Saskatchewan mass stabbing victims remembered two years later, playground built

The Canadian Press  04/09/2024  Children have been swinging, sliding and climbing on a playground built to honour one of the victims of a mass stabbing two years ago in Saskatchewan, while a quiet feast has been prepared to remember the others. On Sept. 4, 2022, Myles Sanderson killed 10 people and injured 17 others on James Smith Cree Nation before fatally stabbing another nearby in Weldon, northeast of Saskatoon. Chief Kirby Constant of the First Nation said in an interview Wednesday his community has been slowly moving forward while trying not to dwell on the tragedy. “We’re having a feast to acknowledge them. Families also don’t want to keep bringing up the fact that Sept. 4 happened, so we’re being low-key,” Constant said. “This topic opens those wounds and, as…

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