Congress Of Aboriginal Peoples

• Hamilton officer given suspended sentence, probation for assault on Indigenous man

  Hamilton Police const. Brian Wren now has a criminal record following an assault on Patrick Tomchuk during an arrest at a Mountain gas station in May 2022,

  Crime

  Jun 29, 2023
  
• Sentencing of Hamilton officer who pleaded guilty to assault of Indigenous man begins

  The first stage in the sentencing of Const. Brian Wren began Friday in Hamilton. He pleaded guilty to assaulting Patrick Tomchuk during an arrest at a gas station last May.

  Crime

  Jun 2, 2023
  
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• National Indigenous leaders talk reconciliation with Canadian premiers in B.C.

  Métis National Council president Cassidy Caron said the dialogue was "extremely valuable," encompassing topics such as the Indian Act and Indigenous child welfare.

  Politics

  Jul 11, 2022
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• Indigenous leaders want more clarity on reconciliation after final election campaign debate

  Indigenous leaders say more clarity is needed after Thursday's debate on how each of the federal leadership candidates plans to advance reconciliation and Indigenous priorities.

  Politics

  Sep 10, 2021
• Saskatchewan Indigenous leaders welcome changes to Criminal Code, repeal of mandatory minimums

  Saskatoon Tribal Chief Mark Arcand and Congress of Aboriginal Peoples Vice-Chief Kim Beaudin said repealing mandatory minimum penalties helps address systemic racism.

  Politics

  Feb 19, 2021
• Former Saskatchewan Penitentiary inmate calls COVID-19 outbreak ‘inevitable’

  A former inmate at the Saskatchewan Penitentiary said the spread of COVID-19 at the federal prison was ‘inevitable’ due to the number of people ‘locked up in a small space.’

  Canada

  Feb 19, 2021
• Indigenous woman left with concussion after RCMP arrest in northern Saskatchewan

  Police confirm a physical altercation occurred while Emily Kammermayer was being placed under arrest.

  Canada

  Jan 25, 2021
• Coronavirus: 10 inmates at Regional Psychiatric Centre in Saskatchewan receive vaccine

  As Canadian inmates start to receive the COVID-19 vaccine, some organizations believe changes to the delivery method could help keep more people safe.

  Health

  Jan 8, 2021
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• Inmates, organizations concerned as COVID-19 takes hold in Saskatchewan Penitentiary

  Families, Congress of Aboriginal Peoples call for inmates nearing the end of their sentence to be released as COVID-19 takes hold in the Saskatchewan Penitentiary.

  Canada

  Dec 23, 2020
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• ‘Inadequate’ COVID-19 funding focus of new court challenge by Indigenous group

  An national Indigenous organization that represents First Nations, Inuit and Métis living off-reserve and in urban centres is taking the federal government to court.

  Health

  May 13, 2020