Judge ignored Indigenous sentencing report while giving Inuk man open-ended sentence, appeals court rules
A trial judge unfairly ignored an Inuk man’s abusive and violent upbringing when slapping him with an indeterminate prison sentence
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Nursing shortage at obstetrics unit in Northern Canadian city leads to workplace complaint, appeal
The manager of approximately 90 nurses at Stanton Territorial Hospital in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories is appealing a conduct committee’s decision
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Canadian gov directs $1.8M to legal support for Nunavut’s women and children
The federal government gave three projects in Nunavut $1.8 million to educate residents on the legal protections that exist for
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Lawyers in Yellowknife, Northern Canada push back at courthouse bail hearing ban
Criminal defence lawyers have gone to court to fight an “unwritten policy” recently enacted by Justices of the Peace in
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U.S. Attorney General hears from Indigenous leaders about justice problems in rural Alaska
U.S. Attorney General William Barr met with Alaska Native leaders from around the state Wednesday in Anchorage to discuss law
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A Canadian first: Federal court issues decision in Indigenous Cree and Dene languages
In a bid to make the justice system more accessible, Canada’s Federal Court has issued its first ruling in Cree
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Russia canceled polar cruise ship leases, Canadian company says
There will be two fewer cruise ships stopping in Sydney, N.S. (Atlantic Canada), this summer. One Ocean Expeditions said in
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Canada: Opponents to proposed Indian day school settlement make voices heard
First Nations lawyers who object to the proposed federal Indian day school settlement held a rally Wednesday outside the Winnipeg,
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Alaska: Mining opponents ask for investigation into Pebble’s parent company
Two groups hoping to stop the Pebble Mine, in southcentral Alaska, are asking the Securities and Exchange Commission to investigate
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‘It’s the worst way to lose a daughter,’ says father of 14-year-old murder victim in Arctic Quebec
Jobie Epoo’s voice cracks when he talks about his daughter, Bethany Nastapoka Epoo. “When she was a little baby, before
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Canada: First Nations, lawyers fight day school agreement, say process is being rushed
One of Canada’s largest Indigenous organizations and a group of law firms from across the country are all fighting to
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Finnish nuclear safety investigator suspected of conflict of interest
The Finnish Security Intelligence Service (Supo) has suspended a detective suspected of official misconduct. He was detained on Monday and
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Inuit class-action lawsuit to allege racism in Canada’s health-care system
Lawyers known for their representation of Indigenous northerners are preparing a class-action lawsuit on behalf of Inuit who have faced
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Northern Canada: town’s fight to switch power distributors reaches Northwest Territories Supreme Court
A case that has implications for the cost and distribution of electricity in eight Northwest Territories communities, including the capital
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Northwestern Canada: Indigenous lawyer and former federal candidate Melissa Atkinson dies
Melissa Atkinson, Yukon’s first Indigenous Crown prosecutor, a former chair of the Yukon Human Rights Commission, and federal NDP (centre-left)
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