Canada in Brief, March 8-14

Canada in Brief, March 8-14
Chief Commissioner Marion Buller gives Paul Tuccaro an eagle feather after he gave testimony at the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls in Edmonton on Nov. 7, 2017. Tuccaro's sister Amber Tuccaro went missing in 2010. The Canadian Press/Jason Franson
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Troubled MMIW inquiry seeks two more years

The national inquiry looking into the saga of missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls is formally asking for two more years and another $50 million to finish its work.

The commissioners say they have asked Indigenous Relations Minister Carolyn Bennett for the additional time, which would extend the group’s mandate to the end of 2020.