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Premier Wab Kinew is an imported Manitoban, born in Kenora and raised on Onigaming First Nation in Treaty Three (in northwestern Ontario) before his family moved to Winnipeg. He’s the son of well-known Anishinaabe leader and traditional knowledge keeper Tobasonakwut Kinew and Kathi Kinew.

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Mayor 2 puts positive spin 3 on city’s less-than-edsfxpected share of federal housing fund

The city will receive $122 million in federal government housing money, falling about $70 million shy of the municipal government’s original request. However, Winnipeg’s mayor stressed the amount is substantial and should leverage millions of dollars of additional investment.

Foster parents charged, accused of assaulting children in their care

Two foster parents have been charged after police say two children were assaulted in their home, with one suffering “life-altering injuries.”

Officers were sent to the home Friday after receiving a report a child was seriously injured and had not received immediate medical care, the Winnipeg Police Service said in a news release Tuesday morning.

The school-aged child was rushed to hospital in critical condition, police said.

Three other children were removed from the home and received medical care. One, who is also school-aged, showed signs of being assaulted but was in stable condition, police said.

MMF objects to city renaming St. Boniface park

The Manitoba Métis Federation is questioning why the city wants to change the name of a park that honours Métis history — one year after it opened in the Glenwood neighbourhood.

City council will review a motion to rename Carriere Avenue Park in honour of James Peebles, an astrophysicist and astronomer raised in the St. Boniface neighbourhood.

The park, which opened last September near the corner of Carriere Avenue and Des Meurons Street, was built on the former farmland of André Carriere, the federation said in a news release Monday.

“It seems that the city did not undertake appropriate due diligence to understand the historical significance of the name given to the street itself, much less the park,” MMF Winnipeg region vice president Andrew Carrier, a descendant of André Carriere, said in a statement.

Women’s Health Clinic names administrator amid allegations of toxicity

Women’s Health Clinic has appointed an interim administrator after its executive director stepped down earlier this month, alleging racism and toxicity in the workplace.

Carolyn Loeppky, a former teacher and social services worker, was named to the interim position effective Saturday, the clinic said in a news release Monday.

“This appointment ensures continuity allowing us to focus on strengthening our organizational culture and governance. We are looking forward to Carolyn joining us to move things forward in a good way,” the release said.

“Carolyn will provide day-to-day oversight, work closely with staff and volunteers, and support the board in addressing organizational priorities, including workplace culture, equity, diversity and inclusion.”

Councillors hoping cost-saving ‘lessons’ from one sewer megaproject can lower price of another

Two councillors are calling for the city’s chief construction officer to report on two sewage megaprojects in the hope that “lessons learned” from one can help control the soaring costs of the other.

Couns. Brian Mayes and Sherri Rollins will raise the motion at Thursday’s council meeting.

If approved, it would direct the chief construction officer to report on how the city’s experience with an ongoing $1.15-billion master plan to reduce combined sewer overflows could help save money on a $3-billion upgrade of the North End sewage treatment plant.

The tab for the North End plant upgrade was initially set at $795 million.