{"id":734641,"date":"2026-06-13T17:58:13","date_gmt":"2026-06-13T17:58:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/734641\/"},"modified":"2026-06-13T17:58:13","modified_gmt":"2026-06-13T17:58:13","slug":"funeral-held-for-brampton-teen-whose-body-found-in-saskatchewan-last-month","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/734641\/","title":{"rendered":"Funeral held for Brampton teen whose body found in Saskatchewan last month"},"content":{"rendered":"

A missing Ontario teenager\u00a0whose remains were found in remote Saskatchewan last month\u00a0was laid to rest in Brampton on Saturday.<\/p>\n

The family of 16-year-old Jay\u2019siiah Webb-Long reported him missing with Peel Regional Police in April 2025, and officers believe he left Ontario in March of that same year. He was believed to be living in Pelican Narrows, a northern village in the boreal forest of central Saskatchewan, at the time of his disappearance.<\/p>\n

In July 2025, Saskatchewan RCMP\u2019s Homicide Investigation Unit, previously known as the Major Crimes Unit, opened an investigation after his disappearance was determined to be suspicious.<\/p>\n

Almost a year after he last had contact with his family, his remains were found by RCMP officers during a planned search near Pelican Narrows. The cause of his death has not been released but police continue to investigate his disappearance as a homicide.<\/p>\n

A\u00a0GoFundMe campaign<\/a>\u00a0has been set up in the teen\u2019s name to help the family with funeral, travel costs, and other unexpected expenses. As of June 13, 2026, it had raised more than $24,000 of its $26,000 goal.<\/p>\n

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\t\t\t\tJay\u2019siiah Webb-Long is shown in this undated photo. GOFUNDME\/Supplied <\/p>\n

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