Ken Leppert News Today

The chairs of a committee that studied whether it would be feasible to search a Winnipeg-area landfill for two women's remains say its final report addresses concerns the Manitoba government gave as the reasons why it would not help pay for those efforts.

Staff photo The pandemic has been a “real setback” as officials reinvestigate the deaths of nine Indigenous people in Thunder Bay. Retired OPP inspector Ken Leppert tells us in an effort to keep the health and safety of the investigators and witnesses a top priority, it has caused some delays beyond their control. “There’s a number of investigative steps that are also being delayed as a result of the pandemic that in some cases are outside of our investigative team,” explains Leppert....

The pandemic has been a "real setback" as officials reinvestigate the deaths of nine Indigenous people in Thunder Bay. Retired OPP inspector Ken Leppe...

Staff photo The pandemic has been a “real setback” as officials reinvestigate the deaths of nine Indigenous people in Thunder Bay. Retired OPP inspector Ken Leppert tells us in an effort to keep the health and safety of the investigators and witnesses a top priority, it has caused some delays beyond their control. “There’s a number of investigative steps that are also being delayed as a result of the pandemic that in some cases are outside of our investigative team,” explains Leppert....