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Opinion | Canadian police killed six Indigenous people in 11 days. This has to stop – The Star
Dec. 9, 2024 Over an 11-day period this past summer, police in Canada killed six Indigenous people. Four were shot: Hoss Lightning, 15, of Samson Cree Nation by Wetaskiwin RCMP on Aug. 30; Jason West, 57, by Windsor police on Sept. 6; Steven “Iggy” Dedam, 34, of Elsipogtog First Nation by New Brunswick RCMP on […]
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Manitoba Government will Proclaim Long-Bladed Weapon Control Act, Restricting Access to Machetes
The Manitoba government will proclaim the long-bladed weapon control act, which regulates the retail sale of long-bladed weapons, on Dec. 31, Justice Minister Matt Wiebe announced today. “Manitoba was a leader in Canada when we were the first government to introduce this legislation just two months ago,” said Wiebe. “Enough is enough, the scourge of […]
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First Nation Police Services Demand Their Day in Court: Canada Called out on Stall Tactics
December 5, 2024 On December 5, 2024, First Nations community leaders and police service representatives gathered in Ottawa to provide an update on the human rights complaint of the Indigenous Police Chiefs of Ontario (“IPCO”). IPCO’s complaint, launched in March 2023, challenges Canada’s decades of chronic underfunding of First Nations community safety under the First […]
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Portage la Prairie woman killed in double homicide remembered as a good mom to 3 kids – CBC
Dec 06, 2024 Emily Smoke, 37, and 42-year-old boyfriend were found dead at Portage la Prairie home Sunday night: RCMP A 37-year-old Portage la Prairie woman who was killed in a double homicide last weekend is being remembered by her family as a caring, fun mother and friend. Emily Smoke’s mother, Lorette Francouer, identified her daughter […]
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Statement from Minister McLean on the National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women
December 5, 2024 Minister responsible for the Women and Gender Equity Directorate Jeanie McLean has issued the following statement: “On December 6, Canadians pay their respects and remember the 14 young women murdered 34 years ago in the mass shooting at the École Polytechnique de Montréal. This horrifying act of violence shook our country. It […]
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MP calls for action on First Nation policing and missing, murdered Indigenous women and girls – Soo Today
December 5, 2024 MP Carol Hughes addressed the House of Commons about the ongoing crisis of missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls In response to the disappearance of Juanita Migwans, a 30-year-old woman from M’Chigeeng First Nation missing since Oct. 2, Algoma-Manitoulin-Kapuskasing MP Carol Hughes, addressed the House of Commons about the ongoing crisis […]
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Assembly of First Nations (AFN) Calls for a National Inquiry into Systemic Racism in Policing
(December 4, 2024 – Unceded Algonquin Territory, Ottawa, Ontario) – The Assembly of First Nations (AFN) issued the following statement calling on the Government of Canada to launch a National Inquiry into systemic racism in policing. “Systemic racism in policing continues to result in the loss of First Nations lives, deeply affecting our families and […]
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Orillia vigil to mark National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women – Orillia Matters
December 4, 2024 Event ‘is a call to action to challenge the systemic factors that perpetuate gender-based violence, advocate for change, and support (local) survivors’ This year marks the 35th anniversary of the École Polytechnique massacre, a tragic event that claimed the lives of 14 women simply because they were women. To honour their memory […]
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Former Garden River housing manager receives house arrest for fraud – Soo Today
December 4, 2024 Anne Headrick forged signatures of band council to secure a $330K loan in December 2021 A woman from Garden River First Nation has been handed a two-year conditional sentence for fraudulently obtaining a loan worth more than $300,000 while employed as the community’s housing manager in 2021. Anne Headrick will serve the […]
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Media Advisory – Assembly of First Nations (AFN) to Hold Press Conference Calling for National Inquiry into Systemic Racism in Policing
(December 4, 2024 – Unceded Algonquin Territory, Ottawa, Ontario) — On Wednesday, December 4, 2024, the Assembly of First Nations (AFN) will hold a press conference to call for a National Inquiry into Systemic Racism in Policing. Speakers will include AFN National Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak, Regional Chief Terry Teegee, Regional Chief Ghislain Picard, and […]
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