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Manitoba grand chief’s death marked with ceremonies, mourners attend legislatureFamily members, community leaders and dignitaries were on hand to pay tribute to Grand Chief Cathy Merrick, of the Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs, who died last Friday.CanadaSep 11
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AMC Grand Chief Cathy Merrick dies after collapsing outside courthouseMerrick collapsed while speaking with reporters following the verdict of corrections officer Robert Morden, who was charged in the death of inmate William Ahmo in 2022.PoliticsSep 6
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Cathy Merrick re-elected for second term as leader of Assembly of Manitoba ChiefsMerrick, who was first elected grand chief of the Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs in 2022, secured another term in a landslide win during the advocacy group's annual general assembly.PoliticsJul 25
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‘It’s draining’: landfill protest demands action from Manitoba governmentThe Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs is calling for an end to delays and an immediate start to the search at Prairie Green landfill.CrimeMar 8
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Report details cost estimates, risks of proposed Manitoba landfill search for remainsThe proposed search of a Winnipeg-area landfill for the remains of two slain First Nations women could cost $90 million — about half the projected maximum in an earlier estimate.CrimeJan 26
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Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs, families to speak about second landfill studyA second feasibility study assessing the scope of a Manitoba landfill search for the remains of two First Nations women believed murdered has been completed.CrimeJan 25
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Indigenous outcry over hotel restraint incident sparks calls for change in WinnipegIndigenous leaders, community members rallied in Winnipeg, demanding change after a video surfaced showing a distressed First Nations woman restrained at the Marlborough Hotel.CanadaJan 21
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Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs says further research on landfill search completeThe Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs says a second feasibility study assessing the scope of a landfill search for the remains of two First Nations women has been completed.TrendingJan 17
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Charges stayed against manslaughter suspect, family of victim in ‘shock and disbelief’Noreen Tait was attacked Feb. 19 last year in O-Pipon-Na-Piwin Cree Nation (OPCN), RCMP said, and airlifted to Winnipeg, where she died two days later in hospital.CanadaJan 8
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Guarantor form to remove barriers to voting for Manitoba First Nations, grand chief saysAMC Grand Chief Cathy Merrick said many people across the 62 communities she represents don't have the two pieces of ID that are required to vote, so a new method was needed.PoliticsSep 26, 2023
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