Source: CBC News, July 1, 2018 Carissa and Troy Gasper and their three young children were killed in a car crash Friday A horrific crash took the lives of six people on Friday. Among them were Rosetown residents Carissa and Troy Gasper and their three young children. They are being remembered by the mayor of Rosetown,… Continue reading ‘A very strong, warm family’: Mayor of Rosetown remembers neighbours killed in crash near Elrose
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Why lawyers appealed the La Loche shooter’s sentencing as an adult
Source: CBC News, June 21, 2018 Factors like cognitive ability, fetal alcohol syndrome and rehabilitation not considered, appeal states The man convicted of the 2016 mass shooting in La Loche, Sask., is appealing his adult sentence — and we now know why. The man, who was 17 at the time of the shootings, was given a… Continue reading Why lawyers appealed the La Loche shooter’s sentencing as an adult
Police chief renews calls for mass casualty plan in wake of Broncos bus crash
Source: CTV News, June 20, 2018 REGINA — A retired police chief wants the coroner’s office in Saskatchewan to develop a plan for responding to mass casualties. Former Saskatoon police chief Clive Weighill says the office was tasked with creating such a plan 13 years ago but none exists. The recommendation is one of 44… Continue reading Police chief renews calls for mass casualty plan in wake of Broncos bus crash
Trucking industry rep warns of ‘chameleon carriers’ after Humboldt tragedy
Source: CTV News, June 13, 2018 A representative of the trucking industry is warning about what he calls “chameleon carriers,” after a new corporation was registered to the address of the man who owns the Alberta company involved in the Humboldt Broncos bus tragedy. Calgary-based Adesh Deol Trucking Ltd. had its safety fitness certificate temporarily suspendedfollowing… Continue reading Trucking industry rep warns of ‘chameleon carriers’ after Humboldt tragedy
‘We can’t change the past’: Humboldt Broncos healing emotional wounds through positivity — and football
Source: Alicia Bridges, CBC News, June 3, 2018 Hundreds turn out as Saskatchewan Roughriders honour community shaken by bus crash tragedy Humboldt Broncos bus crash survivor Kaleb Dahlgren says he turns to his surviving teammates when he is having a tough day or reliving painful memories. The survivors have an online chat group where they… Continue reading ‘We can’t change the past’: Humboldt Broncos healing emotional wounds through positivity — and football
Supports for La Loche in aftermath of mass shooting inadequate, community says
Source: CBC News, May 9, 2018 Judge calls it ‘another victimization of all involved’ When a 17-year-old man killed four people and injured seven others during a mass shooting in La Loche, Sask., pledges were made to provide further mental health supports, funding for housing, and a fly-in psychiatrist to regularly make the trip north. More than… Continue reading Supports for La Loche in aftermath of mass shooting inadequate, community says
Sask. school shooter gets life, no parole for 10 years
Source: Ryan McKenna, The Canadian Press, May 8, 2018 MEADOW LAKE, Sask. — A judge on Tuesday sentenced a young man who shot up a school and a home in northern Saskatchewan to life in prison and bemoaned a lack of support for survivors. The shooter, who killed four and injured seven, won’t be eligible for… Continue reading Sask. school shooter gets life, no parole for 10 years
La Loche killer to be sentenced for mass shooting crimes Tuesday
Source: CBC News, May 8, 2018 Teen faces life in prison after judge deemed youth sentence inappropriate The teen who killed four people and wounded seven others in a mass shooting in La Loche, Sask. is set to be sentenced today. The killer, who was 17 at the time of the shooting, will be sentenced as… Continue reading La Loche killer to be sentenced for mass shooting crimes Tuesday
Family of injured Humboldt Broncos player says GoFundMe should be split evenly
Source: Colette Derworiz and Bill Graveland, The Canadian Press, May 6, 2018 At least one family whose son was injured in the Humboldt Broncos bus crash says the millions raised by a GoFundMe campaign should be split evenly among the survivors and the families of those killed. The fundraiser was created immediately after the April 6… Continue reading Family of injured Humboldt Broncos player says GoFundMe should be split evenly
Sask. to hire firm to assess intersection where Humboldt Broncos crash occurred
Source: Bill Graveland The Canadian Press, April 30, 2018 Saskatchewan plans to hire a private consulting firm to do a safety assessment of an intersection north of Tisdale where a hockey team bus collision killed 16 people. The Humboldt Broncos junior hockey team was travelling to a playoff game on April 6 when it collided with a tractor-trailer. The crash… Continue reading Sask. to hire firm to assess intersection where Humboldt Broncos crash occurred