Government Wraps Up Inquiry Consultations with Victims' Families
As the Trudeau government works to set the scope and mandate of an inquiry into missing and murdered aboriginal females, his cabinet minister on the matter says the number of cases is "way bigger'' than the 1,200 that has been estimated.
Indigenous Affairs Minister Carolyn Bennett's comment yesterday came as the government marked the end of a nation-wide consultation process with the families of victims.
An RCMP report in 2014 put the tally at just under 1,200 murdered and missing women and girls between 1980 and 2012, and the force added another 32 deaths and 11 disappearances in an update last year.
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WestJet Brandon to Calgary Reduction
Another hit to Westman flights.
Effective yesterday, WestJet has reduced it's flights between Brandon and Calgary from 14 to 11 per week.
In January, Dauphin lost Perimeter Aviation's service to and from Winnipeg.
Swan Valley man David Moriaux is looking to start-up an airline out of Swan River that, among other things, could bring people in the area to Brandon and Winnipeg.
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Arson Unit Investigating Fire at Winnipeg Business
A number of Winnipeg businesses are cleaning up after a massive fire that is estimated to have caused $1-million in damage.
El Dorado Trading Centre, a bathroom and kitchen renovation business, was completely destroyed.
Demolition crews tore down the remaining structure yesterday while the arson unit launched an investigation.
Alex Forrest, president of the United Firefighters of Winnipeg, says the union had several concerns with the huge blaze, saying it was evident from the smoke several cancer causing-chemicals were burning in the fire.
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Grammys
Taylor Swift now has two Grammys for album of the year.
She won last night's top prize for her multi-hit, best-selling album "1989.''
Rapper Kendrick Lamar won five Grammys last night, while Record of the Year was "Uptown Funk'' by Mark Ronson and Bruno Mars, and song of the year was "Thinking Out Loud'' by Ed Sheeran and Amy Wadge.
Canadians The Weeknd and Justin Bieber won their first-ever Grammys, and Joni Mitchell won for best album notes on "Love Has Many Faces.''
