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MMIWG: Date to Apply for Standing Extended to April 18
Deadline for Standing Extended to April 18 The National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls has extended the deadline to April 18 from April 10 for interested parties to apply for standing. The application forms and instructions are available on the National Inquiry’s website, at www.mmiwg-ffada.ca under “Legal Notices and Documents.” There […]
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Read MoreNew Yukon Supreme Court justice to be added
March 30, 2017 The number of judges in the Yukon Supreme Court is set to expand by one. The Government of Canada, which is constitutionally responsible for Yukon Supreme Court justices and deputy justices, provided funding for the appointment in its March 22, 2017 budget. Amendments to Yukon’s Supreme Court Act, which are scheduled to […]
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Read MoreNational Inquiry to Hold First Family Hearings in Whitehorse (28/03/17)
March 28, 2017 The National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls will continue holding a series of regional advisory meetings across the country over the next two months in order to receive input from survivors and families leading up to family hearings that will begin at the end of May. The meetings, […]
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Read MoreLeaders Break Ground for New Women’s Correctional Facility
Yellowknife (March 23, 2017) – Minister of Justice Louis Sebert, Fort Smith area leaders and members of the public came together today for an official groundbreaking ceremony at the site of the new Correctional Complex Women’s Unit in Fort Smith. This new modern correctional facility will emphasize open cultural and educational areas to help support […]
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Read MoreGround breaking for new Fort Smith women’s correctional unit – CBC
Safety at the current facility was criticised by auditor general Mar 23, 2017 Crews building a new $35 million women’s unit at the Fort Smith Correctional Complex will break ground today. The current women’s facility is about 50 years old and houses 20 inmates. Two years ago, an auditor general’s report gave the facility a […]
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Read MoreInquiry into missing and murdered Indigenous women has just 122 names registered – CBC
Putting onus on families to register is ‘problematic,’ says advocate Mar 21, 2017 Families of missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls are concerned about how the commission overseeing a long-awaited national inquiry is collecting names for its database. To date, there are just 122 family members’ names in the commission’s database, despite other databases […]
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Read MoreChild and Family Services Act conflicts with Inuit culture, MLA alleges – NunatsiaqOnline
Quttiktuq MLA Isaac Shooyook wants removal of words that deter physical discipline Quttiktuq MLA Isaac Shooyook wants the Government of Nunavut to remove words from the Child and Family Services Act that say “parents should use methods other than force by way of correction towards their children or in the discipline of their children.” Shooyook […]
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Read MoreI’m not a bad person:’ Recognizing impacts of childhood trauma in the justice system – CBC
Psychologist says childhood abuse and neglect ‘not only cost the individual, they cost society’ Mar 14, 2017 Michael Abel recently got out of jail. During our initial talk, Michael shifted from side to side. He appeared agitated and had an intense cold glare. I was unsure if he was getting ready to punch me in […]
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Read MoreNotice and Application for Standing
TORONTO, March 13, 2017 – The National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls is now accepting applications for standing from interested parties. The application forms and instructions are available on the National Inquiry’s website, at www.mmiwg-ffada.ca , under “Legal Notices and Documents.” There is also an opportunity for those parties seeking standing to […]
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Read MoreGirls’ group home in Nunavut capital to re-open in June – NunatsiaqOnline
March 09, 2017 Halifax-based agency that runs Cambridge Bay home chosen as service provider Iqaluit’s Illagiitugut group home for youth will re-open its doors as a residence for female adolescents this June, under a new service provider. Nunavut’s Department of Family Services signed a service contract last month with Atlantic Youth, a Halifax-based agency that […]
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