Marsha McLeod

Winnipeg

Investigative Reporter at Winnipeg Free Press

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Articles

Duguid elected to represent ‘little piece of Canada’ again

2 weeks ago | winnipegfreepress.com | Marsha McLeod

By: Marsha McLeod Posted: 11:14 PM CDT Monday, Apr. 28, 2025 Liberal incumbent Terry Duguid claimed a decisive victory in Winnipeg South, as voters kept true to the riding’s reputation as a reliable bellwether with the Liberals again to form government.
Family of Portage teen sues RCMP after fatal shooting

1 month ago | winnipegfreepress.com | Marsha McLeod

The family of a Grade 12 student fatally shot by RCMP in Portage la Prairie two years ago is suing two officers, saying their actions were “callous and showed a flagrant disregard” for the teenager’s safety — and his life. Conor Rae, 18, was killed in the early morning hours of May 24, 2023, at an apartment he’d recently moved into on Hazel Bay. Police had been called about a domestic disturbance at the home.
Convicted doctor loses bid to regain medical licence

1 month ago | brandonsun.com | Marsha McLeod

WINNIPEG — A Manitoba regulatory body has rejected the efforts of a former Winnipeg doctor convicted of multiple sexual assaults against his patients to regain his license to practise medicine. The College of Physicians and Surgeons of Manitoba denied Amir Mazhari Ravesh’s application for reinstatement, saying they were not satisfied that conditions proposed by Ravesh — to restrict his ability to practise — would adequately protect the public.
Manitoba candidates begin their campaigns

1 month ago | winnipegfreepress.com | Marsha McLeod

Candidates across Manitoba readied lawn signs and rallied volunteers Sunday, following the calling of the next federal election, which will take place amid a trade war launched by the United States and its threats to Canadian sovereignty. Election day will be held in five weeks, on Monday, April 28, with the Liberal and Conservative parties currently in a near dead heat, according to the latest polling.
Doctor convicted of sexual assaults loses bid to regain medical licence

1 month ago | winnipegfreepress.com | Marsha McLeod

By: Marsha McLeod Posted: 10:55 AM CDT Sunday, Mar. 23, 2025 Last Modified: 10:57 AM CDT Sunday, Mar.
Lawyer questions inquest funding for victims’ families

2 months ago | winnipegfreepress.com | Marsha McLeod

In unusual testimony earlier this month, a Winnipeg lawyer took the stand and criticized Manitoba Justice for its last-minute decision to deny funding for legal counsel to a family member of an Oji-Cree man who died in the Winnipeg Remand Centre after a days-long vomiting spell in 2021. Matthew Raffey was set to represent Darren Wood’s family at the mandatory inquest into the 28-year-old’s death.
Thompson sued for ‘reckless’ conduct in drug store fire

2 months ago | winnipegfreepress.com | Marsha McLeod

By: Marsha McLeod Posted: 2:01 AM CDT Wednesday, Mar. 12, 2025 The company that owns Shoppers Drug Mart is suing the City of Thompson for what is has called “reckless and inexplicable” conduct after one of its drugstores was destroyed by fire in 2023.
Support among Manitoba Liberals for ‘a son of the Prairies’

2 months ago | winnipegfreepress.com | Marsha McLeod

Mark Carney’s focus on growth, prosperity and a strong Canada has resonated with Manitobans, the province’s only federal cabinet minister said after the Liberal party crowned its new leader. Carney took victory Sunday night with 85.9 per cent of the Liberal electorate behind him, trouncing former finance minister Chrystia Freeland, who was the second-place finisher with 8 per cent.
Frozen promise: billions for Indigenous housing remain up in the air

2 months ago | winnipegfreepress.com | Marsha McLeod

Roughly $2.5 billion meant to fund housing for Indigenous people living off reserve in urban, rural and northern areas across Canada is frozen in limbo, with zero dollars spent, about two years after the money was first announced. The money is set to be distributed by a new national Indigenous housing centre.
Indigenous safe housing in limbo: Red tape, restrictive federal rules mean hundreds of millions of dollars remain unspent

Feb 13, 2025 | winnipegfreepress.com | Marsha McLeod

Roughly two-thirds of a $724.1-million fund meant primarily to finance safe housing for Indigenous women and children escaping violence remains unspent, following years of bureaucratic delays and with a 2026 end date approaching, the Free Press has learned. That leaves nearly half a billion dollars sitting in federal coffers rather than reaching Indigenous communities and organizations across Canada that want to build emergency shelters and transitional homes.