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flag Former Winnipeg mayor Sam Katz testified he tried to control costs on a police headquarters project that ballooned over budget, denying knowledge of a $327,000 bribe paid to a former city official.

flag Former Winnipeg mayor Sam Katz testified at a public inquiry on February 12, 2026, saying he urged city officials in 2011 to control costs for the police headquarters project, which ultimately exceeded its $135 million budget by over $70 million. flag He denied knowledge of or influence from a $327,000 payment from a contractor to former city chief administrative officer Phil Sheegl, who was found in civil court to have accepted a bribe. flag Sheegl claimed the money was from an unrelated Arizona real estate deal involving Katz, but no documentation was found, and the court called the explanation “incredible.” The Manitoba Court of Appeal ruled Sheegl’s actions were “disgraceful, unethical behavior.” Sheegl is set to testify next week.

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