Manitoba

Children in the care of a Manitoba non-profit were sexually abused and forced to spend days in isolation, and one girl killed herself after major gaps in her care, according to new court documents filed as part of a proposed class action lawsuit against Marymound Inc.

First filed in 2023, the suit names Marymound, the Manitoba government and the Réseau Compassion Network. It alleges that for decades children in care of the social services organization faced widespread abuse that was ignored by the government and Marymound staff.

Several of the students said they were sexually assaulted by staff at Marymound. One former student alleged they lived in constant fear of being "beaten, tackled and restrained."

Another alleged that when she was 13 years old, she was sexually assaulted by a man who was visiting another resident.

The court filings documented the "callous" response by staff to the assault, who wrote in her file the 13-year-old "learned the hard way what the consequences can be with casual sexual activity."

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In a video posted to social media after the meeting, Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew referred to the tariffs as "an attack on Canadians."

The premier said Manitoba will "fully support" the federal government's response to the tariffs, adding his government will be announcing "new steps every single day this week" to protect jobs and safeguard the economy.

"Trump built a wall, but it's a tariff wall and it's targeting us," he said, calling on Canadians to "stand together … and to be united."

"If you're looking for ways to fight back, just remember to shop local, and to buy Canadian. Where you choose to spend your money, those are some of the most important decisions that you make," Kinew said in the post.

The Manitoba government says it's not responsible for the convictions of two First Nations men who were later exonerated in a 1973 killing and have launched lawsuits related to their convictions.

The prosecution of Brian Anderson and Allan Woodhouse was based on false confessions provided by Winnipeg police, and Crown prosecutors were not at fault, according to statements of defence filed on Tuesday by the province and Manitoba's attorney general.