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First Nations Police Service chief believed to be dead after house fire – Global News
January 8, 2025 The Manitoba First Nations Police Service (MFNPS) believe its chief is dead after a house fire Wednesday. RCMP say the fire occurred just before 5 a.m. in the RM of Portage la Prairie, north of High Bluff. Police say it happened at the house of MFNPS chief Doug Palson, and the MFNPS […]
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‘I loved her to death:’ Grieving Iqaluit dad seeks answers in daughter’s death – Nunatsiaq News
Jan 9, 2025 Elisapi Naluiyuk, 20, died in Iqaluit on Dec. 26; police say they’re investigating ‘sudden’ death For Kingwatsiak Qinguatsiak, as for any grieving parent, the death of his daughter was the end of life as he knew it. “She was my baby and everybody’s best friend,” Qinguatsiak said Monday at his Iqaluit home. […]
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Kahnawake Peacekeepers release year-end statistics for 2024
(Kahnawake – 7, Tsothohrhkó:wa/January 2025) The Kahnawake Peacekeepers are sharing their 2024 year-end statistics with the community. The data below highlights the number of files opened and investigated throughout the year, providing a comparison with 2023. Incident Type 2024 2023 Break And Enter (Various) 9 10 Medical Aid 88 95 Thefts (Various) 55 52 Threats […]
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Prince Albert RCMP seek public assistance locating missing 50-year-old male
On January 1, 2025 at approximately 2:00 p.m., Prince Albert RCMP received a report of a missing 50-year-old male, Orlando Okemaysim. Orlando was last seen on the evening of December 24, 2024 on Sturgeon Lake First Nation. Orlando is described as approximately 5’9″ tall and 240 lbs. He has brown eyes and medium-length black hair. He does wear glasses but currently he does not have his glasses […]
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Prison sentence cut in half for man who identifies as Métis – National Post
He successfully argued that the judge who sentenced him erred in the application of what are dubbed Gladue principles Saskatchewan’s top court has cut a five-year prison sentence in half for a man Prince Rupert police caught with a handgun, ammunition and methamphetamine because the trial judge didn’t properly consider his Indigenous background and how […]
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Search continues for Sask. man missing since Christmas – CBC
Jan 05, 2025 Family calling for anyone who has ATVs, snowmobiles and horses to help in search efforts RCMP and the family of a 50-year-old man who has been missing since Christmas Eve are asking for help in their search efforts. Orlando Okemaysim was last seen in Sturgeon Lake First First Nation, northwest of Prince Albert. […]
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She would’ve been home’: Family, community seek closure in mysterious disappearance of Tammy Nattaway – CBC
Jan 05, 2025 The Garden Hill First Nation teen vanished in 2020, sparking exhaustive searches in 2 communities Stephanie Nattaway talks to the photo she has of her daughter Tammy in the hallway of her home in Garden Hill First Nation, urging her to come home or give a clue about where she is. “I […]
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Manitoba Justice Reports In-Custody Death
Manitoba Justice is reporting the death of a 23-year-old male in custody of the Brandon Correctional Centre on Dec. 29. Manitoba Justice extends condolences to the family. For privacy reasons, the province will not provide additional information about the deceased person. The death has been reported to the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner, as […]
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Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada announces a judicial appointment in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador
From: Department of Justice Canada December 19, 2024 – Ottawa, Ontario – Department of Justice Canada The Honourable Arif Virani, Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada, today announced the following appointment under the judicial application process established in 2016. This process emphasizes transparency, merit, and the diversity of the Canadian population, and will […]
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ASIRT investigations concluded on three files
Dec 19, 2024 On June 6, 2020, pursuant to Sec. 46.1 of the Police Act, ASIRT was directed to investigate an allegation of assault involving Fort McMurray RCMP officers. The executive director’s full report can be accessed online. On Aug. 14, 2021, ASIRT was directed to investigate a fatal RCMP officer-involved shooting near Rocky Mountain […]
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