID-19 vaccine rollout. We are at a critical point in the third wave. There is every reason for optimism. There are more vaccines going into arms and we have people abiding by the health orders and continuing to do both those two things, Premier Brian Pallister says in a Thursday press conference.