‘Unspeakable Tragedy’: Stabbing Rampage Leaves Saskatchewan Communities Devastated

Ruby Works places flowers at the home of a victim who has been identified by residents as Wes Petterson in Weldon, Sask., on Sept. 5, 2022. The Canadian Press/Heywood Yu

The Sept. 4 stabbing rampage that left 10 dead and 18 injured has devastated the James Smith Cree Nation and surrounding communities in central Saskatchewan, as residents struggle to come to terms with the shock of the violence and the loss of so many loved ones.

“In a community that size ... everybody knows one or maybe all of the people who were killed,” Ken Coates, a professor and Canada Research Chair at the University of Saskatchewan who specializes in indigenous issues, told The Epoch Times.