Timmins mayor calls out ‘racist’ and anti-police comments following weekend deaths – CBC

The province’s Special Investigations Unit is investigating both incidents

Feb 07, 2018

The mayor of Timmins is calling for calm after two Cree people were killed over the weekend following altercations with city police.

A 21-year-old man was shot dead by police near Gillies Lake, while a 62-year-old woman died after being detained in a jail cell.

Numerous sources, including Timmins-James Bay MP Charlie Angus, have identified them as Joey Knapaysweet and Agnes Sutherland, both of Fort Albany First Nation.

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