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Canada pledges C$40m to search landfill for remains of two Indigenous women

woman in red sits on steps in front of signs with faces and names of missing women
People unite to honor missing and murdered Indigenous women on International Women’s Day on 8 March 2024 in Edmonton, Alberta. Photograph: Anadolu/Getty Images

Canada has pledged tens of millions of dollars to search landfill for the remains of two Indigenous women believed to have been murdered by an alleged serial killer, but experts and community groups have warned that the figure still may not be enough to complete a full search.

The federal and Manitoba governments agreed to each contribute C$20m ($14.7m) for an investigation of Winnipeg’s Prairie Green landfill, where the alleged murderer Jeremy Skibicki is believed to have dumped at least two of his known victims.

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