Challenge to Stand at Inquest
The Canadian Association of Elizabeth Fry Societies is challenging a coroner's decision to deny the organization standing at an inquest into a woman's death at the Regional Psychiatric Centre in Saskatoon.
During arguments at Court of Queen's Bench, the society's lawyer argued it has historically been granted status at inquests as an advocate for criminalized women.
Gillian Gough questioned why the case of Kinew James would be any different.
The 35-year-old woman from Manitoba died of an apparent heart attack after she was found unresponsive in her cell on January 20th, 2013, just two months after she was transferred to the federal institution.
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Tourism Minister Still Deciding Whether to Run Again
Manitoba's New Democrats could lose another longtime member before the April 19th provincial election.
Tourism Minister Ron Lemieux has been nominated to run for re-election in the Dawson Trail constituency, but says he has yet to make a final commitment.
He says he will talk to his family soon and knows the clock is ticking.
Other high-profile members have decided to quit in recent weeks.
They include Justice Minister Gord Mackintosh and former finance minister Jennifer Howard.
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Mayors Meeting with Prime Minister
The mayors of Canada's 21 biggest cities are very eager to hear what Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has to say when he speaks to them in Ottawa this morning.
As a way of injecting some life into the sputtering economy, Trudeau's government plans to spend an extra 60-billion dollars on infrastructure over the next decade.
The mayors want the government to give them more leeway in deciding how the money will be spent.
And, the government suggests it's willing to do just that.
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Winnipeg Mall Apologizies to War Veteran
A Winnipeg shopping mall has issued an apology to a decorated Manitoba war veteran and aboriginal elder who was told to get out last weekend.
Seventy-four-year-old Joseph Meconse tried to have tea with a friend when a security guard approached him and told him he had half an hour before he would have to leave. The guard later came back and insisted Meconse leave.
The incident prompted dozens of supporters to stage a rally in support of Meconse at the mall on Wednesday night.
Yesterday, general manager David Stone said he wanted to extend his sincere apologies Meconse, noting that the elder has proudly served Canada in the military.
