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Calls to search a Manitoba landfill for the remains of slain Indigenous women will be heard across the country tomorrow. From Victoria to Halifax protesters will march to the steps of their local government buildings to protest and demand the Manitoba government pay to sift through over 61,000 tonnes of …
Read More »New committee takes centre stage at Winnipeg’s upcoming World Police and Fire Games – Winnipeg
It’s the first time in the history of the World Police and Fire Games that a committee has been established solely to incorporate Indigenous elements and learning. Opening ceremonies for the games are slated for July 28 at the Canada Life Centre in Winnipeg. In the lead-up to the year’s …
Read More »Arrest leads to vandalism at Winnipeg police headquarters, officers say – Winnipeg
Descrease article font size Increase article font size More information has come to light after the Winnipeg Police Service headquarters was vandalized overnight. Officers said a group of protestors gathered outside the headquarters on Tuesday, and at about 11:30 p.m. chanted for the release of a 27-year-old previously charged. According …
Read More »Protesters burn injunction, landfill blockade remains despite court order – Winnipeg
Tensions continue to rise over demonstrations at a Winnipeg landfill, as a judge ruled Friday afternoon to grant a temporary injunction removing a blockade. After a court injunction was issued for the blockade to be removed by 6 p.m. Friday, it still remained late into the night. Protesters even burned …
Read More »Court hearing on injunction to end Winnipeg landfill blockade adjourned to Friday – Winnipeg
A court hearing on an injunction to end a blockade at a Winnipeg landfill has been adjourned until Friday after the lawyer representing some of the demonstrators argued his clients have a right to protest against systemic and ongoing violence toward Indigenous women. “This is not a protest for nothing,” …
Read More »City of Winnipeg applies for injunction to remove Brady landfill blockade
The City of Winnipeg has applied for a court injunction to end a blockade at a landfill that has been in place since last Thursday. In an application to the Court of King’s Bench, the city is asking for a judge to order an end to the blockade at the …
Read More »Brady Road Landfill reopens after police investigation despite protests – Winnipeg
Descrease article font size Increase article font size The City of Winnipeg has confirmed that Brady Road Landfill has reopened Monday — a week after it was closed following the discovery of the body of an Indigenous woman at the site. Police initially ruled the death of 33-year-old mother of …
Read More »Police say no foul play in death of woman whose body was found at Winnipeg landfill – Winnipeg
Winnipeg police say foul play is not suspected in the death of a First Nations woman whose body was found in a city landfill earlier this week. The remains of Linda Mary Beardy, 33, were found Monday afternoon by staff at the Brady landfill in south Winnipeg. Read more: Body …
Read More »Winnipeg’s Brady Road Landfill to reopen while protesters remain on site, city says – Winnipeg
The Brady Road Landfill will reopen Friday after the city says a compromise has been reached with protesters who have been blocking the entrance for weeks. The landfill has been closed to the public since a group calling for searches for two Indigenous women police allege were murdered by an …
Read More »City making progress in negotiations with protesters blocking Brady Road Landfill – Winnipeg
The City of Winnipeg is in talks with activists who’ve been blocking access to the Brady Road Landfill since Sunday. Some people have been camping out at the site calling for a search for the remains of missing Indigenous women Morgan Harris and Marcedes Myran, who police say were killed …
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