Source Feed: The Globe and Mail
Author: Steve Lambert
Publication Date: February 26, 2025 - 18:33
Manitoba prosecutors take second look, say no charges coming in construction project
February 26, 2025
Manitoba prosecutors have decided, for a second time, to not pursue criminal charges in the case of a construction project that ran well over budget and will soon be the subject of a public inquiry.The Manitoba Prosecution Service has been reviewing the construction of the Winnipeg Police Service headquarters – a converted Canada Post building that ran $79-million over budget when it was completed in 2016.There was an RCMP investigation that involved many people and in 2019 the prosecution service decided to not lay charges, citing an unlikelihood of conviction.
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