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Prairie Green Landfill, province announces second phase in search to recover bodies – Winnipeg Sun
Dec 03, 2024 The province announced Monday they have entered the next phase of a massive landfill search as they hope to recover the remains of two women who died at the hands of a serial killer. “Today we began stage four of the search of the Prairie Green Landfill, a humanitarian mission to bring […]
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Video: Search begins at Manitoba landfill for remains of slain First Nations women – The Globe and Mail
Excavation and sifting started of a section of a landfill believed to hold the remains of two slain First Nations women. Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew said he was at the site when the first truck moved a load of refuse from the area to where searchers are manually sifting through it in the hope of […]
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Acknowledging Award Winning Police Officers in Newfoundland and Labrador
December 2, 2024 The follow statement was read in the House of Assembly today by the Honourable Bernard Davis, Minister of Justice and Public Safety: Speaker, I rise to celebrate five police officers who were honoured recently at the Atlantic Women in Law Enforcement conference and by MADD Canada. RCMP Sgt. Cara Streeter was named […]
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Prairie Green Landfill Search Bulletin #2
December 2, 2024 The Manitoba government advises stage three of the ongoing search of the Prairie Green Landfill for the remains of Morgan Harris and Marcedes Myran is complete. Stage four officially started on Dec. 2. Stage three involved the careful displacement of 18,900 cubic metres of waste within the cells where remains are believed […]
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AMC Responds to Province’s Expansion of Electronic Monitoring Program to Address Intimate Partner Violence
Treaty One Territory, Winnipeg – The Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs (AMC) acknowledges the Province of Manitoba’s decision to expand its electronic monitoring program to address intimate partner violence, a measure that reflects efforts to combat the ongoing crisis of missing and murdered Indigenous women, girls, and Two-Spirit people (MMIWG2S+). This initiative aligns with several Calls […]
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Deaths of 9 Indigenous people at hands of police in one month fuel renewed calls for justice – The Star
Dec. 2, 2024 Families of people who died in police encounters say getting accountability is a long journey and sometimes proves impossible. OTTAWA—Martha Martin can still remember the exact time police knocked on her door saying her daughter, Chantel Moore, had been shot and killed. It was 4:19 a.m. on June 4, 2020, in Edmundston, […]
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New Chief Justice for the Nunavut Court of Justice
Iqaluit, Nunavut – Premier P.J. Akeeagok and Justice Minister David Akeeagok today expressed their congratulations to the Hon. Susan Cooper on her appointment as the new chief justice of the Nunavut Court of Justice by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. “On behalf of the Government of Nunavut, I would like to extend my sincerest congratulations to […]
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Les Femmes Michif Otipemisiwak Sends Message of Support to Survivors and Families of MMIWG2S+ in Vancouver
CAMPBELL RIVER, BC, Nov. 29, 2024 – Les Femmes Michif Otipemisiwak strongly condemns the deplorable acts of vandalism targeting a memorial dedicated to Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls, and Two-Spirit people (MMIWG2S+) along Vancouver Island’s Inland Highway. The memorial, a monument consisting of 48 wooden red dresses, crafted from materials donated by the local […]
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Indigenous Bar Association Applauds Royal Assent of Bill S-13, An Act to Amend the Interpretation Act
November 29, 2024 The Indigenous Bar Association (IBA) celebrates the Royal Assent of Bill S-13, An Act to Amend the Interpretation Act. This historic legislation marks a significant step forward in recognizing and affirming the unique role of Indigenous languages, perspectives, and legal orders within the Canadian legal framework. This marks a historic milestone in […]
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Man shot by Winnipeg police believed to be from Nunavut – Nunatsiaq News
Nov 29, 2024 A man who was shot by police in Winnipeg after stabbing an officer is thought to be from Taloyoak, but he has no family in the city to identify him. The incident happened Nov. 24 at approximately 5:09 p.m., Winnipeg Police Service said in a news release. Video of the incident was […]
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