Canada stabbings: police say suspects remain at large after overnight search

The country is still reeling from one of the deadliest attacks in its history as the police forces from multiple provinces ramp up their search.

On Sunday morning, two men attacked people in an Indigenous community in Saskatchewan, and a neighbouring village. At least 18 people were also injured before the suspects fled in a stolen vehicle.

The bulk of the attacks happened in James Smith Cree Nation, an Indigenous community of 3,400, and the village of Weldon. Police said they were investigating 13 separate locations as crime scenes.

The RCMP have identified Damien and Myles Sanderson as the two suspects in the killings.

The RCMP said the men had been formally charged with first degree murder, attempted murder and breaking and entering.

Blackmore said the relationship between the suspects was unclear. She said there was no motive yet but the men were presumed to be armed and dangerous. Myles Sanderson has been wanted since May for breaching his parole conditions.

Others posted tributes to family members killed in the attack, including a young woman who had seen her grandfather the night before, only to learn he was a victim in the attacks.

Doreen Lees, an 89-year-old grandmother from Weldon, told the Associated Press she and her daughter spotted one of the suspects when a car came speeding down her street early in the morning, as her daughter was having coffee on her deck. A man approached them and said he was hurt and needed help, said Lees.

But the man ran when her daughter said she would call for help.

Throughout the day, the scope of the search expanded more than 300km (186 miles) south, towards Regina, the provincial capital, where thousands of fans were gathered for a sold-out Canadian Football League game between the Saskatchewan Roughriders and the Winnipeg Blue Bombers.

The men had initially been spotted driving a stolen black Nissan Rogue but police warned they did not know if the pair had changed their vehicle.

A crowdfunding page was set up on Monday to help defray the costs of funerals and to provide financial support for the affected families, but by midday had only raised a fraction of its C$100,000 (£66,000) goal.