The City of Winnipeg has dismissed its claims against dozens of people involved in the Winnipeg Police Service headquarters construction project, but not the Caspian defendants.
Murray Stenlund had always worried the Windsor Hotel would catch fire one day. So on Wednesday, when Stenlund saw thick plumes of smoke engulf the vacant 120-year-old building in Winnipeg’s downtown, he knew the inevitable had finally happened.
The City of Winnipeg has dropped its lawsuit against a subcontractor it had accused of defrauding taxpayers, but is continuing its civil action against a group of defendants it added in May 2022.
Winnipeg mayoral candidate Scott Gillingham, who has promised to continue the city's legal action over the police headquarters project, is returning a campaign contribution from a contractor the city added to its police-HQ lawsuit.