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President calls on Premier to request charges be dropped against Labrador Land Protectors
April 11, 2017 President Johannes Lampe writes to Premier Dwight Ball requesting that Nalcor Energy be approached to drop criminal and civil charges against Labrador Land Protectors. Letter to Premier Ball – Charges against Labrador Land Protectors NT5
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BR Saunders Homicide Appeal – CP
Source: The Canadian Press – Broadcast wire Apr 13, 2017 HALIFAX – A woman convicted of murdering a young Inuit university student says she isn’t looking for a new trial, only a “change of charges.” Victoria Henneberry says she panicked when she pleaded guilty to the second-degree murder of Loretta Saunders,whose body was found on the side […]
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Nova Scotia court rejects bid to delay appeal in murder of young Inuit woman – CP
Source: The Canadian Press Apr 12, 2017 By The Canadian Press THE CANADIAN PRESS HALIFAX _ A Nova Scotia woman who pleaded guilty to murdering a young Inuit woman has failed to win a delay in her appeal, as she acts as her own lawyer. Victoria Henneberry is asking for a new trial on grounds that she […]
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Case of Muskrat Falls journalist charged with mischief back in court – CP
Source: The Canadian Press Apr 11, 2017 HAPPY VALLEY-GOOSE BAY, N.L. _ A case that has raised alarms among advocates for freedom of the press was back in court Tuesday in Labrador as an aboriginal leader urged the premier to intervene. Journalist Justin Brake of The Independent, an online publication in the province, was charged with mischief […]
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More names added to CBC missing and murdered Indigenous women database – CBC
CBC News continues to investigate unsolved cases Apr 10, 2017 CBC News now has 301 unsolved cases of missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls in its national database after 15 new names were added today. Among the new names are: Tiffany Maureen Skye, 19, a member of the Bloodvein First Nation in Manitoba who disappeared […]
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NunatuKavut: Hearings from the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls
April 10, 2017 The National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls will be holding a series of meetings and hearings in 2017 and 2018. For example, hearings are anticipated to proceed in three Phases, first with Family, followed by Institutional and finally Expert hearings. The Family hearings are set to begin the […]
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Bear Witness Day
This year marks 10 years since Jordan’s Principle was unanimously passed in the House of Commons. Last year the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal ordered the federal government to fully implement Jordan’s Principle by May 10, 2016. Jordan’s Principle ensures that First Nations young people receive the same services as all other young people in the […]
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MMIWG: Date to Apply for Standing Extended to April 18
Deadline for Standing Extended to April 18 The National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls has extended the deadline to April 18 from April 10 for interested parties to apply for standing. The application forms and instructions are available on the National Inquiry’s website, at www.mmiwg-ffada.ca under “Legal Notices and Documents.” There […]
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CBC Investigates: Family searching for answers after Indigenous woman’s death – CBC
‘I need to know that she’s not just treated like her life didn’t matter,’ mother of Jade Sabattis says Mar 31, 2017 Family members of a 26-year-old woman from Oromocto First Nation are calling on police to do a more thorough investigation into her death. Jade Sabattis was rushed to hospital from a home in […]
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N.B. court refuses to put man back in prison after he didn’t get his medication – CBC
Tobique First Nation man alleged to have committed more crimes in delusional state 2 days after release March 27, 2017 New Brunswick’s highest court has rejected a bid by the Crown to put a man from Tobique First Nation back in prison, after he wasn’t given his medication while incarcerated on a drug-trafficking charge. Timothy […]
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