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Missing person: Help the RCMP find Glenn Freeman
October 1, 2024 Pictou County District RCMP is asking for the public’s assistance in locating 58-year-old Glenn Robert Freeman. Glenn “Gnome” Freeman was last heard from on June 11, 2024 and was believed to have been in Ottawa at that time. Freeman may be travelling across Canada and is believed to be travelling on foot, and by hitchhiking. Freeman […]
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N.S. man awarded $85,000 in damages after ex claims he’s a sexual predator on social media – Winnipeg Sun
Sep 25, 2024 A Nova Scotia judge has ordered an Inuk woman to pay a Halifax university professor she once dated $85,000 in damages for labelling him a sexual predator on social media after they broke up. The professor is identified by the initials J.F. in the judge’s written decision in order to protect the […]
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Chiefs call for Indigenous investigators in wake of fatal RCMP shooting – The Spec
Sept. 17, 2024 The RCMP shooting death of an Indigenous man in New Brunswick has prompted the six Wolastoqey chiefs in the province to call for better representation on the arms-length agency that investigates police violence. The RCMP shooting death of an Indigenous man in New Brunswick has prompted the six Wolastoqey chiefs in the […]
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First Nations hold marches for Elsipogtog man killed in police shooting [video] – NB Media Co-op
September 16, 2024 Awareness walks took place in communities across the Maritimes following death of Steven “Iggy” Dedam More than a dozen communities held events on Sunday to mourn the death of an Elsipogtog man shot and killed by police one week earlier. Steven “Iggy” Dedam, 34, died at the hospital in Sainte-Anne-de-Kent shortly after […]
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Minister Pam Parsons Proclaims September 15-21 Sexual Violence Awareness Week
The Honourable Pam Parsons, Minister Responsible for Women and Gender Equality, has proclaimed September 15-21, 2024, as Sexual Violence Awareness Week in Newfoundland and Labrador. Sexual Violence Awareness Week, observed annually in this province for the past 25 years, is an opportunity to raise public awareness about sexual assault and educate communities and individuals on […]
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New Brunswick RCMP dispute death of Indigenous man was wellness check gone wrong – Global News
September 13, 2024 New Brunswick RCMP are disputing claims that the recent shooting death of an Indigenous man in mental distress happened during a police wellness check. Assistant commissioner DeAnna Hill, commander of the New Brunswick RCMP, says that information is inaccurate. On Monday, the RCMP said two officers responded to a report of an […]
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15 days and six Indigenous people have died when coming in contact with police across Canada – APTN News
Sep 12, 2024 Family of ‘Iggy’ Dedam speaks out after he was shot and killed by RCMP. Amber Joseph says when she arrived on the scene just after her brother Steven Dedam was shot by the RCMP, she was shocked. “When I came in they didn’t have compression on him,” she told APTN News. “He […]
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Wolastoqey Nation calls for representation in SIRT – CTV News
Sept. 12, 2024 Wolastoqey Nation is calling for Indigenous representation in SIRT after the recent fatal shooting of an Indigenous man by a Mountie. Read More: https://atlantic.ctvnews.ca/video/c2992276-wolastoqey-nation-calls-for-representation-in-sirt
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In 2020, New Brunswick police fatally shot two Indigenous people, prompting protests – CTV News
Sept. 11, 2024 The recent fatal shooting of an Indigenous man by a New Brunswick Mountie(opens in a new tab) offers a chilling reminder of two separate incidents in 2020 when police officers in the province fatally shot Indigenous people in distress. On the night of June 12, 2020, RCMP officers in eastern New Brunswick […]
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N.B. First Nation wants ‘thorough investigation’ into fatal shooting – 91.9 The Bend
Sep 11, 2024 The Elsipogtog First Nation is calling for a “thorough investigation” into this weekend’s fatal shooting. A man allegedly threatening to harm himself was shot and killed by an RCMP officer on Sunday evening. Police have said the man was carrying a weapon and refused to comply with officers. Another officer fired their […]
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