EDMONTON—A man has been charged with two counts of second-degree murder in the deaths of two Métis men that have drawn shock and outrage from their community. Sansom, 39, had been laid off due to the ongoing pandemic, like many Canadians over the past few weeks, according to the Métis Nation of Alberta. He had set off with Cardinal, 57, on a hunting trip to gather food for their families. “The murders of Jake Sansom and Morris Cardinal are tragic and unacceptable,” said Audrey Poitras, president of the Métis Nation of Alberta (MNA), in a statement. “Alberta Métis, like all Albertans, want to understand why this happened so we can process our collective grief.”YOU MIGHT BE INTERESTED IN...

Source: thestar April 02, 2020 19:22 UTC