Flashback: Why was cabbie killer Okoth Obeing out on bail in the first place?
When a Duffy’s Cabbie Was Murdered In 2020, Only TGCTS Reported Details on the Racist Criminal Who Stabbed Him A Winnipeg man who fatally stabbed a taxi driver 17 times in what the court has described as a rage and racism fuelled attack will be handed a life sentence and may face deportation. https://winnipeg.ctvnews.ca/man-convicted-of-murdering-winnipeg-taxi-driver-may-face-deportation-defence-lawyers-say-1.6374420?taid=644af1ff2d3f1f00015657c1&utm_campaign=trueAnthem%3A+New+Content+%28Feed%29&utm_medium=trueAnthem&utm_source=twitter Here […]
TGCTS Flashback – August 7, 2019 – North End Councilor Echoes Liberal Leader’s Scepticism About WRHA “Harm Reduction” Free Needle Program
Originally Published on August 7, 2019 on the original TGCTS Blog (2019) Mynarski Councilor Ross Eadie, whose north end ward has been noticably afflicted with discarded used needles, reacted to our story exposing that health officials lowballed the estimate of discarded needles in Winnipeg by 400% last year. Last October the WRHA claimed in an email that “Needle […]
TGCTS Flashback – July 8, 2019 – Bonus Video: Meth Program And Homeless Outreach Makes St. Boniface Safer This Summer
In the last 3 years as meth addiction ramped up, the peaceful quiet of St. Boniface became noticeably disrupted. The Norwood Grove Biz warned City Hall “As the downtown core took steps, we saw an influx of bridge community. Business owners didn’t know what to do and hadn’t seen it before.” Issues surrounding homelessness, panhandling and […]
TGCTS Flashback – June 27, 2019 – Drug Task Force Heard Five Ideas To Fix Manitoba Housing Used Needle Policy
With the tri-government Illicit Drug Task Force set to release its 30 page report, it will be interesting to see whether important details I brought to light about free needle programs and the handling of unsafe used needles dumped around Winnipeg are incorporated into the findings and recommendations. They should be, since everytime I turned […]