Loretta Saunders funeral being held in Labrador

A funeral for Loretta Saunders is being held in Labrador Saturday.

The 26-year-oldInukwoman, who was originally from Labrador but was studying atSt. Mary's University in Halifax, went missing on Feb. 13.Her body was found on Feb. 26 in a highway median in New Brunswick.

Her two roommates, VictoriaHenneburyand BlakeLeggette, have been charged with first-degree murder.

The service will takeplace at 11 a.m. at the Pentecostal Church in Happy Valley-Goose Bay, with interment to follow at the Moravian cemetery.

On Thursday, the leaders of NovaScotia'sthree main political parties called for a national public inquiry into missing and murdered aboriginal women and girls.