Trial dates set for Gerald Stanley, man charged in death of Colten Boushie

A trial date has been set for a Saskatchewan farmer accused of fatally shooting an Indigenous man.

Gerald Stanley's second-degree murder trial in the death of Colten Boushie will take place from Jan. 29 to Feb. 15 at in Battleford, Sask.

Stanley has pleaded not guilty and is out on bail.

Details from a preliminary hearing in April are under a publication ban, however it is known that Boushie was shot and killed last August while riding in an SUV that went onto Stanley'sfarm near Biggar, Sask.

Boushie's family has launched a petition calling for a new Crown prosecutor and an out-of-province lead investigator for the case, saying it believes people from outside the province would be less biased.

Boushie's killing ignited racial tension in Saskatchewan and there have been rallies outside court when Stanley made previous appearances.