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Ontario trucker convicted of killing Edmonton woman in hotel wants mistrial
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The Canadian Press
Posted June 1, 2021 3:19 pm EST
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Lawyer Lisa Weber and friends Brandy Poorman and Kari Thomason speak outside the Edmonton courthouse after Ontario trucker Bradley Barton found guilty of manslaughter in 2011 death of Cindy Gladue at an Edmonton hotel. – Feb 19, 2021
The acquittal sparked rallies and calls for justice for Indigenous women.
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Family of Cindy Gladue rally in downtown Edmonton, April 2, 2015.
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Protesters show their support for Cindy Gladue attend a rally along Edmonton's city streets on Thursday, April 2, 2015. The Supreme Court is to rule today on the case of an Ontario trucker acquitted in the death of an Alberta woman in what could set a precedent in Canada's sexual assault laws. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Topher Seguin
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Protesters show their support for Cindy Gladue during a rally in Edmonton on April 2, 2015. The case of an Ontario trucker acquitted in the death of an Alberta woman referred to at trial as a "native" and a "prostitute" is to go before the Supreme Court this week in what could set a precedent in Canada's sexual assault laws. Bradley Barton says Cindy Gladue died after a night of consensual, rough sex in an Edmonton motel in June 2011.
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Family members embrace one another as protesters rally outside Edmonton's City Hall on Thursday, April 2, 2015 in support of Cindy Gladue
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Donna McLeod, Cindy Gladue's mom is blessed with an eagle feather at a rally for Cindy Gladue outside the court house in Edmonton Alta, on Thursday February 18, 2021. Bradley Barton has been charged with manslaughter in this case.
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Drummers take part in a rally for Cindy Gladue takes place outside the court house in Edmonton Alta, on Thursday February 18, 2021. Bradley Barton has been charged with manslaughter in this case.
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Indigenous people gather for a ceremony for Cindy Gladue held at the courthouse in Edmonton, Alta, on Wednesday, January 13, 2021. Bradley Barton, a 52-year-old long-haul truck driver from Ontario on trial for manslaughter, is accused of killing Gladue.
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