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NAN Grieves with Family, Community over Passing of Missing Person Deborah Anishinabie
December 18, 2024 THUNDER BAY, ON: Grand Chief Alvin Fiddler, on behalf of the Nishnawbe Aski Nation (NAN) Executive Council, shares heartfelt condolences following confirmation of the death of Deborah Anishinabie, of Sandy Lake First Nation, who has been missing since early December: “For nearly two weeks we have hoped that the prayers of Deborah’s […]
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Mackenzie Moonias’ Family “Left in the Dark as the One Year Anniversary of Her Death is Marked
Today, the family of Mackenzie Moonias held a vigil at Marina Park to markTHUNDERtheoneBAY,-yearONanniversary of her death. The family continues to be devastated by the loss of Mackenzie, a 14-year-old who went missing and was later found dead under mysterious circumstances on December 18, 2023. Her mother, Vanessa Sakanee issued this statement: “It’s been one-year […]
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‘Best Christmas present ever’: Canada gets Miscarriages of Justice Review Commission Act – APTN News
Dec 18, 2024 Canada has a new independent body to review wrongful convictions after Bill C-40 received royal assent Tuesday. David and Joyce Milgaard’s Law – the Miscarriages of Justice Review Commission Act is supposed to make it faster and easier to identify and release potentially innocent people serving time in prison. It is also […]
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David and Joyce Milgaard’s Law receives Royal Assent, establishing new, independent Miscarriage of Justice Review Commission
From: Department of Justice Canada December 18, 2024 – Ottawa, Ontario – Department of Justice Canada Today, the Honourable Arif Virani, Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada, announced that David and Joyce Milgaard’s Law, which establishes a new, independent commission to review potential wrongful convictions, received Royal Assent on December 17, 2024. Canadians have […]
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Death of Cold Lake First Nations man by RCMP shakes First Nation says chief – APTN News
Matthew Atkinson, aka Fabian Skani, 41, led a life with its share of challenges, according to his cousin, and chief of Cold Lake First Nations (CLFN). His life ended in a public place on Dec. 14, in Cold Lake, Alta., where he was shot and killed by RCMP. He’s the 15th Indigenous person killed in […]
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Insights on Quebec (Attorney General) v Pekuakamiulnuatsh Takuhikan, 2024 SCC 39 – OKT Law
December 17, 2024 What does it mean that the Honour of the Crown applies to contracts between governments and Indigenous peoples? Until recently, this was a theoretical question. But on November 27, 2024, the Supreme Court of Canada released Quebec (Attorney General) v Pekuakamiulnuatsh Takuhikan. In this precedent-setting decision, the Supreme Court confirmed that contracts […]
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Cold Lake First Nations man killed in RCMP shooting identified by family – CBC
Dec 17, 2024 Chief says community shocked by ‘the loss of one of our own’ A Cold Lake First Nations man who was shot and killed by Alberta RCMP last weekend has been identified by his family, who say he was trying to rebuild his life when he was killed. Farron Atkinson identified his brother, […]
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SIRT Investigating Death in Carlyle RCMP Custody
December 16, 2024 On Friday December 13, 2024, at approximately 9:20 a.m., the Saskatchewan Serious Incident Response Team (SIRT) received a notification from the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) regarding an in-custody death at the Carlyle RCMP Detachment. SIRT’s Civilian Executive Director accepted the notification as within SIRT’s mandate and directed an investigation by SIRT. […]
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Ontario Regional Chief Benedict congratulates Nishnawbe Aski Police Service on agreement with province
(Toronto, Ont.–Dec. 13, 2024) Ontario Reginal Chief Abram Benedict has issued the following statement on the Nishnawbe Aski Police Service agreement with Ontario: “Earlier this week, the Nishnawbe Aski Police Service (NAPS) announced that they have come to an agreement with the province to bring the service into the provincial policing framework. I congratulate NAPS—the […]
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Michael Higgins: Liberal government hate crime report pretends antisemitism doesn’t exist – National Post
Dec 12, 2024 Ombudsperson details attacks on minorities, but ignores Jewish Canadians “Hate persists when apathy prevails,” reads a new report on hate crimes by a federal government ombudsman who is supposed to be the “voice of the victim.” Article content Article content Hate also persists if you just ignore it. For example, the report […]
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