Actions and Commitments: Call to Action # 41

Exploring Theme: "Court Cases"

Updates on this page: 4 (Filtered by Indigenous Group "First Nations")
 

August 8, 2024


Supreme Court of Canada dismisses appeal from man who killed Cindy Gladue

Bradley Barton is currently serving 12 and a half years for manslaughter. Cindy Gladue was a mother of three when she died in June 2011. Photo: APTN file  APTN News: The Supreme Court of Canada has dismissed an appeal from Bradley Barton, the Ontario truck driver convicted of killing Cindy Gladue. Barton is currently serving a...

July 11, 2024


Justice was served today’: Jeremy Skibicki found guilty of 1st-degree murder in deaths of 4 women in Winnipeg

Judge rejects defence argument he should be found not criminally responsible due to mental disorder WARNING: This story contains distressing details. CBC Indigenous: Serial killer Jeremy Skibicki has been convicted of first-degree murder in the deaths of four women in Winnipeg. Manitoba Court of King’s Bench Chief Justice Glenn Joyal delivered the decision Thursday morning...

June 11, 2024


Plan to search landfill for women’s remains moves ahead as province approves environmental licence change

Environmental licence change was part of 1st stage in search of Prairie Green landfill for remains, Kinew says WARNING: This story contains distressing details. CBC News: The Manitoba government has set out five stages to search a Winnipeg-area landfill by hand for the remains of two victims of an admitted serial killer — the first of which...

January 29, 2024


Cindy Gladue’s family relieved at court’s rejection of Bradley Barton’s latest appeal

Barton is serving a 12½-year prison sentence for manslaughter WARNING: This story contains distressing details. CBC Indigenous: Cindy Gladue’s family is hopeful that a dismissal of Bradley Barton’s bid for a third trial marks the end of a legal process that has dragged on for more than a decade. On Monday, the Court of Appeal...