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The Congress of Aboriginal Peoples (CAP) is calling on the federal government to intervene and release two Saskatchewan sisters who have served almost three decades in prison for a murder they say . . .
Sask. First Nations woman pleads innocent and for release, 28-years after murder conviction (Photo: Odelia Quewezance) Support in mounting for the release of two Saskatchewan First Nations sisters convicted of murder to be released from prison. Odelia and Narissa Quewezance were sentenced to life in prison for the second-degree murder of Anthony Joseph Dolff, 70, in 1993 at his rural farm near Kamsack. A third person Jason Keshane, a youth at the time of the killing was sentenced to four-years for his part. But supporters of the sister’s state there is a lack of physical evidence and that K...
Posted: May 18, 2021 3:07 PM CT | Last Updated: May 18 Odelia Quewezance appears via Zoom from prison during a press conference that called for her release, following 28 years in prison. Odelia and her sister, say they have been wrongfully convicted for a 1994 murder.(Zoom) The Congress of Aboriginal Peoples and advocates called for the release of two Keeseekoose women — who were given life sentences for a crime they say they never committed — at a press conference Tuesday morning. In 1994, Odelia and Nerissa Quewezance were convicted of second-degree murder after the 1993 homicide o...
Ontario could announce new public health restrictions today to curb surging cases of COVID-19 which are straining hospital capacity. The province's associate medical officer of health said Thursday that additional recommendations have been made to cabinet. Dr. Barbara Yaffe said the situation in the province is "dire" and worse than any other point in the pandemic. Solicitor General Sylvia Jones said "everything is on the table" when asked about possible new restrictions on Thursday. She would not say what specific measures cabinet was considering, or could be announced today. Ontario's scien...
New restrictions in Ontario?; eight dead in U.S. shooting: In The News for April 16 In this photo provided by Wildlife Information, Rescue and Education Service (WIRES), a Pale-headed snake is photographed in Sydney, Thursday, April 15, 2021. This is the venomous snake that authorities say made an 870-kilometer (540-mile) journey to Sydney from a Toowoomba packing plant wrapped in plastic with a pair of baby cos lettuces. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP, Gary Pattinson/WIRES April 16, 2021 - 1:18 AM In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to ...