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Urgent Call to Protect Our Children: Recent Child Abduction Attempts in Thompson
Treaty Five Territory, Thompson, MB – In the wake of an alarming, attempted child abduction in Thompson, Grand Chief Garrison Settee of the Manitoba Keewatinowi Okimakanak (MKO) Inc. voices profound concern for the safety of our children and emphasizes the necessity of their protection. In a deeply unsettling incident, the six-year-old child of Nisichiwayasihk Cree […]
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Manitoba First Nations Police Service names interim chief – Winnipeg Free Press
Jan. 9, 2025 The Manitoba First Nations Police Service has named an interim replacement as tributes continue to pour in for its chief, who is believed to have died in a house fire. The MFNPS said in a news release late Thursday afternoon that Insp. Jason Colon is now its interim chief. Human remains believed […]
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Manitoba First Nations Police chief believed dead in house fire – APTN News
Jan 09, 2025 The Manitoba First Nations Police Service (MFNPS) is investigating a house fire that is believed to have claimed the life of its chief of police Wednesday. Sherri Thomas, chair of the Dakota Ojibway Tribal Council Police Commission, said the fatality occurred at Doug Palson’s home near Portage la Prairie, a small city […]
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First Nations Police Service chief believed to be dead after house fire – Global News
January 8, 2025 The Manitoba First Nations Police Service (MFNPS) believe its chief is dead after a house fire Wednesday. RCMP say the fire occurred just before 5 a.m. in the RM of Portage la Prairie, north of High Bluff. Police say it happened at the house of MFNPS chief Doug Palson, and the MFNPS […]
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She would’ve been home’: Family, community seek closure in mysterious disappearance of Tammy Nattaway – CBC
Jan 05, 2025 The Garden Hill First Nation teen vanished in 2020, sparking exhaustive searches in 2 communities Stephanie Nattaway talks to the photo she has of her daughter Tammy in the hallway of her home in Garden Hill First Nation, urging her to come home or give a clue about where she is. “I […]
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Manitoba Justice Reports In-Custody Death
Manitoba Justice is reporting the death of a 23-year-old male in custody of the Brandon Correctional Centre on Dec. 29. Manitoba Justice extends condolences to the family. For privacy reasons, the province will not provide additional information about the deceased person. The death has been reported to the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner, as […]
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Manitoba Government will Proclaim Long-Bladed Weapon Control Act, Restricting Access to Machetes
The Manitoba government will proclaim the long-bladed weapon control act, which regulates the retail sale of long-bladed weapons, on Dec. 31, Justice Minister Matt Wiebe announced today. “Manitoba was a leader in Canada when we were the first government to introduce this legislation just two months ago,” said Wiebe. “Enough is enough, the scourge of […]
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Portage la Prairie woman killed in double homicide remembered as a good mom to 3 kids – CBC
Dec 06, 2024 Emily Smoke, 37, and 42-year-old boyfriend were found dead at Portage la Prairie home Sunday night: RCMP A 37-year-old Portage la Prairie woman who was killed in a double homicide last weekend is being remembered by her family as a caring, fun mother and friend. Emily Smoke’s mother, Lorette Francouer, identified her daughter […]
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Prairie Green Landfill, province announces second phase in search to recover bodies – Winnipeg Sun
Dec 03, 2024 The province announced Monday they have entered the next phase of a massive landfill search as they hope to recover the remains of two women who died at the hands of a serial killer. “Today we began stage four of the search of the Prairie Green Landfill, a humanitarian mission to bring […]
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Video: Search begins at Manitoba landfill for remains of slain First Nations women – The Globe and Mail
Excavation and sifting started of a section of a landfill believed to hold the remains of two slain First Nations women. Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew said he was at the site when the first truck moved a load of refuse from the area to where searchers are manually sifting through it in the hope of […]
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