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Manitoba police chief calls for end to 'anger and resentment' as city roils with hostility to pandemic rules

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A police chief says his southern Manitoba city — which has a vaccination rate well below the provincial average — is being torn apart by animosity.

In a Facebook plea for civility, Winkler police Chief Ryan Hunt wrote his community is better than the hostility taking hold in response to the provincial public health orders.

Hunt took aim at residents who say they’ll interfere with officials trying to enforce the rules, which range from mask mandates to proof-of-vaccination cards. He said he’s dismayed that “drug traffickers and career criminals are more respectful to law enforcement” than people who decide not to wear a mask.

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“Something has to change. The anger

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This story was originally published on  CBC News. To read the rest of this news worthy story, please visit https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/police-chief-winkler-anger-resentment-pandemic-rules-1.6182736?cmp=rss.

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