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Malak Abas

@malakabas.bsky.social

Daily newsperson at the Winnipeg Free Press. Pronounced Mah-lack. Get in touch at malak.abas@freepress.mb.ca.

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Malak Abas@malakabas.bsky.social · 7mo ago

A draft bylaw that would have prohibited "nuisance" protests at sites across the city was walked back Monday, and thoroughly squashed Tuesday after hundreds showed up at city hall in a protest that would have been banned under the proposed bylaw. www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews...

Winnipeg's 'Nuisance' protest bylaw stalled after hundreds object

A bylaw that proposed a ban on “nuisance” protests within 100 metres of certain locations has been shelved indefinitely after intense public pushback and and a protest that drew hundreds to city hall ...

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Marsha McLeod@marshamcleod.bsky.social · 12mo ago

New deep dive from @malakabas.bsky.social and me on Synergy Inmate Phone Solutions, a San Antonio-based company that's come to dominate the Canadian prison telecom market – now contracting with 12 out of 13 provincial and territorial corrections systems. www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews...

Texas-based firm commands 80 per cent market share of telecom services for Manitoba inmates after securing non-competitive, highly lucrative contracts

Six years ago, at a spring meeting of Manitoba’s jail superintendents, plans were getting underway to start providing electronic tablets to inmates in a few correctional institutions — with the compan...

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The Narwhal@thenarwhal.ca · last yr.

In Winnipeg, the goal was more frequent and on-time buses. New maps and analysis reveal a different picture — one with stark impacts for lower-income neighbourhoods, @jsrutgers.bsky.social and @malakabas.bsky.social report: thenarwhal.ca/winnipeg-tra...

The Winnipeg transit overhaul, mapped | The Narwhal

The goal was more frequent and on-time buses that run into the night. An analysis of the Winnipeg transit overhaul paints a different picture

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Marsha McLeod@marshamcleod.bsky.social · last yr.

An excellent, data-driven read, chock full of visuals, on the fallout of Winnipeg's new transit system by the talented @jsrutgers.bsky.social and @malakabas.bsky.social ⬇️ www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews...

Winnipeg Transit overhaul created significant gaps in service, hitting low-income areas and bus-dependent populations hardest: Free Press/Narwhal analysis

When transit flows, a neighbourhood thrives. When buses are frequent, arrive on time and run into the night, it means more kids make it to after-school activities, more students can get to class on ti...

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Winnipeg Free Press@winnipegfreepress.com · last yr.

The family of an international university student who was shot and killed by a police officer — after he approached them while carrying two knives — say they’re “disappointed” and considering further legal action after an external review cleared the officer.

Family of student killed in encounter with police threatens civil lawsuit

The family of an international university student who was shot and killed by a police officer — after he approached them while carrying two knives — say they’re “disappointed” and considering further legal action after an external review cleared the officer.

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