Today's top headlines from CBC Manitoba

Today's top headlines from CBC Manitoba - 2025-08-28

Good evening, these are your top stories for Wednesday, August 27, 2025.
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'No reasonable grounds' to charge Winnipeg officer who shot and killed international student: Alberta watchdog

August 27 , 2025 at 02:55:02 p.m. CST • :

Nearly two years after a 19-year-old Nigerian international student was shot and killed by a Winnipeg police officer during a mental health crisis, Alberta's police watchdog says there are "no reasonable grounds" to charge the officer with a criminal offence.

Manitoba premier didn't break conflict of interest laws by taking charters to Grey Cup: ethics commissioner

August 27 , 2025 at 02:51:26 p.m. CST • :

Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew did not violate provincial conflict of interest laws when he took planes chartered by the Winnipeg Blue Bombers to the Grey Cup in 2023 and 2024, the province's ethics commissioner found Wednesday.

Winnipeg police arrest 3 after obtaining search warrant for encampment

August 27 , 2025 at 03:51:22 p.m. CST • :

Winnipeg police say they have arrested three people after obtaining a warrant to search a temporary shelter located at an encampment area in the city — something a police inspector said she believes may be a first for police in the city.

Winnipeg has highest percentage of commuters in Canada, StatsCan says

August 27 , 2025 at 11:35:17 a.m. CST • :

More Winnipeggers commute to work than workers in any other major Canadian city, new data from Statistics Canada says.

East St. Paul mayor caught on hot mic dissing residents opposed to apartments, townhouses

August 27 , 2025 at 04:00:00 a.m. CST • :

The mayor of a Winnipeg suburb is taking flak from some constituents for making hot-mic comments about residents opposed to higher-density residential development in a corner of the rural municipality.