Trial dates set for Melfort murder case

A three-week jury trial has been scheduled for a woman accused of second-degree murder.

Candace Moostoos, 34, will appear at Melfort Court of Queen’s Bench Sept. 26, 2016.

Alpheus Burns, 70, was found dead inside his home last May.

Burns was a member of James Smith Cree Nation.

Police have said Burns and Moostoos were not strangers.

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