by MBC News | Sep 8, 2022
(Photo of Thomas Benjoe.) By: Shari Narine, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Windspeaker.com A portion of the proceeds from the sale of a successful Saskatchewan tech company will help launch File Hills Qu’Appelle (FHQ) Developments into the burgeoning...
by MBC News | Sep 8, 2022
People across Saskatchewan gathered to honour those lost on James Smith Cree Nation and in the village of Weldon Wednesday night. The First Nations University of Canada (FNUC) organized candlelight vigils in Prince Albert, Saskatoon and Regina to support those...
by MBC News | Sep 7, 2022
(A photo shared on Facebook of what appears to the arrest of Myles Sanderson Wednesday. Credit Luke Lawrence Facebook.) Warning: Disturbing content. “This evening, our province is breathing a collective sigh of relief, as Myles Sanderson is no longer at large. I can...
by MBC News | Sep 7, 2022
RCMP say the suspect in the mass stabbing on James Smith Cree Nation this past weekend has been taken into police custody and the dangerous persons alert has been cancelled. Police issued an alert Wednesday afternoon that Sanderson was believed to be in the Wakaw area...
by MBC News | Sep 7, 2022
By Julia Peterson, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter The First Nations University of Canada (FNUniv) will gather in prayer and mourning at its Saskatchewan campuses after the stabbing attacks over the weekend. “FNUniv stands with those who are hurting and in...
by MBC News | Sep 7, 2022
Thomas Burns, 23, of James Smith Cree Nation. Carol Burns, 46, of James Smith Cree Nation, Saskatchewan. Gregory Burns, 28, of James Smith Cree Nation, Saskatchewan. Lydia Gloria Burns, 61, of James Smith Cree Nation, Saskatchewan. Bonnie Burns, 48, of James...
by MBC News | Sep 6, 2022
RCMP have issued a Dangerous Person Alert for the Melfort area, in relation to the James Smith Cree Nation and Weldon stabbings. Mounties say they have received several reports of possible sightings of Myles Sanderson on the First Nation. Authorities ask area...
by MBC News | Sep 6, 2022
By Julia Peterson, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Counselors, community organizations and politicians in Saskatchewan and across Canada are rallying support for the communities of James Smith Cree Nation and nearby Weldon, and everyone affected by Sunday’s mass...
by MBC News | Sep 5, 2022
RCMP confirm that one of two suspects wanted in the stabbing deaths of 10 people and injuries to 19 others has been located deceased. Saskatchewan Assistant Commissioner Rhonda Blackmore said the remains of 31-year-old Damien Sanderson were found in a heavily grassy...
by MBC News | Sep 5, 2022
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Premier Scott Moe are responding to Sunday’s tragic stabbing deaths on the James Smith Cree Nation and the village of Weldon with sadness. “Yesterday’s attacks in Saskatchewan are shocking, and heartbreaking,” said Trudeau. RCMP...
