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NAN Grieves with Family, Community over Passing of Missing Person Deborah Anishinabie
December 18, 2024 THUNDER BAY, ON: Grand Chief Alvin Fiddler, on behalf of the Nishnawbe Aski Nation (NAN) Executive Council, shares heartfelt condolences following confirmation of the death of Deborah Anishinabie, of Sandy Lake First Nation, who has been missing since early December: “For nearly two weeks we have hoped that the prayers of Deborah’s […]
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Mackenzie Moonias’ Family “Left in the Dark as the One Year Anniversary of Her Death is Marked
Today, the family of Mackenzie Moonias held a vigil at Marina Park to markTHUNDERtheoneBAY,-yearONanniversary of her death. The family continues to be devastated by the loss of Mackenzie, a 14-year-old who went missing and was later found dead under mysterious circumstances on December 18, 2023. Her mother, Vanessa Sakanee issued this statement: “It’s been one-year […]
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‘Best Christmas present ever’: Canada gets Miscarriages of Justice Review Commission Act – APTN News
Dec 18, 2024 Canada has a new independent body to review wrongful convictions after Bill C-40 received royal assent Tuesday. David and Joyce Milgaard’s Law – the Miscarriages of Justice Review Commission Act is supposed to make it faster and easier to identify and release potentially innocent people serving time in prison. It is also […]
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David and Joyce Milgaard’s Law receives Royal Assent, establishing new, independent Miscarriage of Justice Review Commission
From: Department of Justice Canada December 18, 2024 – Ottawa, Ontario – Department of Justice Canada Today, the Honourable Arif Virani, Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada, announced that David and Joyce Milgaard’s Law, which establishes a new, independent commission to review potential wrongful convictions, received Royal Assent on December 17, 2024. Canadians have […]
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Ontario Regional Chief Benedict congratulates Nishnawbe Aski Police Service on agreement with province
(Toronto, Ont.–Dec. 13, 2024) Ontario Reginal Chief Abram Benedict has issued the following statement on the Nishnawbe Aski Police Service agreement with Ontario: “Earlier this week, the Nishnawbe Aski Police Service (NAPS) announced that they have come to an agreement with the province to bring the service into the provincial policing framework. I congratulate NAPS—the […]
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Michael Higgins: Liberal government hate crime report pretends antisemitism doesn’t exist – National Post
Dec 12, 2024 Ombudsperson details attacks on minorities, but ignores Jewish Canadians “Hate persists when apathy prevails,” reads a new report on hate crimes by a federal government ombudsman who is supposed to be the “voice of the victim.” Article content Article content Hate also persists if you just ignore it. For example, the report […]
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First Nation police service opts into Ontario framework in ‘historic’ agreement – Global News
December 11, 2024 Ontario has signed a “historic” agreement with the country’s largest First Nations policing service that will expand the incidents the force can respond to, double its complement of officers and subject it to the same standards as other provincial police departments. On Tuesday afternoon, Solicitor General Michael Kerzner stood with a number […]
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Nishnawbe Aski Police Service Becomes First Legislated Indigenous Police Service in Ontario
December 10, 2024 QUEEN’S PARK, ON: Leadership from across Nishnawbe Aski Nation (NAN) joined with representatives of the Government of Ontario for a historic announcement as the Nishnawbe Aski Police Service (NAPS) has become the first legislated Indigenous police force in Ontario. “We have worked for years to have our own police service mandated as […]
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First Nation police service opts into Ontario framework in ‘historic’ agreement – Daily Guardian
December 11, 2024 Ontario has signed a “historic” agreement with the country’s largest First Nations policing service that will expand the incidents the force can respond to, double its complement of officers and subject it to the same standards as other provincial police departments. On Tuesday afternoon, Solicitor General Michael Kerzner stood with a number […]
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Ontario Signs Historic Agreement with Largest First Nations Police Service in Canada
December 10, 2024 Nishnawbe Aski Police Service Board opts-in to provincial policing legislation TORONTO — Today, the Ontario government announced that the Nishnawbe Aski Police Service Board (NAPSB) will be the first-ever First Nations police service to come under the umbrella of the Community Safety and Policing Act, the province’s policing legislation. During a signing […]
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