The chief of a First Nation devastated by flooding more than a decade ago says the malnutrition death of a two-month-old baby in Winnipeg likely wouldn't have happened if his mother had been able to return home and had the support of her community.
The mother of the two sisters killed in a mass shooting in Winnipeg has now lost four daughters, and the family has also struggled after they were displaced by flooding, the chief of their home First Nation says.
The organizer of Saturday's protest is calling on the N.L. government to ask Ottawa to search for the remains of two Indigenous women are believed to be buried in a landfill in Winnipeg.