In this week's headlines, two instances of bathroom creeping has women on alert, climate change research is postponed due to climate change, the famous frostbitten refugee is granted protection, and more!
Missing Persons AlertScott Hadath
Poverty & Community Outreach
Family asks for public's help to find missing man: Winnipeg Free Press
Donations double at Welcome Place: Winnipeg Free Press
Supporters turn out in force to Walk for Alzheimer's because 'memories matter': Winnipeg Free Press
Winnipeg School Division launches study to boost attendance: Winnipeg Free Press
Paying it forward -- one camp kid to another: Winnipeg Free Press
A family affair: Winnipeg Free Press
Gender & Sexuality
Bathroom camera creeper targets Manitoba MLA Nahanni Fontaine at The Forks: CBC, Winnipeg Free Press
Washroom peeper reported at U of W: Winnipeg Free Press
Refugees & Race
Immigration and Refugee Board can't keep up with asylum claims: CBC
Long wait soon over for Ghanaian refugee claimant: Winnipeg Free Press
Refugee who lost fingers to frostbite wins bid to stay in Canada: CBC, Winnipeg Free Press
'This is my new home': Asylum seeker who lost fingers to frostbite granted protection: Winnipeg Free Press
Declining number of asylum seekers surprises reeve of Manitoba border town: CBC
City hopes forum will raise awareness of refugee housing issues: Winnipeg Free Press
Waits for asylum claims could stretch to 11 years, with costs in billions: Winnipeg Free Press
Dire refugee-claims prediction overblown: immigration lawyer: Winnipeg Free Press
Environment
Province creates new parks on Lake Winnipegosis, but leaves out island with mining potential: CBC
U of W Foundation announces policy to guide endowments: Winnipeg Free Press
3 lessons from Edmonton: What Winnipeg has to learn from another Prairie city on cycling: CBC
Green machine: Winnipeg Free Press
City asks for input on proposed bike lanes: Winnipeg Free Press
Activists call Pallister's farm building code changes inhumane in wake of massive hog barn fire: Winnipeg Free Press
Climate Change
What counting butterflies can tell us about climate change: Winnipeg Free Press
Climate change researchers cancel expedition because of climate change: CBC
U of M climate change study postponed due to climate change: Winnipeg Free Press
Final 2 provinces have until December to sign on for $2B low carbon fund: CBC
MPI points to climate change for $85M loss: Winnipeg Free Press
Province doesn't blink in face of federal funding threat: Winnipeg Free Press
Health
Catholic Health Corp. stacks St. Boniface Hospital board to stop assisted dying: CBC, Winnipeg Free Press
Assisted death 'meaningful,' widow says: Winnipeg Free Press
A fall from Grace: Winnipeg Free Press
Canadian Blood Services pleading for donors as blood shortage reaches 'critical' level: CBC
'I can't be losing another child': Mom who lost 2 kids to drugs wants longer-term services for addicts: CBC
Inquest urges better monitoring of mental health patients: Winnipeg Free Press
First Winnipeg ER shutdown to come this October: CBC, Winnipeg Free Press
'This isn't living, this is existing,' says Winnipeg man who hasn't been out of bed in 4 months: CBC
Conference aims to cure doctors' reliance on opioids: Winnipeg Free Press
Blood bank has 'critical' need for donations: Winnipeg Free Press
Winnipeg will study patio-smoking ban, with an eye to butting out in public in 2018: CBC, Winnipeg Free Press
Diners chew on proposal to butt out: Winnipeg Free Press
Indigenous
Manitoba premier kicks off 3-day cycling 'journey of reconciliation': CBC
Gestures, truth and action as reconciliation: A response to Premier Pallister's bike ride: CBC
Pallister pedalling, but indigenous leaders say he's not getting anywhere: Winnipeg Free Press
Manitoba First Nation flood evacuees net $90M-settlement: CBC, Winnipeg Free Press
4th staffer leaves MMIWG inquiry commission amid calls for reform: CBC
Tanya Kappo resigns from MMIWG national inquiry staff: CBC
Lifelike portraits tell northern Indigenous stories of 'incredible resilience': CBC
Winnipeg police chief honoured by invitation to Christine Wood's funeral: CBC
'She was such a loved girl': Christine Wood laid to rest in Oxford House, Man.: CBC, Winnipeg Free Press
Manitoba First Nation has $865K in unsupported, ineligible spending: APTN News
Remote First Nation in northern Manitoba fear the only bridge into community may be destroyed: APTN News
Drag the Red searchers get grim lesson on finding, identifying bones: CBC
Fear of losing culture rises among Indigenous people in Manitoba: CBC
New Lake St. Martin reserve takes shape six years after residents flee flood: Winnipeg Free Press
Why David Alexander Robertson wrote a children's book about residential schools: CBC
Justice
Family of man shot by Winnipeg police speaking out: APTN News
In the Courts
Men accused in Jeanenne Fontaine's death facing murder charges in Saskatchewan: CBC, Winnipeg Free Press
10-year sentence for Winnipeg taekwondo instructor charged with sex assault: CBC, Winnipeg Free Press
Educational assistant found guilty of sexual exploitation of teen at Winnipeg high school: CBC, Winnipeg Free Press
Pickpocket hugger charged after elderly people targeted in Winnipeg, police say: CBC
Ex-care worker not guilty of 'fantastic' sex allegations: Winnipeg Free Press
More time for amber light fight: Winnipeg Free Press
Politics
Federal
Does democracy work? We won't know until we see a true democracy, Winnipeg student argues: CBC
Provincial
'It's really hard for us to swallow': Manitoba prisoner advocates get 20% funding cut: CBC
Churchill
Churchill mayor calls for immediate action to repair railway: CBC, APTN News
'A real disgrace': NDP, businesses call for federal help in Churchill: CBC
'You could feel the frustration': Churchill, Man., residents gather to learn what's next: CBC
Province not ready to send workers north to help with Churchill train woes: CBC
Churchill residents face rising cost of food after rail line suspended: CBC, Winnipeg Free Press
Suspension of Churchill's only rail line forcing business owners to lay off workers: CBC
Province must act as Churchill chugs toward crisis: Winnipeg Free Press
Liberals eye using Churchill's closed port to ship fuel: Winnipeg Free Press
Churchill facility takes hit: Winnipeg Free Press
Province looking at options to get essential goods to Churchill: Pallister: Winnipeg Free Press
Short construction season: Omnitrax says rail to Churchill out until spring: Winnipeg Free Press
Stricken Churchill looks north for shipments by sea: Winnipeg Free Press
Concerns about fuel, food prices linger in Churchill: Winnipeg Free Press
Local
Wyatt fears Winnipeg may provoke CUPE 500 strike to save money: CBC
Tension at the table: 4,600 city workers were minutes away from strike Tuesday: Winnipeg Free Press
City, CUPE 500 reach tentative deal: Winnipeg Free Press
Pallister puts unions, taxpayers at odds: Winnipeg Free Press
Councillors to be briefed on strike contingency: Winnipeg Free Press