A Winnipeg courtroom erupted in cheers and applause on Tuesday as a Manitoba judge officially acquitted two First Nations men who were convicted of killing a restaurant worker a half century ago.
WINNIPEG - In a significant development, a judge in Winnipeg has granted an acquittal to two First Nations men who were previously convicted of killing a restaurant worker nearly fifty years ago. Chief Justice Glenn Joyal of the Court of King's Bench declared Brian Anderson and Allan Woodhouse innocent, which prompted an eruption of cheers…
OTTAWA Federal Justice Minister David Lametti ordered a new trial Thursday for two Indigenous men who were convicted of murder by an all-white jury in Winnipeg 49 years ago.