Kathleen Martens

3 days ago | aptnnews.ca | Kathleen Martens

A Saulteaux woman waiting to hear if her 1994 murder conviction in Saskatchewan was a miscarriage of justice is now fighting a $100 fine for allegedly breaching her bail. Odelia Quewezance and her sister Nerissa Quewezance of Keeseekoose First Nation were released on bail conditions in March 2023 to await a federal Department of Justice review of their wrongful conviction application in the 1993 stabbing death of Joseph Dolff.

1 week ago | aptnnews.ca | Kathleen Martens

The Indigenous high school student accused of stabbing a Black student with a sword at a rural Manitoba high school last week was allegedly motivated by “political and racial ideologies,” says the chief of the Brandon Police Service (BPS). Tyler Bates released a statement Friday commenting on the terrifying attack that occurred inside École Secondaire Neelin High School in Brandon, Man., on June 10.

1 week ago | aptnnews.ca | Kathleen Martens

Warning: This story discusses the shooting of a pet. A First Nations family is devastated after a police officer shot and killed their dog last week. The family said Duke, a Rottweiler, was a loving pet and protector on Swan Lake First Nation. But Duke’s owner, Candida Folder, said on June 11 a member of the Manitoba First Nations Police (MFNP) fatally shot the dog chained in front of her home. “I was inside with my kids,” said Folder of her three school-age children. “I couldn’t do anything.

1 week ago | aptnnews.ca | Kathleen Martens

A northern Manitoba community is suing a provincial Crown corporation for what it says is half a century of hydroelectric damage. Berens River First Nation, located about 300 kilometres north of Winnipeg on the eastern side of Lake Winnipeg, claims it has been negatively impacted by the operations and practices of Manitoba Hydro. The allegations are contained in a statement of claim filed Tuesday in Manitoba Court of King’s Bench. The provincial and federal governments are also named as defendants.

1 week ago | aptnnews.ca | Kathleen Martens

The chief of an Anishinaabe Nation in Manitoba saw his child abuse trial end last week after the 10-year-old complainant admitted she lied. Christopher Traverse, 41, had been on leave as chief of Lake St. Martin First Nation since he was arrested in February 2024. He had been free on bail conditions since then. Traverse had pleaded not guilty to one count each of sexual assault, sexual interference and possessing and creating child pornography.