‘I’ve been in my own prison’: Sex assault survivor says sentencing of former chief, police officer ends 11-year ordeal
“It was the worst trauma any female should have to experience.”
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Read the national MMIWG inquiry’s Calls for Justice here
APTN News The following are the Calls for Justice issued by the National Inquiry into…
Gladue principles are failing in courts; how will they work in correctional system if ‘enshrined’ in law?
The number of Indigenous people being incarcerated in this country keeps rising. That’s a…
Work still needed years after landmark ruling on Indigenous sentencing: lawyers
Nearly two decades after the landmark court decision on Gladue sentencing and Indigenous offenders, lawyers say there are no national standards for implementing the ruling and too many Indigenous people are behind bars.
Gladue courts need specialized training and it’s not happening yet
(In 1999, the Supreme Court of Canada ruled that courts across the country must consider…
Indigenous people to get their own court in Ottawa
Indigenous people in Ottawa will soon have their own court as the government is set to announce the opening of an Indigenous peoples court.
Gladue report program in Ottawa facing too many delays, tying up courts and local jail: Lawyers
Kenneth Jackson APTN National News Ottawa lawyers are calling on the Ontario government to increase…
What the court never heard about Ottawa’s twin terrorists who claim to be Algonquin
Exclusive audio-tape recordings make up this story, along with confidential RCMP documents.
‘OMG … Is this for real?’ Cree man learns he won court appeal from APTN reporter
Case could be “roadmap” for sentencing judges with Indigenous offenders.