Hay River RCMP respond to house fire which results in one fatality
Press Release February 16, 2017 Hay River, Northwest Territories Hay River RCMP responded to a call for service on the K’atl’odeeche First Nation Reserve near Hay River, NT. RCMP arrived on scene…
AIAI: Judge Sides with ’60s Scoop Survivors Against Canada
Press Release Toronto, Ontario, February 15, 2017 – Recently Superior Court Justice Edward Belobaba ruled in a class-action lawsuit in favor of the 16,000 survivors of what is called ‘The…
Moose Hide Day proclaimed in British Columbia
Press Release Feb. 16, 2017 VICTORIA – The provincial government has boosted its commitment to end violence against women and children by proclaiming today, Feb. 16, 2017, as Moose Hide…
Pardon, Apology, for Late Grand Chief Gabriel Sylliboy
February 16, 2017 Gabriel Sylliboy, a late grand chief of the Mi’kmaq, remembered for defending his people’s right to hunt and fish, received a posthumous pardon and apology from the…
RCMP response to Chairperson-initiated complaint and public interest investigation into policing in Northern British Columbia
Press Release The Civilian Review and Complaint Commission’s (CRCC) investigation did not result in any findings of systemic misconduct by RCMP members in northern British Columbia. However, where weaknesses were…
ONWA: 9th Annual Valentine’s Memorial Walk
Press Release February 15, 2017 Keeping the memory of a loved one alive is just one of the reasons so many people take part in the Annual Memorial Walk organized…
Enhancing Police Response to Sexual Violence
Press Release Province Funding Projects Focused on Innovation and Supporting Survivors February 15, 2017 8:00 A.M. Ministry of Community Safety and Correctional Services Ontario is supporting people who have experienced…
AFN National Chief Perry Bellegarde Welcomes Sixties Scoop Court Decision: “Children of the Sixties Scoop Deserve Justice”
AFN National Chief Perry Bellegarde Welcomes Sixties Scoop Court Decision: “Children of the Sixties Scoop Deserve Justice” OTTAWA, Feb. 14, 2017 – Assembly of First Nations (AFN) National Chief Perry…
CLC: Remembering missing and murdered Indigenous women at February 14 Memorial Marches
Press Release Tuesday, February 14, 2017 Every year on February 14, marches are held across Canada to remember missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls. The first happened in 1991…
OIPRD Extends Deadline for Submissions to the Review of Thunder Bay Police Service Practices for Policing Indigenous Peoples
Press Release TORONTO – The Office of the Independent Police Review Director (OIPRD) has extended the deadline for submissions to its systemic review of the Thunder Bay Police Service’s practices…
