‘We have to try’: Ottawa, Manitoba commit $40M to search landfill for slain women

Cambria Harris, daughter of Morgan Harris, right, who is believed to be buried in a landfill outside Winnipeg, and Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs Grand Chief Cathy Merrick, speak during a press conference in Winnipeg, Friday, March 22, 2024. PHOTO BY JOHN WOODS /THE CANADIAN PRESS By Brittany Hobson and Steve Lambert THE CANADIAN PRESS “We’re glad to be able to move forward with the funds necessary to search every cubic metre of the relevant space,”  Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew said in a statement Friday. “While we don’t know if the search will be successful, we have to try.” WINNIPEG- Families of two slain First Nations women received word Friday that the federal and Manitoba governments are putting up $20 million each to help search a landfill for the women’s remains. “I’m very grateful…

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