4 h. ago Calls for justice system reform follow release of man who killed two Indigenous women

A woman whose cousin was killed says the release last week of a man who killed two women is another outrage from a justice system that victimizes Indigenous women and girls.

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3 d. ago Kinew weighs in on killer’s release from prison, reaches out to prime minister

Manitoba's premier and First Nations organizations want a review of the justice system after learning a man who killed two Indigenous women is being released from prison.

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4 d. ago National Family and Survivors Circle Calls for Justice and Accountability Following Statutory Release of Shawn Lamb

Ottawa, ON, Nov. 13, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The National Family and Survivors Circle Inc. (NFSC) stands with the families of Carolyn Sinclair, Lorna Blacksmith, and Tanya Nepinak, who continue to live with the pain and trauma caused by convicted killer Shawn Lamb. The news of his statutory release is another painful reminder that Indigenous […]

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5 d. ago Zelenskyy seeks dismissal of justice and energy ministers in Ukrainian corruption probe

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Wednesday called for the removal of Ukraine’s justice and energy ministers amid a wide-reaching corruption scandal involving the state nuclear power company. “Among other things, this is a matter of trust,” Zelenskyy said in a video statement on his Telegram channel as he urged the prime minister […]

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1 week ago Weaving kerchiefs between Indigenous and Ukrainian women in Manitoba

Exploring the fabric of connection between two cultures in the Canadian Prairies

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1 week ago Fraser dismisses using notwithstanding clause to overturn ruling on child pornography

OTTAWA — Justice Minister Sean Fraser has rejected calls to use the Constitution’s notwithstanding clause to overturn a Supreme Court of Canada ruling that said one-year mandatory minimum jail sentences for accessing or possessing child pornography violate the Charter of Rights. Fraser says the path forward involves policy choices and that the government is eyeing […]

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2 w. ago Celebrated but 'conflicted': DTES Indigenous, women activists to receive national honour

The Coronation Medal, created to mark the accession of King Charles III, honours Canadians who have made significant contributions to their communities and the country

Society

2 w. ago Man who killed a woman in Dorval in 2007 arrested as a fugitive

James Gould, 41, is accused of violating his statutory release during a sentence for killing Karina Paola Esquivel-Moya.

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2 w. ago Gang killer sentenced to life for Vancouver golf course murder

B.C. Supreme Court Justice Warren Milman said Balraj Singh Basra showed 'a callous disregard for human life' when he and an associate gunned down Vishal Walia at the University Golf Club near UBC on Oct. 17, 2022

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3 w. ago Man convicted of four Brossard murders is refused parole while Ottawa reviews case

A group called Projet Innocence Québec has filed an application to federal Justice Minister Sean Fraser asking him to review Daniel Jolivet's conviction and order a new trial.

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4 w. ago Community and social services workers welcome the return of the legislature with demands for long

TORONTO — More than 600 days since Bill 124 was repealed, tens of thousands of community and social services workers are still waiting for the wages that were stolen from them. With the return of the Ontario Legislature, workers are calling on Doug Ford’s Conservative government to finally deliver justice. Bill 124, passed in 2019, […]

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4 w. ago Cuts will impact women and racialized public servants disproportionately, new analysis says

An estimated 59 per cent of the employees whose jobs will be cut will be women, according to a new analysis by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives.

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