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More concerns are being raised about a Winnipeg landlord renting what some claim are low-quality rentals at high prices creating problems for vulnerable tenants, but the landlord says Manitoba’s Residential Tenancies Branch is the body to rule on concerns tenants have brought forward about the properties.

Last week, CityNews reported on Winnipeg mother Samantha Zebrasky’s experience with Ember Realty Group Ltd. after she says the landlord used fake ads to deceive her and tried to put her and her family into a home she says was in a state of disrepair.

Now, others have come forward to share their experiences of rental woes, saying something must be done to prevent what they claim is predatory behaviour by the landlord who they allege is more than willing to take cash for rentals, but is absent when there’s work to be done. 

“It was a dead-end,” said Janet Parliament, describing what it was like trying to get help from the Winnipeg landlord and property management company during her tenancy, which started in April 2024.

Parliament and her daughter are now out of the troubled suite on Lansdowne Ave. which she leased under the promises of extensive repair and cleaning, as there were some issues with the place from the start.

“She had to get maintenance to take the screws out of the door, because it was screwed shut,” she said. “There were boards on the front window. There was a huge mess inside and she had told me: ‘It’ll be clean. It’ll be painted. It’ll be fixed when you move in.’”

However, when she actually started living in the residence, problems with the property remained, including a flooded ceiling in the kitchen, but instead of responding to the issue quickly, Parliament says emails and requests for repairs were ignored.

“I’m a very upfront person. I went to Ember and said: ‘Look, my ceiling has been leaking every night and it’s not just leaking, it’s flooding,’” but even her in-person request went unanswered, a person at the office saying: ‘You just have to wait for maintenance.’” 

It was only after saying her ceiling was caving in, did she get a response, eventually being told it was plugged fixtures upstairs that resulted in the water in her suite. 

“So I was getting disgusting toilet and sewer water leaking into my kitchen,” she said, adding she feels the conditions at the apartment were contributing to making her ill, as she lives with a compromised immune system. 

“Then, the flooding got worse,” she said.

Within days, she claims the water was pouring out of the ceiling and into the basement where the master bedroom is located, forcing her to shut off water to the house, or see her property destroyed. 

In a video sent to CityNews shot by Parliament’s partner, a bucket collects water from what appears to be a large hole covered with drywall in the kitchen, the ceiling badly stained.

“You want a long-term tenant there, then you need to fix things,” she said.  

Information from the City of Winnipeg Licensing and Bylaw Enforcement indicates, generally speaking, it’s been involved in all of the Ember Realty properties listed for rent on the firm’s site, with five cases currently open. 

CityNews spoke with Daniel Unruh, one of the listed directors of Ember Realty Group Ltd. on Wednesday, and said if there’s a breakdown on repairs between the landlord and tenant, it’s there’s bodies to deal with the matter. 

“If the tenant has maintenance issues and they can’t sort it out with the landlord, then it’s absolutely the RTB’s responsibility to issue an order,” he said.

However, when asked specifically why several tenants have had to resort to the RTB to get repairs done, instead of Ember doing the repairs voluntarily, he failed to answer, declining to answer further questions on camera. 

Parliament says she hopes awareness is brought to Ember’s behaviour and they properly fix their homes.

Over the course of CityNews’ reporting, Ember Realty’s website has also experienced several changes, as while there were numerous rental listings on the site earlier this month, all of them appear to have been removed. 

Other attempts to reach officials with Ember Realty have gone unanswered.

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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — China-founded e-commerce sites Temu and Shein say they plan to raise prices for U.S. customers starting next week, a ripple effect from President Donald Trump’s attempts to correct the trade imbalance between the world’s two largest economies by imposing a sky-high tariff on goods shipped from China.

Temu, which is owned by the Chinese e-commerce company PDD Holdings, and Shein, which is now based in Singapore, said in separate but nearly identical notices that their operating expenses have gone up “due to recent changes in global trade rules and tariffs.”

Both companies said they would be making “price adjustments” starting April 25, although neither provided details about the size of the increases. It was unclear why the two rivals posted almostidentical statements on their shopping sites.

Since launching in the United States, Shein and Temu have given Western retailers a run for their money by offering products at ultra-low prices, coupled with avalanches of digital or influencer advertising.

The 145% tariff Trump slapped on most products made in China, coupled with his decision to end a customs exemption that allows goods worth less than $800 to come into the U.S. duty-free, has dented the business models of the two platforms.

E-commerce companies have been the biggest users of the widely used exemption. Trump signed an executive order this month to eliminate the “de minimis provision” for goods from China and Hong Kong starting May 2, when they will be subject to the 145% import tax.

As many as 4 million low-value parcels — most of them originating in China — arrive in the U.S. every day under the soon-to-be canceled provision.

U.S. politicians, law enforcement agencies and business groups lobbied to remove the long-standing exemption, describing it as a trade loophole that gave inexpensive Chinese goods an advantage and served as a portal for illicit drugs and counterfeits to enter the country.

Shein sells inexpensive clothes, cosmetics and accessories, primarily targeting young women through partnerships with social media influencers. Temu, which promoted its goods through online ads, sells a wider array of products, including household items, humorous gifts and small electronics.

In November, American e-commerce giant Amazon launched a low-cost online storefront featuring electronics, apparel and other products priced at under $20. Many of the electronics, apparel and other products on the storefront Wednesday resembled the types of items typically found on Shein and Temu.

In their customer notices about the pending price increases, the companies encouraged customers to keep shopping in the days ahead.

“We’ve stocked up and stand ready to make sure your orders arrive smoothly during this time,” Temu’s statement said. “Were doing everything we can to keep prices low and minimize the impact on you.”

Mae Anderson, The Associated Press

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A Saskatchewan man was in court in Swift Current earlier this week, where he was sentenced on charges in relation to a break-and-enter at a gas station and a stolen Pontiac that was recovered near Waldeck.

Mario Villeneuve appeared in Swift Current Provincial Court alongside his defence counsel on Wednesday, April 16, pleading guilty on two of the four charges he faced. 

The resident of Chaplin was handed a 90-day intermittent sentence to allow for him to maintain employment and complete parenting duties. 

Beginning on Monday, April 21, he will be in custody from Monday at 7:00 p.m. to Thursday at 7:00 a.m. 

Villeneuve was also ordered to pay $2,200 in restitution and surcharge fines, in addition to being subject to a probation order for the duration of his sentence.

He was initially arrested and charged in August 2024 after stealing a 1999 Pontiac Sunfire from a residence in Chaplin and later gaining entry to the Chaplin Esso Bar and taking a number of items, including tobacco and cigarettes.

The Sunfire was located in a field north of Waldeck, and Villeneuve was later arrested without incident.