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An exterior view of the residential school in Fort Alexander northeast of Winnipeg is shown in this handout image provided by the archives of the Société historique de Saint-Boniface. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Archives of the Société historique de Saint-Boniface MANDATORY CREDIT July 27, 2021 - 2:49 PM
WINNIPEG - A residential school in Manitoba known for harsh discipline and fatal runaway attempts has been the focus of a large-scale, years-long investigation into sexual abuse allegations.
Mounties said Tuesday that officers with the major crime unit began looking into the Fort Alexander Residential School, northeast of Winnipeg, in 2010 and a criminal investigation began the following year.
Winnipeg Free Press By: Ryan Thorpe | Posted: 7:00 PM CDT Tuesday, Jul. 27, 2021 Save to Read Later
The results of a sprawling, decade-long investigation by Manitoba RCMP into historic allegations of child sex abuse at the Fort Alexander Indian Residential School have been sitting on the desk of the provincial Crown attorneys’ office for 17 months.
The results of a sprawling, decade-long investigation by Manitoba RCMP into historic allegations of child sex abuse at the Fort Alexander Indian Residential School have been sitting on the desk of the provincial Crown attorneys’ office for 17 months.
That’s according to a justice source, who confirmed to the
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