On the fifth anniversary of his death, the family of Colten Boushie repeated calls for a public inquiry into the incident leading to his death. Speaking in Saskatoon, Boushie’s mother Debbie Baptiste said answers are needed five years later and that her son was a victim and not a criminal. The 22-year-old Boushie died Aug. […]
A watchdog’s report into how Mounties handled the high-profile shooting death of a young Indigenous man in Saskatchewan has found officers discriminated against his mother. The finding is detailed in a report by the Civilian Review and Complaints Commission for the RCMP, which reviewed the investigation into the death of Colten Boushie. The 22-year-old Cree […]
A newly released document shows prosecutors in Saskatchewan weighed backlash and remorse felt by people accused of posting hateful online messages after the high-profile shooting death of a young Cree man. Tuesday marks the three-year anniversary of the acquittal of Gerald Stanley in the death of 22-year-old Colten Boushie of Red Pheasant First Nation, after […]
Today is the second anniversary of the acquittal of a Saskatchewan farmer who shot and killed a young Indigenous man in 2016. Indigenous law students are organizing demonstrations as part of a day of action in honour of 22-year-old Colten Boushie. Organizer Andre Bear says the 2018 acquittal of Gerald Stanley inspired him to enter […]
