First Nations Student Deaths Inquest
A joint inquest into the deaths of seven First Nations students is running Thunder Bay, Ont. All of the students died between 2000 and 2011 while attending high school in the city, hundreds of kilometres away from their remote First Nations where access to education is limited.
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NAN lawyer Julian Roy asking Baxter about importance and urgency of interviewing Jordan Wabasse's girlfriend #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 1/20/2016 4:25:19 PM -
Cst. Baxter returns to stand. Nishnawbe Aski Nation lawyer resumes questioning #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 1/20/2016 4:23:11 PM
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Oombash says police never offered to take over search or take control of the area where items were found near James St bridge #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 1/20/2016 4:20:25 PM
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Nishnawbe Aski Nation lawyer asks no questions, says NAN wants to 'express appreciation for all the work' Cat Lake searchers did #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 1/20/2016 4:18:41 PM
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Oombash says each day of searching begins and ends with prayer 'for safety, for guidance' #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 1/20/2016 4:11:28 PM
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Oombash says Cat Lake's tracking skills are based on hunting experience, team has found someone 45 days after they went missing #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 1/20/2016 4:09:30 PM
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'They knew how old a track would be b/c it's something they do,' Oombash says. 'It's hard to explain.' #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 1/20/2016 4:01:39 PM
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Coroner's counsel asks how searchers could believe they were tracking Wabasse weeks after he disappeared 1/2 #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 1/20/2016 4:01:03 PM
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'Our group was following tracks we believed could have been Jordan,' Oombash says. 'They ended a few blocks from where he lived' #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 1/20/2016 3:59:27 PM
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On March 30, Oombash made notes that 'Jordan was tracked again, he almost made it home' #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 1/20/2016 3:58:33 PM
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Oombash says 'drag marks' were found near where the shoe was found. Says police were called, said 'probably kids sliding' #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 1/20/2016 3:57:40 PM
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In late March Cat Lake searchers found what they believed were blood and teeth, Oombash says police came and took items #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 1/20/2016 3:54:28 PM
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'That's the direction we had from the lead group,' Oombash says. 'It would to to them and then it would go to police' #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 1/20/2016 3:52:25 PM
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Oombash is asked why Cat Lake searchers moved Wabasse's shoe when it was found in the snow bank, #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 1/20/2016 3:51:38 PM
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'Cat Lake usually helps out other communities when people are missing or overdue,' Oombash says #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 1/20/2016 3:34:37 PM
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Oombash was part of the search team from Cat Lake First Nation that helped search for Jordan Wabasse in 2011 #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 1/20/2016 3:33:50 PM
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Cst. Baxter 'stood down' while Delia Oombash is sworn in for testimony over the phone from Sioux Lookout #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 1/20/2016 3:31:55 PM
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Coroner calls sudden, unexplained, break. #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 1/20/2016 2:57:14 PM
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Baxter says Cst. Main was identified as the lead investigator. Main previously testified that he doesn't feel he was the 'lead' #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 1/20/2016 2:56:24 PM
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Baxter first became involved in Wabasse investigation on Feb. 12, 4 days after Wabasse reported missing #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 1/20/2016 2:54:56 PM
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'I'm going to use the term stagnant,' Baxter says. 'Unless new information comes in.' #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 1/20/2016 2:50:14 PM
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Baxter asked if Wabasse 'sudden death' case remains open, says 'it's always going to be open until we figure out what happened' #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 1/20/2016 2:49:43 PM
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'You figure someone finds a body in the water, they call 911,' Baxter says, couldn't find the source of the info #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 1/20/2016 2:44:54 PM
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When Wabasse's body found, Baxter says it was 'weird' that no calls had come in to 911 #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 1/20/2016 2:43:40 PM
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Baxter says when Wabasse's shoe found in snow bank near river, 1 of his 1st thoughts was it had been pushed there by a snow plow #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 1/20/2016 2:35:47 PM
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Baxter says 'there were a lot of false leads' in the police investigation into the 2011 disappearance of Jordan Wabasse #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 1/20/2016 2:31:11 PM
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Back at the #tbinquest on Wednesday. #tbay police Cst. Larry Baxter in cross-examination this morning.by Jody Porter via twitter 1/20/2016 2:29:41 PM
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'Lack of urgency' in response to missing First Nation student:@OntarioAdvocate #tbinquest
cbc.ca/1.3409516 http://pbs.twimg.com/media/CZFX0zZUEAE2KVc.jpgby Jody Porter via twitter 1/19/2016 12:46:52 PM -
2 big topics: education funding + police response came up at the #tbinquest today. Find collected tweets here cbc.ca/news/canada/th…by Jody Porter via twitter 1/19/2016 1:00:43 AM
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Before adjourning coroner reminds jury inquest is more than 1/2 over, thanks them for the work they're doing #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 1/18/2016 11:08:00 PM
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Juror asks where shoe found Main: in a snow bank, facing upside down on the right side of river about 200-300 metres frm bridge #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 1/18/2016 10:49:00 PM
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Juror asks if there are photos of area where Wabasse's hat was found on ice, told they will come into evidence later #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 1/18/2016 10:47:22 PM
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Juror asks if there's a pedestrian walk way on James St. Bridge. Main says yes #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 1/18/2016 10:45:14 PM
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The missing persons report may have mistakenly identified Wabasse's boarding home parents as his parents, Main says #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 1/18/2016 10:42:00 PM
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Main says it may have been 'a language barrier'. A NAPS officer was brought in to help translate in Ojibway, Main says 2/2 #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 1/18/2016 10:40:34 PM
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PACY lawyer asks why man who got off bus with Wabasse was interviewed 3 times, but there's no recorded police statement 1/2 #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 1/18/2016 10:38:58 PM
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PACY lawyer: would you agree it might have been useful to interview all these young people? Main: It may have been useful #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 1/18/2016 10:37:06 PM
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Main says he didn't ask school for a list of Wabasse's close friends or interview his hockey teammates #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 1/18/2016 10:36:00 PM
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Main says police made calls to pawn shops to see if anyone was trying to sell Wabasse's iPod #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 1/18/2016 10:34:06 PM
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NAN lawyer: are you aware of any reason why Jordan's family should have to wait for this level of service?' Main: I am not aware #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 1/18/2016 10:31:44 PM
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A door-to-door canvass of the neighbourhood where Wabasse lived took place Feb. 11, Main says. #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 1/18/2016 10:29:43 PM
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NAN lawyer: you have potentially young eye-witnesses that go uninterviewed for 48 hours. #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 1/18/2016 10:28:41 PM
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Main says he was aware of, but did not immediately invu students at Matawa Learning Centre who had info abt Wabasse's last hours #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 1/18/2016 10:25:31 PM
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Main says other officers spent time searching around boarding home + made 'periodic checks' of area, but no K-9 or ident.unit #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 1/18/2016 10:19:35 PM
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Main says 'the way I read the report I understood he had gone missing that evening'. Wabasse was missing 24 hrs by then #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 1/18/2016 10:17:59 PM