Investigation concludes into release of Saskatchewan man who went on stabbing rampage
An investigation into the statutory release of a man who went on a stabbing rampage in Saskatchewan has released 14 recommendations for the Correctional Service of Canada and the parole board.
The national joint board of investigation into Myles Sanderson was launched soon after the mass stabbing on the James Smith Cree Nation and in the nearby village of Weldon in 2022. Eleven people were killed and 17 others injured as Sanderson went door to door attacking people.
Sanderson, 32, died in police custody a few days after the killings.
Daylight saving time confuses me:' Canadians prepare to adjust clocks
The general manager of a movie theatre in Saskatchewan says it’ll be an extra early Oscars watch party this weekend as the award show airs after most Canadians wind their clocks ahead an hour.
The 96th Academy Awards show is to be broadcast Sunday, but this year it’s taking place an hour earlier at 7 p.m. ET. It also airs after daylight time, which sees most Canadians change their clocks.
Yukon and most of Saskatchewan keep their clocks the same year-round.
Jury in Saskatchewan mass killer inquest makes recommendations to improve arrests
Community members hugged the mother of a mass killer after jurors at a Saskatchewan coroner's inquest determined he died from an accidental overdose following a high-speed police pursuit.
Myles Sanderson's family was devastated after he went on a stabbing rampage on the James Smith Cree Nation and in the nearby village of Weldon, said the killer's uncle Eddie Head.
Eleven people were killed and 17 others injured as Sanderson went door to door attacking people.
Manitoba man who was switched at birth receives Métis citizenship
A Manitoba man who was switched at birth and raised without being aware of his Indigenous heritage for more than 60 years says he feels a sense of belonging after receiving his Métis citizenship.
"My identity is something I lost a long time ago," Edward Ambrose said in a news release.
"I’m 68 now, so being welcomed into the Red River Métis family really touches my heart."
Ambrose received his Manitoba Métis Federation citizenship card in Winnipeg on Tuesday.
He was accompanied by his daughter, Eileen, and his biological sister Leona.
Jury, coroner make recommendations in Saskatchewan mass killing inquest
Darryl Burns gripped a photo of his sister Gloria, who was killed in a stabbing rampage on a Saskatchewan First Nation, after hearing the more than two dozen sweeping recommendations issued by a coroner's inquest into the tragedy.
"If my sister’s death means something positive is going to come out of this, then her legacy is going to live on," Burns said Wednesday in Melfort, Sask., where the inquest was taking place.
Jury to be given instructions as stabbing rampage coroner's inquest nears end
Jurors are set to receive instructions from a coroner this morning as an inquest into a mass stabbing on a Saskatchewan First Nation reaches its final stages.
Myles Sanderson killed 11 people and injured 17 others on the James Smith Cree Nation and nearby village of Weldon, northeast of Saskatoon, on Sept. 4, 2022.
He died in police custody a few days later.
The six jurors heard the final evidence of the inquest Monday and will begin deliberations today on recommendations to help prevent similar deaths in the future.
Saskatchewan mass killer camped in bush during manhunt, inquiry hears
A mass killer built a makeshift camp in the bush, raiding a nearby home's garage for food and bedding, to hide from police after a deadly rampage on a Saskatchewan First Nation.
A coroner's inquest into the stabbing rampage on the James Smith Cree Nation and nearby village of Weldon, northeast of Saskatoon, revealed new details about how Myles Sanderson evaded capture for three days and seven hours after the massacre.
Sanderson killed 11 people and injured 17 others on Sept. 4, 2022.
Judge finds Saskatchewan Mountie who shot lover guilty of manslaughter
A former Saskatchewan Mountie has been found guilty of manslaughter in the shooting death of his lover.
Bernie Herman, 55, had pleaded not guilty to first-degree murder in the death of 26-year-old Braden Herman. The two men are not related.
"I did not believe (Bernie) Herman that he felt threatened," Court of King's Bench Justice Gary Meschishnick said in his decision Thursday.
But the judge said the Crown had not proven the officer was not provoked.
A killing must have been planned and deliberate for a first-degree murder conviction.
Inquest hears killer acted on grievances, planned Saskatchewan massacre
Myles Sanderson had a list of grievances and was ready to kill anyone who got in his way, a coroner's inquest into a Saskatchewan mass stabbing heard Friday.
Experts testified there was likely a reason the killer chose each of his targets.
"His mission was to attack, injure and murder those who he had a grievance against," said Staff Sgt. Carl Sesely, an RCMP criminal profiler.
"Simple as that."
'I wish I left sooner': Partner of killer in Saskatchewan massacre speaks at inquest
The common-law partner of the man responsible for a massacre on a Saskatchewan First Nation wept as she talked about years of emotional and physical abuse that would culminate in the death of her father during the stabbing rampage.
"I wish I left sooner," Vanessa Burns said Thursday while wiping tears from her eyes on the fourth day of a coroner's inquest.
Burns met Myles Sanderson when she was 21 and he was 17. They would go on to have five children.