@cbcnews: Manitoba’s government outlined a five-stage plan to search a Winnipeg-area landfill by hand for the remains of two victims of an admitted serial killer. The remains of Morgan Harris and Marcedes Myran are believed to have been taken to the Prairie Green landfill after they were killed. The partial remains of a third victim, Rebecca Contois, were found at a different landfill in 2022. The provincial and federal governments each announced $20 million to help fund the landfill search earlier this year. The search is expected to begin this summer.. The families of the victims met with Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew on Monday and called the search a major step forward. Jeremy Skibicki admitted in a 2022 police interview to killing the three First Nations women as well as an unidentified woman community leaders have given the name Mashkode Bizhiki'ikwe, or Buffalo Woman. Police have said they believe she was Indigenous Lawyers for Skibicki, whose murder trial concluded Monday, said he should not be found criminally responsible for the killings because of a mental disorder, while the prosecutor said "nothing could be further from the truth.” Support is available for anyone affected by these reports and the issue of missing and murdered Indigenous people. Immediate emotional assistance and crisis support are available 24 hours a day, seven days a week through a national hotline at 1-844-413-6649. You can also access, through the government of Canada, health support services (https://www.rcaanc-cirnac.gc.ca/eng/1548700698392/1548701361628) such as mental health counselling, community-based support and cultural services, and some travel costs to see elders and traditional healers. Family members seeking information about a missing or murdered loved one can access Family Information Liaison Units (https://www.justice.gc.ca/eng/fund-fina/cj-jp/fund-fond/mmiw-fada/info.html). #FirstNations #Winnipeg #Indigenous

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