Wednesday, December 17, 2025
ADVT 
National

Court Appearance Delayed For Youth Accused In Fatal Shootings In La Loche, Sask.

The Canadian Press, 25 Jan, 2016 12:52 PM
    MEADOW LAKE, Sask. — A 17-year-old boy accused of killing four people and injuring several others in a shooting in northern Saskatchewan has had his first court appearance delayed until this afternoon in Meadow Lake.
     
    The teen, who can't be named under the Youth Criminal Justice Act, is charged with four counts of first-degree murder and seven counts of attempted murder.
     
    Saskatchewan RCMP have said that a teacher and an aide were shot during an eight-minute period at the La Loche high school on Friday.
     
    Seven people were injured.
     
    Two brothers were also shot to death at a home in La Loche prior to the school shooting. 
     
    The youth is also charged with unauthorized possession of a firearm.

    MORE National ARTICLES

    Bend And A Beer: Yoga Classes And Craft Breweries Team Up

    Bend And A Beer: Yoga Classes And Craft Breweries Team Up
    While the teaching is traditional, the classes tend to attract newbies, especially men, says Beth Cosi, found of Bendy Brewski in Charleston, South Carolina and Memphis.

    Bend And A Beer: Yoga Classes And Craft Breweries Team Up

    Chief Medical Officer Makes Deal With New Brunswick Government After Losing Job

    Chief Medical Officer Makes Deal With New Brunswick Government After Losing Job
    FREDERICTON — New Brunswick's chief medical officer of health has reached an agreement with the province after saying last month she was fired.

    Chief Medical Officer Makes Deal With New Brunswick Government After Losing Job

    New York State Police To Provide More Detail On Deaths That Included B.C. Athlete Matthew Hutchinson

    New York State Police To Provide More Detail On Deaths That Included B.C. Athlete Matthew Hutchinson
    24-year-old Matthew Hutchinsonplayed hockey in British Columbia for the Chilliwack Chiefs before starting school in the United States in 2012

    New York State Police To Provide More Detail On Deaths That Included B.C. Athlete Matthew Hutchinson

    Trial To Start For Regina Couple Accused In Abuse Of 2 Sisters, One Who Died

    Trial To Start For Regina Couple Accused In Abuse Of 2 Sisters, One Who Died
    Tammy and Kevin Goforth are charged with second-degree murder and with criminal negligence causing bodily harm.

    Trial To Start For Regina Couple Accused In Abuse Of 2 Sisters, One Who Died

    Manitoba Names Lake After RCMP Officer Dennis Strongquill Killed In The Line Of Duty

    Manitoba Names Lake After RCMP Officer Dennis Strongquill Killed In The Line Of Duty
    It commemorates RCMP Const. Dennis Strongquill, who was shot and killed during a routine traffic stop in 2001.

    Manitoba Names Lake After RCMP Officer Dennis Strongquill Killed In The Line Of Duty

    Vancouver Mayor Apologizes To Men In Mall Photos Who Were Labelled 'suspicious'

    Gregor Robertson says it was a mistake that a document containing unblurred photos of three men described as "Middle Eastern" was leaked and that an online media outlet published the pictures

    Vancouver Mayor Apologizes To Men In Mall Photos Who Were Labelled 'suspicious'