en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_massacres_in_Canada
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On September 4, 2022, 28 people were stabbed, ten of whom were killed,
The September 4, 2022 Saskatchewan stabbings killed 11 victims and injured 17 others, not 10 killed out of 28 stabbed.
Full reasoning
Official Canadian sources give the final toll as 11 victims killed and 17 other victims injured in the James Smith Cree Nation/Weldon attacks.
- The Parole Board of Canada states that the mass stabbings "resulted in the death of 11 victims, and injuries to 17 other victims."
- The RCMP's official timeline likewise refers to "the 11 lives lost" and describes the investigation as involving 11 separate homicide investigations and 17 separate attempted murder investigations.
So the article's claim that 10 of the 28 people stabbed were killed is off by one on both sides of the ledger: the correct final count is 11 killed and 17 injured, not 10 killed and 18 injured.
2 sources
- PBC Statement - Canada.ca
On September 4, 2022, Saskatchewan RCMP identified offender Myles Sanderson as having been involved in mass stabbings which had resulted in the death of 11 victims, and injuries to 17 other victims in the James Smith Cree Nation (JSCN) and the village of Weldon...
- Saskatchewan RCMP Major Crimes shares preliminary timeline of the mass casualty homicides which occurred on September 4, 2022 | Royal Canadian Mounted Police
...to honour the 11 lives lost and surviving victims in James Smith Cree Nation and Weldon on September 4, 2022... This preliminary timeline is intended to lay out what our initial investigation determined to be the sequence in which the homicides and attempted murders occurred.
At least 26 were injured, including 11 fatally.
The Toronto van attack did not injure 26 people. The final toll was 11 killed and 15 injured.
Full reasoning
This sentence mixes up total casualties with injuries.
Reliable reports on the case show that the final toll was 11 deaths and 15 injuries:
- Reuters reported that Minassian was convicted of murdering 10 people and attempting to murder 16, and that one of the 16 later died from her injuries. That means the final totals became 11 killed and 15 injured.
- The Guardian reported the same outcome from sentencing: an 11th victim died in 2021, and Minassian was then sentenced on 15 counts of attempted murder.
So it is incorrect to say 26 were injured. The number 26 refers to the total number of people killed or injured, not to injuries alone.
2 sources
- Toronto van attacker sentenced to life in prison
Alek Minassian, 29, was found guilty last year of murdering 10 people and attempting to murder 16. One of the 16 later died in connection with injuries she suffered in the attack and a judge said on Monday she considered the woman the 11th murder victim.
- 'Incel' who killed 11 in Toronto van murders sentenced to life in prison
An 11th person - Amaresh Tesfamariam - died of her injuries in October last year... At a hearing on Monday, he was sentenced to 20 years for 15 counts of attempted murder, which are to be served concurrently.