A Manitoba judge has thrown out the confession of a woman with a cognitive disability who is charged with manslaughter in the death of her two-year-old stepson.

The Manitoba government says fuel trucks have been dispatched to Winnipeg from southern Manitoba after Imperial Oil shut down a pipeline over the weekend a move one expert says will cause a "manageable inconvenience," but was the right thing to do.

Community-based crisis response programs led by civilians, not police, are gaining traction in Canada and U.S., with more than 100 in operation. Community groups in Winnipeg believe the approach could provide a solution to a rash of police-involved shootings.