The Saskatchewan government has told the RCMP that it will not financially aid Ottawa in its efforts within the province to implement a federal firearms buyback program. Christine Tell, the province’s minister of corrections, policing, and public safety, wrote a letter to RCMP Assistant Commissioner Rhonda Blackmore saying that no government money committed to the…
Saskatchewan Joins Alberta in Opposing Ottawa’s Gun Buyback Program
Saskatchewan Mass Stabbing Tragedy to be Reviewed by House Committee, Says Tory MP
The House of Commons public safety committee will undertake a study of the mass killing which took place on James Smith Cree First Nation in Saskatchewan earlier this month, says Conservative MP Raquel Dancho. “Many questions surrounding this horrific tragedy remain unanswered,” wrote Dancho in a Sept. 22 statement. “Our goal is to examine the…
Inquests to Be Held Into Saskatchewan Stabbings, Death of Suspect in Custody
Saskatchewan’s chief coroner says two public inquests are to be held following a deadly stabbing rampage northeast of Saskatoon on Sept. 4. One is to focus on 11 deaths on the James Smith Cree Nation and in the nearby village of Weldon. The other is to focus on the death of suspect Myles Sanderson in police…
Saskatchewan Appeal Court Removes Injunction, Allows Broncos Lawsuit to Proceed
The Saskatchewan Court of Appeal has set aside a temporary injunction that halted a lawsuit filed by some parents of those who died in the Humboldt Broncos bus crash. Sixteen people were killed and 13 were injured when an inexperienced truck driver went through a stop sign and into the path of the junior hockey…
‘Not a TV Drama:’ Sask. RCMP Awaiting Probe Into Stabbing Suspect Death in Custody
The head of the Saskatchewan RCMP is defending the limited information she provided about the in-custody death of a suspect in a series of stabbings earlier this month on the James Smith Cree Nation and in the nearby village of Weldon. Assistant Commissioner Rhonda Blackmore says it is a complex investigation, not a TV drama where police will have all of the answers by the end of the episode. She says it is important RCMP wait for an independent investigation to be completed before making assumptions on how Myles Sanderson’s…
‘Reduce Red Tape’: Ottawa Removes Barriers Around Movement of Oil Service Rigs After Request from Alberta and Sask.
Alberta and Saskatchewan have secured a regulatory exemption from Ottawa that will allow oil service rigs to move freely between provinces, according to a Sept. 12 notice issued by Transport Canada. In June 2019, the premiers of both provinces signed a memorandum of understanding to help remove provincial barriers imposed by federal regulations that “needlessly”…
‘He’s Our Best Chance’: Prairie Residents React to Poilievre’s Win
In a windy shopping mall parking lot in Saskatoon on Sept. 12, it wasn’t hard to find people who are pleased Pierre Poilievre has become the new leader of the Conservative Party of Canada. “I’ll vote for him for sure,” said Sean Hutchinson, looking ahead to the next federal election. “Anything to get Trudeau out.”…
‘Lead Our People Into Sunlight’: Indigenous Leaders, Community Members Reflect on Mass Stabbing Tragedy
There was a heartfelt plea for forgiveness and healing at a news conference on the James Smith Cree Nation on Thursday. Darryl Burns, whose sister Gloria Burns was killed in the stabbing rampage that left 10 people dead on Sunday Sept. 4, said his sister died trying to help others. “I’m here to honour my…
Suspect in Saskatchewan Killings Went Into Medical Distress, Died After Arrest: RCMP
ROSTHERN, Sask.—Mounties say Myles Sanderson, a suspect in a deadly series of stabbings in Saskatchewan, went into medical distress a short time after he was taken into custody. RCMP say Sanderson had stolen a truck in the town of Wakaw and was arrested in the vehicle. The 32−year−old was then pronounced dead at a Saskatoon…
Fugitive Suspect in Saskatchewan Stabbing Spree Dies Shortly After Arrest
SASKATOON—The last suspect in the murders of 10 people in a stabbing rampage in Saskatchewan has died after going into medical distress shortly after his arrest. At a news conference in the evening of Sept. 7, RCMP said a stolen white truck being driven by 32-year-old suspect Myles Sanderson was hunted down and “directed” into…
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