A First Nations man convicted in the killing of a Winnipeg man more than 50 years ago is one step closer to having his name cleared following his own death, after Canada's justice minister ordered a new appeal in his case on Monday.

Russell Woodhouse, who died of cancer in 2011, was among four young men from Pinaymootang First Nation, in Manitoba's Interlake area, convicted in the 1973 killing of Ting Fong Chan.

Chan, a 40-year-old father of two, was stabbed and beaten to death near a downtown Winnipeg construction site as he walked home after his shift one night at the Beachcomber restaurant.

Woodhouse's appeal comes after a post-mortem conviction review in his case — marking what the federal government says is the first time that type of review has led to a remedy under the Criminal C

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