By Mickey Djuric THE CANADIAN PRESS The federal public safety minister says he is to travel next week to Saskatchewan’s James Smith Cree Nation, where 11 people were killed in a mass stabbing, to advance the government’s plan to have First Nations policing recognized as an essential service. Marco Mendicino said he has spoken with his provincial counterpart, Christine Tell, as well as Indigenous leaders about the issue, as the community continues to deal with “unspeakable grief.” “This is a heartbreaking reminder of the work we must do together … to take the steps that are necessary so this type of tragedy never happens again,” Mendicino said Friday in Halifax. “Policing by Indigenous Peoples for Indigenous Peoples is a key part to reconciliation.” A spokeswoman for the minister said he

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