\u00a0The Canadian Press \u00a006\/09\/2024 21:10 Tributes poured in Friday for Grand Chief Cathy Merrick of the Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs, who died after collapsing outside the Winnipeg Law Courts building. Merrick, the first woman elected to the role, was talking to reporters about two court cases when she said she felt dizzy and fell to the ground. Fire and paramedic crews arrived, performed chest compressions and carried Merrick away on a stretcher to an ambulance, which sped off with its siren on. The assembly posted a statement to its website late Friday afternoon, calling Merrick “a trailblazing leader,” as well as someone whose “courage, vision and leadership will forever inspire us.” “She approached her work with joy, compassion, thoughtfulness and a spirituality that was grounded in the belief that we… <\/p>\n
\u00a0The Canadian Press \u00a006\/09\/2024 21:10 Tributes poured in Friday for Grand Chief Cathy Merrick of the Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs, who died after collapsing outside the Winnipeg Law Courts building. Merrick, the first woman elected to the role, was talking to reporters about two court cases when she said she felt dizzy and fell to the ground. Fire and paramedic crews arrived, performed chest compressions and carried Merrick away on a stretcher to an ambulance, which sped off with its siren on. The assembly posted a statement to its website late Friday afternoon, calling Merrick “a trailblazing leader,” as well as someone whose “courage, vision and leadership will forever inspire us.” “She approached her work with joy, compassion, thoughtfulness and a spirituality that was grounded in the belief that we... <\/p>\n