JAMES SMITH CREE NATION, SASK.-Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will visit a First Nation in Saskatchewan that was rocked by a deadly stabbing rampage nearly three months ago. Trudeau will be at the James Smith Cree Nation today for meetings with leaders and community members. The Sept. 4 stabbings left 11 people dead and 18 injured in the community as well as the nearby village of Weldon, Sask., northeast of Saskatoon. Myles Sanderson, 32, the suspect in the attacks, later died in police custody. The event amplified calls for more Indigenous-led policing, and Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino has promised to “work around the clock” to table legislation this fall that would declare Indigenous policing an essential service. James Smith Cree Chief Wally Burns has been among the voices calling for

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