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.
'He was covered in blood': Inquest hears from officers who responded to mass killing
Some family members say they don't have faith in a coroner's inquest as Mounties who responded to a stabbing rampage on a Saskatchewan First Nation testified they found people bleeding and others dead.
"The justice system has never, ever been kind to us native people," said Darryl Burns, whose sister, Gloria Burns, was among those killed during a massacre on the James Smith Cree Nation on Sept. 4, 2022.
"So do we have faith in this justice system? Do we have faith in this (inquest)? I don't think we do."
'Ready to die': Inquest into Saskatchewan stabbings sees texts from killer's brother
Myles Sanderson and his brother were driving around a Saskatchewan First Nation causing havoc, assaulting people and selling drugs in the days and hours before a mass killing in the community.
The first day of a coroner's inquest into the stabbing rampage saw text messages that Damien Sanderson sent his wife, Skye Sanderson, as the brothers caused chaos in the community.
"I'm done ready to die," Damien Sanderson said in one message on the afternoon before the attacks.
RCMP have said Damien Sanderson was the first to be killed by his brother.