Four men from Norway House Cree Nation have been charged and police are looking for another after a home invasion and assault in the community May 28. Norway House RCMP were notified of a home . . .
Posted: May 25, 2021 5:00 AM CT | Last Updated: May 25
Trudy Monias is warning others after her friend died from taking pink down a pink powder of crushed fentanyl, heroin and often other drugs that has been rampant on Winnipeg streets this past year.(Jaison Empson/CBC)
A Winnipeg woman who survived after using a fentanyl-based street drug but couldn t save her friend is speaking out to warn others about substances known as pink and purple down.
Trudy Monias, 40, originally from Pimicikamak, said her own drug and alcohol use is linked to the trauma and abuse she s faced in life. Recently, her partner of eight years, who she called her soul-mate, died by suicide, causing her to rely even more on substances to cope with her pain.
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WINNIPEG, MB, May 18, 2021 /CNW/ - Every Canadian deserves a safe and affordable place to call home. The COVID-19 crisis has made it clear that affordable housing is key to Canada s recovery for communities across the country, including those in Manitoba.
Today, the Honourable Daniel Vandal, Minister of Northern Affairs and Member of Parliament for Saint Boniface Saint Vital, on behalf of the Honourable Ahmed Hussen, Minister of Families, Children and Social Development and Minister responsible for Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC), along with Terry Duguid, Member of Parliament for Winnipeg South, Chief Larson Anderson of the Norway House Cree Nation, and Chief Glen Hudson of the Peguis First Nation, announced details of an approximately $16.6 million investment through the Projects Stream of the Rapid Housing Initiative (RHI) for the immediate creation of 80 units of affordable homes for First Nations in Manitoba.
Illustrations by Julie Flett / Tundra Whenever I m making a book, I always talk to my dad whenever I have a question about the land or anything that I might have not experienced directly, Flett says. He s been a guide and a compass . And while I was working on this project, my dad s health was declining, but he was still able to talk about some of his experience. And, yeah, he passed just before it was finished.
Robertson was able to read the story to his father shortly before he died. He loved it, Robertson says.
Robertson and Flett say they hope this story honors their families, and their dads.
Former Manitoba Keewatinowi Okimakanak (MKO) grand chief Sheila North announced May 14 that she is seeking to become the next grand chief of the Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs. A member of . . .