When a 17-year-old boy 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. Four people were killed by teenage shooter on Jan. 22, 2016 in La Loche. In the aftermath of the shooting, former premier Brad Wall, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, and other federal and provincial politicians travelled to La Loche. Former Saskatchewan premier Brad Wall (left) sheds a tear along with Assembly of First Nations Chief Perry Bellegarde after laying flowers at the La Loche Community School on Jan. 24, 2016. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau lays a wreath at a memorial during a visit to the town of La Loche.

Source: CBC News May 09, 2018 13:58 UTC