TOPIC: COLTEN BOUSHIE SHOOTING
Online petition calling for inquiry into Colten Boushie shooting gets thousands of signatures
The Saskatchewan government says "there is nothing further to establish in this case that has not been covered by [the] public criminal trial."
'This is my life': Grieving mother hopes teepee remains at Sask. legislature
The Justice for Our Stolen Children camp held a round dance on Sunday. The teepee — the last remaining camp structure that had not been removed on Friday — was momentarily taken down before being put back up.
'We deserve better:' Family of Colten Boushie calls for United Nations to study systemic racism in Canada
Family members of Colten Boushie delivered a fiery call for justice at the international table today, as they called for the United Nations to undertake a study systemic racism against Indigenous people in Canada’s judicial and legal systems.
Gerald Stanley's book pitch rejected by publishing house
A Canadian publisher is saying it has no interest in sharing Gerald Stanley's side of the story when it comes to his trial and acquittal, saying it would be a continuation of injustice and would allow Stanley to profit from another man's death.
Gerald Stanley not in court as charges of improperly storing guns adjourned until mid-April
Charges against Gerald Stanley of improper storage of seven guns on the Biggar, Sask.-area property where Colten Boushie was fatally shot have been adjourned until April 16.
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Gerald Stanley's defence of a hang fire 'accident' key to jury decision
By definition, a pure accident should rarely attract criminal consequences, but in the high-profile trial of Gerald Stanley, the accused told a jury this week that he didn't mean to shoot Colten Boushie.
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'Ask me anything Indigenous,' Winnipeg teacher urges students after Cormier, Stanley verdicts
With not-guilty verdicts in two high-profile murder cases raising uncomfortable questions about how Indigenous people are treated by Canadian society, one Winnipeg high school teacher is tackling stereotypes and misinformation directly, telling students to "Ask me anything Indigenous."
Human rights lawyers group calls for appeal of verdict in Colten Boushie shooting case
Lawyers' Rights Watch Canada is also calling for an independent commission to examine everything from the RCMP's treatment of Colten Boushie's family to the way Gerald Stanley's two-week trial unfolded.
Sask. Archbishop calls on public to address 'systemic racism in our society'
Archbishop Don Bolen says he doesn’t think Stanley verdict will have a direct impact on reconciliation efforts.
Gerald Stanley due back in court on charges he improperly stored guns
The legal troubles of Gerald Stanley, the Saskatchewan farmer acquitted in the shooting death of Colten Boushie, are slated to continue in provincial court next month.
Gerald Stanley murder trial was 'not the right case' for cameras in the courtroom: judge
Media outlets including CBC News made a rare request to broadcast and live stream portions of a murder trial, but the judge in the Gerald Stanley case denied the request.
How some Sask. classrooms are navigating the Gerald Stanley verdict
The death of Colten Boushie and the trial and acquittal of Gerald Stanley have been top of mind for many in Saskatchewan, including the province's youngest and most impressionable.
'The world knows his name': rally for Colten Boushie held in Regina exactly one week after verdict
One week after the verdict in the Gerald Stanley murder trial came down, people gathered in Regina to remember the death of Colten Boushie.
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Judge's verdict instructions to Gerald Stanley jury, explained in 1 minute
The seven women and five men who found Gerald Stanley not guilty of second-degree murder or manslaughter in the death of Colten Boushie had to consider three key questions before reaching that verdict. Watch our explainer video.
Sask. religious leaders vow to 'work for peace and reconciliation' in statement on Gerald Stanley verdict
Colten Boushie's death and the verdict in the Gerald Stanley trial "have resurfaced profound pain to families and communities," says a statement from Saskatchewan's bishops and archbishops.
RCMP investigating whether Mountie wrote on Facebook that Boushie 'got what he deserved'
Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale says an investigation is underway into a report that an RCMP officer wrote on Facebook that Colten Boushie, a young Cree man who was shot and killed on a Saskatchewan farm in 2016, "got what he deserved."
Rival fundraisers reveal a country divided online post-Gerald Stanley verdict
The online response to the acquittal of Gerald Stanley in the death of Colten Boushie has taken on a life of its own with people hurling hate and throwing a substantial amount of money at two rival GoFundMe fundraising campaigns.
'He took my heart': Colten Boushie's father remembers kind, goofy son
Pete Boushie still remembers how beautiful the baby's mother, Debbie Baptiste, was and how excited he was for the arrival of their third son. And he remembers the smile on the boy's face after he was born. They named him Colten Cale Boushie but he quickly became Co Co.
It's time to let Canadian jurors speak freely about their verdicts, experts say
In Canada, jurors are prohibited by law from making any public comment about their deliberations or reasons for a verdict. But is it time to change the law and allow jurors to speak?
Colten Boushie's family appeals RCMP's internal investigation
Colten Boushie's family is appealing the decisions of an RCMP internal investigation into how police dealt with the family following the 22-year-old's death.
Opinion
Was it wrong for Trudeau and Wilson-Raybould to tweet about the Boushie verdict? Two experts debate
Many criticized these statements as inappropriate, while others applauded the pair for pointing out an injustice. CBC Opinion asked two lawyers to weigh in on the debate.
Boushie family promised 'concrete changes' in meetings with Trudeau, ministers
Colten Boushie's family says they believe the Liberal government will go the distance to change what they see as systemic problems with Canada's justice system in the simmering aftermath of his shooting death.
Gerald Stanley acquittal outrage result of 'centuries of oppression,' says prominent civil rights lawyer
The outrage felt and expressed across the country following the verdict in the Gerald Stanley trial comes from years of injustice that have deeply eroded confidence of Indigenous peoples in Canada's justice system, says a Toronto-based lawyer.
Montrealers gather to honour memory, call for justice for Colten Boushie
About 200 Montrealers gathered near Concordia University Tuesday afternoon for a vigil in honour of Colten Bushie, a 22-year-old Cree man shot to death after venturing onto a farm near Biggar, Sask., in 2016.
The long list of problems Colten Boushie's family says marred the case
The family of Colten Boushie says the acquittal of the man charged with murder in his death is just the latest in a series of disappointments and frustrations they’ve experienced over the 18-month investigation and subsequent two-week trial.