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WINNIPEG — A judge ruled Thursday that a man who admitted to killing four women in Winnipeg is guilty of first-degree murder. Lawyers for Jeremy Skibicki had asked that he be found not criminally responsible because of mental illness.

WINNIPEG — Jeremy Skibicki admitted to police that he killed four women in Winnipeg in 2022. Court heard he targeted them at homeless shelters. A judge convicted Skibicki on Thursday of four counts of first-degree murder.

OTTAWA — The Assembly of First Nations wants Manitoba to hold an independent inquiry into the killings of four Indigenous women in Winnipeg.

WINNIPEG — The Manitoba government is putting up $1.1 million to address a rise in retail theft and violent crime in some parts of Winnipeg.

TORONTO — The remnants of Hurricane Beryl drenched Ontario in heavy rain and was moving into Quebec as Environment Canada warned of possible "torrential" downpours lasting into Thursday.

WINNIPEG — Manitoba Hydro, the province's Crown-owned energy corporation, has named a new president and chief executive officer to guide the utility through challenges that include a high debt load and a need for new energy production.

Heavy rainfall is expected in parts of southern Ontario and Quebec as Environment Canada warns remnants of Hurricane Beryl could cause downpours starting late Tuesday or Wednesday.

PORTAGE LA PRAIRIE — RCMP have made arrests after they say two girls were exploited in a human trafficking operation in southern Manitoba. Seven people face various charges, including human trafficking, sexual assault and making child pornography.

WINNIPEG — A judge is expected to decide this week whether a man who admitted to killing four Indigenous women in Winnipeg did so because he was in the throes of a psychotic episode or was driven by a rare form of perverse sexual interest.

WINNIPEG — The Manitoba government is making progress on its plan to open the province's first supervised drug consumption site in central Winnipeg.