Ontario creates task force to probe causes behind incarceration rates
The province of Ontario is looking at making the justice system a little more balanced.
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Hunt continues for information on Saskatoon elder`s murder
A First Nation family in Saskatoon is trying to understand why an elderly man was viciously attacked on a street in downtown Saskatoon last month.
Yukon study aims to identify inmates with FASD
APTN National News There are no hard numbers to determine how many inmates in Canada’s…
OPP officer cleared of assault charge stemming from incident with Aroland First Nation man
OPP officer cleared of assault charge stemming from incident with Aroland First Nation man
Budget offers little for murdered, missing Indigenous women, silent on calls for national inquiry
The 2013 federal budget unveiled Thursday contains little in response to ongoing calls for a national inquiry into the high number of missing and murdered Indigenous women.
Ottawa shrugs off alarming report on First Nation, Inuit, Metis inmates
The federal government won’t be making any changes as a result of the hard-hitting report from Canada’s correctional investigator released Thursday which again sounded the alarm over a growing crisis involving rising rates of First Nation, Inuit and Metis people behind bars.
Human rights tribunal concludes cross-examination of key witness in First Nations child welfare case.
Cindy Blackstock was met with applause from child advocates including students and young children as she stepped down from the witness stand at the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal after five days of questioning.
Judge who issued court injunctions to end rail blockades acted for CN Rail as a lawyer
The judge who signed court injunctions ending two different rail blockades in support of idle no more used to represent CN Rail as a lawyer and also acted as a witness for the company in the United States according to documents obtained by APTN National News.
TRC takes Ottawa to court in battle over “control” of residential school history
The commission created to delve into the dark chapter of residential schools is taking its battle for “control over history” with Ottawa to the courts, says a lawyer for the Truth and Reconciliation Commission.