NEWS FOR FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 16

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LOCAL
By Luca Caruso-Moro

After being admitted to Anna Laberge-Hospital his family was denied the release of his body for a traditional Mohawk funeral.

CTV News reports his son, Stuart Myiow Jr., took his father's remains without the hospital’s permission to conduct a burial.

Myiow is expecting legal consequences.

First Nations leaders are reacting with caution towards Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s plan to recognize Indigenous rights in the Constitution.

According to CBC News, the goal is to develop a framework for defining and recognizing Indigenous rights that can be put into law by the end of the year.

The framework will be put into action after an engagement process with Indigenous Peoples, provinces, territories and the public.

The International Criminal Court has been collecting war crime statements from Afghani citizens for three months.

At this point the court has received 1.17 million statements from alleged victims.

CTV News reports the statements include recounts of illegal activity at the hand of the Taliban and ISIL, as well as afghan Security Forces, government-affiliated warlords, spy agencies, and the U.S.-led coalition.