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A Battlefords judge has reserved a decision about whether to allow cameras in the courtroom during portions of the murder trial of Gerald Stanley.

A media consortium made up of the Saskatoon StarPhoenix, CBC, CTV, Global and APTN submitted an application requesting permission to film parts of the trial and broadcast it live.

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The media presented arguments before a judge at Battlefords court of Queen’s Bench on Tuesday. A temporary publication ban was imposed on the hearing.

Stanley is charged with second-degree murder in connection with the death of 22-year-old Colten Boushie, a member of Red Pheasant First Nation, who was fatally shot on Stanley’s farm in the RM of Glenside on Aug. 9, 2016.

Boushie’s death ignited racial tensions throughout the province. Some people took to social media in the aftermath of the shooting to suggest Stanley’s actions were justified amid rising crime in rural Saskatchewan, which was leaving farmers scared and with no alternative but violence.

Stanley is currently out on bail. His jury trial is scheduled to take place over three weeks at Battleford Court of Queen’s Bench starting at the end of the month. Jury selection is expected to happen on Jan. 29, with the trial beginning the next day and running until Feb. 15.

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