Alberta Métis hunting for food after losing job in the pandemic found shot to death

EDMONTON — On Friday, Jake Sansom was out hunting with his uncle, Morris Cardinal, northeast of Edmonton, hoping to get some food to help feed his family after being laid off due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

. In Saskatchewan, a jury acquitted farmer Gerald Stanley in the 2016 shooting death of Colten Boushie, a resident of the nearby Cree Red Pheasant First Nation. But, Benson cautioned, we just don’t know yet what happened. “We need to bring these people to justice. I’m hoping it gets resolved quickly so we find out what actually happened,” he said.Audrey Poitras, president of the Métis Nation of Alberta, called the two deaths “tragic.”

“Every morning when we’d jump in the truck he would give us our choices for the day and somehow the nickname we gave him became Willy Wonka! He always laughed about it,” Thompson told National Post. “One day I was complaining about my feet being cold and the next morning he showed up with a nice warm pair of brand new socks for me! Took them straight from his stash of socks.”

This policy, which came into effect in September 2019, exempts Métis from some of the restrictions that apply to other Albertans, such as seasonal hunting rules. Métis and First Nation hunters are allowed to hunt and fish year-round, barring specific conservation closures.

This is so tragic. My heart breaks for their families.

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Gee, over on Facebook the NAT POST is insinuating the deaths were racially motivated... Here on Twitter, we're getting the, 'Just feeding their families because of the China virus; THINK OF THE CHILDREN!' angle Indians hunt regardless of job status Garbage vulture journalism

Sooo Sad... seemingly Murdered for Providing Food for their Family.. during the COVID19 employment downsizing.. 😡🤬

Sad news, hope this will be solved quickly.

This is truly a tragedy!!

Blessings to all. Hope the Truth comes out.

This makes me so angry and heart broken for the familes . I hope they find the killers and bring them to justice . Praying for these familes in this horrible time

' This is so inhumane!'

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Tragic 😔

This is so very tragic. My heart aches for the families of these men.

Heartbreaking news. 💔

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Was it accidental?

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