Serial killer Jeremy Skibicki convicted of first-degree murder in 4 Indigenous women's deaths, facing sentencing in Winnipeg.
Serial killer Jeremy Skibicki, convicted of first-degree murder in the 2022 slayings of four Indigenous women, will face sentencing in Winnipeg. Skibicki's conviction highlights the ongoing issue of missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls in Canada. He will receive a life sentence with no chance of parole for 25 years. In another case, a verdict is expected in Ottawa for former vice-admiral Haydn Edmundson, accused of sexual assault in 1991. In Atlantic Canada, a report calls for provincial governments to address the gap between earnings and basic living costs, as living wage rates are comparable, but the cost of living is not. British Columbia's HandyDART transit service workers rejected a final contract offer, and their union is now considering further actions. The Insurance Bureau of Canada reports that the wildfire in Jasper is the second-most expensive one in Alberta's history for insured losses, with over $880 million in damages.