WARNING: This story contains distressing details.
Over five days last week, the coroner’s inquest into the deadly 2022 attacks in James Smith Cree Nation in Saskatchewan and the nearby village of Weldon have heard emotional testimony from family members, along with graphic recounts of Canada’s worst mass stabbing in modern history.
As its second week begins Monday, the inquest in Melfort, Sask. — scheduled for three weeks — is expected to hear from more RCMP officers, first responders and James Smith community members.
It’s also expected to widen its scope to hear from experts about First Nations policing, the parole system and addictions, all of which have been
