Grieving families address chiefs at the Assembly of First Nations gathering
Grieving families addressed chiefs gathered at the Assembly of First Nations assembly in Vancouver,…
Justice
Youth charged with assault against First Nation woman in Thunder Bay
A 15-year-old male from Thunder Bay has been charged with assault and will full promotion of hatred after an assault on a First Nations woman earlier this month.
Group says 12 out of 78 women, girls, killed across Canada in last six months were Indigenous
A research group from Guelph, Ont., says in the first half of 2018, 78 women and girls have been killed and 12 of them were Indigenous.
Iqaluit jail riot to cost Nunavut more than $11K a day and counting
Keeping 40 Nunavut inmates in an Ontario jail is costing the Government of Nunavut $11,000 a day. The 40 were shipped south after what RCMP describe as a “riot” at the Baffin Correctional Centre (BCC) in Iqaluit on June 20.
Girl convicted of second-degree murder of Serena McKay sentenced in Winnipeg
A teenage girl has been sentenced to just over three years for her role in the beating death of Serena McKay.
New federal bill to shorten court delays won’t work in the’ north says lawyer
In northern communities that don’t have the RCMP, witness statements, community testimony can be an…
Mother of accused speaks in court as Simone Sanderson murder trial wraps up
The mother of the man accused of murdering Simone Sanderson spoke for the first time in court on Wednesday since wiretaps from her home were played during the murder trial last week.
Simone Sanderson remembered as a ‘fighter’ as murder trial begins
The trial of Kyllan Ellis started Monday in Winnipeg. Ellis is accused of killing 23-year-old Simone Sanderson, a mother of one.
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.