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CBC
04-07-2025
- CBC
Trio charged with assault in north Interlake cemetery stabbing
Three people have been charged in connection with a stabbing in a cemetery in the north of Manitoba's Interlake region. At 10 p.m. Monday, RCMP responded to a report of a stabbing in the cemetery in Pinaymootang First Nation, about 215 kilometres north of Winnipeg, where they found a 30-year-old man suffering from severe injuries. Mounties provided first aid before the man was rushed to hospital. He remains in stable condition. One day later, RCMP — including police dog services and emergency response unit personnel — executed a search warrant on School Road and made three arrests, a news release said Friday. A man, 29, and woman, 45, from Lake St. Martin, were charged with aggravated assault, firearms and weapons offences and more. A 32-year-old man from Fairford was also charged with aggravated assault, firearms and weapons offences, as well as violating a release order and failing to attend court. All three remain in police custody.
CBC
16-06-2025
- CBC
Sexual assault, other charges stayed against Manitoba First Nation chief
Crown prosecutors have stayed child sex charges against the chief of a Manitoba First Nation. The provincial court says charges of sexual assault, sexual interference and possessing and making child pornography were stayed Friday against Christopher Traverse. Traverse was the leader of Lake St. Martin First Nation in the Interlake region when he was arrested in April 2024. He was accused of forcing an eight-year-old girl into a bathroom in his home, taking photos or her and sexually assaulting her in December 2023. Traverse pleaded not guilty to the charges and maintained his innocence during his trial, which started in March. The Crown's office said in an email that based on new information presented at the trial, it was determined it was no longer appropriate to proceed with the case.
