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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Lewis says he was not aware that Cst. Main, #tbay police lead investigator believed Jordan had just disappeared on Feb. 8 #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 2/1/2016 2:47:24 PM -
'Unfortunately the police were not involved until the next day,' Lewis says. Missing persons report filed on Feb. 8 #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 2/1/2016 2:46:18 PM
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Lewis says critical period was 'within minutes of Jordan stepping off the bus' on evening of Feb. 7, 2011 #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 2/1/2016 2:45:38 PM
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Nishnawbe Aski Nation lawyer Julian Roy questioning Insp. Lewis re: 'critical period' in search for Jordan Wabasse #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 2/1/2016 2:42:31 PM
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Lawyer Murray Kilppenstein is here today representing Chiefs of Ontario at #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 2/1/2016 2:33:27 PM
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Coroner's counsel explains that Justice of the Peace Marcel Donnio brought the Eagle staff into courtroom in ceremony this a.m. #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 2/1/2016 2:31:22 PM
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Insp. Don Lewis of #tbay police to complete his testimony on the Jordan Wabasse investigation before #tbinquest phase 2 starts later todayby Jody Porter via twitter 2/1/2016 2:17:51 PM
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Phase 2 of #tbinquest starts today. There's an Eagle staff in the courtroom for the first time.by Jody Porter via twitter 2/1/2016 2:12:52 PM
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Excited to be heading to Keewaywin First Nation for more reporting on #tbinquest http://pbs.twimg.com/media/CZkS8VZWQAEGP2s.jpg
by Jody Porter via twitter 1/25/2016 12:53:44 PM -
More on this at 4:40 ET on @UpNorthCBC Father 'shocked' by allegations of murder #tbinquest
cbc.ca/1.3414512 http://pbs.twimg.com/media/CZWrAe9UEAA90QO.jpgby Jody Porter via twitter 1/22/2016 9:24:13 PM -
Jury brought back in to be adjourned until Feb. 1. #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 1/22/2016 5:24:49 PM
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Like Morriseau case, time runs out to cross-examine Insp. Lewis. Family will have to return to #tbay to hear more in Feb. #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 1/22/2016 5:23:59 PM
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Coroner's counsel argues that this is a discussion about 'semantics' re: who is 'lead' investigator #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 1/22/2016 5:14:54 PM
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Jurors excused while lawyers for police + police association argue against line of questioning abt when investigation started #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 1/22/2016 5:10:53 PM
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Like in Morriseau case, many questions about who was leading police investigation in early days of missing person investigation #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 1/22/2016 5:06:23 PM
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Lewis says #tbay police would look at coroner's investigation by OPP for #tbinquest 'if information is accessible' #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 1/22/2016 4:58:42 PM
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Lewis says the Wabasse case remains open, but not actively investigated unless new information comes forward #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 1/22/2016 4:56:24 PM
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When found Jordan Wabasse's body didn't 'have the trauma you would expect' from theory he was pushed from bridge, Lewis says #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 1/22/2016 4:49:59 PM
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'Location of the hat, made a question mark of how that actually happened,' Lewis says of theory Wabasse was pushed off bridge #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 1/22/2016 4:48:41 PM
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Lewis says he is 'satisfied that all the information collected' makes theory Stephen Cole killed Jordan Wabasse 'improbable' #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 1/22/2016 4:47:03 PM
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Under cross-examination Lewis says efforts of the First Nations search teams were helpful #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 1/22/2016 4:43:45 PM
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Lewis says he was the case manager for the Wabasse case. The lead investigator role 'would have really bounced around' #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 1/22/2016 4:27:22 PM
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Lewis says he contacted Wabasse's father in June 2011 to tell results of invu w/Stephen Cole. Not asked what this results were #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 1/22/2016 4:25:37 PM
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Lewis says that notation 'is for statistical purposes, has nothing to do with the investigation itself.' #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 1/22/2016 3:58:38 PM
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Like Kyle Morriseau's case, Jordan Wabbasse's case is labelled 'complete, solved, non-criminal' in police records #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 1/22/2016 3:57:24 PM
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When it was found, 'Jordan's body didn't offer any evidence of foul play,' Lewis says #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 1/22/2016 3:51:02 PM
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'It was an episode they [fifth estate] were doing similar to the purpose of this inquest,' Lewis says #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 1/22/2016 3:48:50 PM
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Lewis says he was interviewed by CBC's fifth estate earlier on the day Wabasse's body was found #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 1/22/2016 3:47:56 PM
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Lewis says an OPP dive team found 'nothing significant' during search of Kam River at end of March 2011 #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 1/22/2016 3:44:53 PM
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Lewis says OPP helicopter was used to fly over the Kam River from paper mill to Lake Superior on Feb. 20 #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 1/22/2016 3:39:47 PM
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Lewis says police search of river bank was done week following the hat being found, b/c 'we didn't want to focus solely on that' #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 1/22/2016 3:37:03 PM
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Lewis: police tried to figure out feasibility Wabasse could have walked to river, given cold, his condition getting off bus #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 1/22/2016 3:35:36 PM
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Police measured the distance between where Wabasse got off the bus + the river. Shortest walking distance = 2.2 km #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 1/22/2016 3:31:50 PM
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Lewis: it changed in that there was a good possibility that he may have fallen into the water' #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 1/22/2016 3:30:02 PM
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When searchers found Wabasse's hat, Lewis says police investigation changed 1/2 #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 1/22/2016 3:29:30 PM
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Lewis: community searchers '1 of accepted potential hazards, have to accept there might be interference w/ potential evidence' #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 1/22/2016 3:27:02 PM
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'We were relying on anyone who would pitch in to help,' Lewis says of early days of police search #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 1/22/2016 3:22:58 PM
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Lewis says later on another search done of vacant buildings in the area b/c 'it was thought that Jordan maybe sought shelter' #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 1/22/2016 2:59:20 PM
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Lewis says on Feb 13 the police community response team knocked on doors in neighbourhood of Wabasse's boarding home #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 1/22/2016 2:56:31 PM
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Lewis says Lakehead Search and Rescue put together a team of 29 volunteers to take part in the search #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 1/22/2016 2:52:31 PM
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Lewis says he also called in Lakehead Search & Rescue on Feb. 12 b/c of the 'vastness of the area that needed to be covered' #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 1/22/2016 2:51:47 PM
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Lewis says an OPP unmanned drone was used to do an arial search of the area around Wabasse's boarding home on Feb 12 #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 1/22/2016 2:46:16 PM
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Lewis says OPP dive team was requested on Feb. 13, after Wabasse's hat was found on ice near James St bridge #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 1/22/2016 2:44:20 PM
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Lewis says (now former) NAN Grand Chief Beardy had called (now former) Police Chief Herman, looking for info abt police response #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 1/22/2016 2:42:31 PM
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Lewis says on Feb. 11 the emergency task unit (w/9 members) was assigned to 'expanded ground searches' #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 1/22/2016 2:38:58 PM