
Jury, Coroner Make Recommendations in Saskatchewan Mass Killing Inquest
Published on February 1, 2024
The jury and coroner at an inquest into a mass stabbing on a Saskatchewan First Nation have made more than two dozen recommendations to improve corrections, policing, and security to prevent future tragedies. Jurors made 14 suggestions, including ways to better to locate offenders who are unlawfully at large, and further funding and training for security, on the James Smith Cree Nation. They also said the First Nation should follow through on the process to establish its own police force. The presiding coroner made 15 recommendations, including improvements for the RCMP warrant enforcement suppression team. “This has been an extraordinarily difficult few weeks,” coroner Blaine Beaven said on Jan. 31....
