The Saskatoon Star Phoenix is reporting that "Saskatchewan RCMP are searching for a man believed to be responsible for the death of a 26-year-old man in a northern community where the body of a missing Ontario boy was recently found."
"RCMP said 31-year-old Brett McCallum, also known to go by Nigel McCallum, is wanted on a charge of second-degree murder in the death of Jaden Custer, who was found dead at a home in Pelican Narrows around 3:40 a.m. Thursday."
"Custer’s death comes on the heels of the discovery of the remains of 16-year-old Jay’siiah Webb-Long in Pelican Narrows on May 18. Webb-Long was reported missing from Brampton, Ont. in 2025."
"The two homicides come amid serious violence in Pelican Narrows, a community that is part of PBCN, which has included Molotov cocktails being thrown at homes and drive-by shootings."
CBC is reporting that "A ban on all private gatherings, effective immediately, is one of the new public safety measures in the northeast Saskatchewan community of Pelican Narrows."
"Leaders are also re-establishing security checkpoints and prohibiting the use of ATVs and other off-road vehicles in the remote community, which is located about 420 kilometres northeast of Saskatoon and is part of Peter Ballantyne Cree Nation."
The new measures come after the most recent homicide on Thursday, when Jaden Custer, 26, was killed in what community leaders said was a drive-by shooting committed by someone on an ATV.
RCMP said they have charged 31-year-old Brett McCallum, who also goes by the name Nigel McCallum, with second-degree murder. They're asking the public to help them find him."
"Residents of Pelican Narrows are also reeling after last week's discovery of the remains of 16-year-old Jay'siiah Webb-Long of Ontario, which were found in a planned search on May 13, more than a year he traveled to Saskatchewan and then went missing."
Pelican Narrows previously declared a state of emergency that stretched from late 2022 into 2023 amid ongoing violence, which some residents linked to the drugs being brought into the community. Another state of emergency was declared in 2024, and the chief pleaded for help from the provincial and federal governments."
A ban on ATVs and public gatherings is somewhat extreme, yet all the violent once again revolves around the drug trade.
"Edmonton Police Service arrested Brett McCallum on May 23 in the Edmonton area. He will be transported back to Saskatchewan for his first court appearance."
A drug dealer, accused of murder, arrested in Edmonton.





