Grand Chief Ron Michel of the Prince Albert Grand Council says the latest suicide involves a 10-year-old child from Deschambault Lake, about 500 kilometres northeast of Saskatoon. DESCHAMBAULT LAKE, SASK.—Another young girl in northern Saskatchewan has taken her own life. Assembly of First Nations Chief Perry Bellegarde, who is from Saskatchewan, has said suicides are happening far too often in northern communities. He said the aboriginal youth suicide rate is five times the national average. Earlier this year, a string of suicide attempts garnered international media attention in Attawapiskat in northern Ontario.

Source: thestar October 19, 2016 14:03 UTC