Saskatoon police officer sentenced for obstruction of justice
By Lasia KretzelA Saskatoon police officer found guilty of obstruction was handed a 90-day conditional sentence Friday and may lose his job on the force.Cst. Steven Nelson must report to a supervisor,...
View ArticleOrange zone trial of Keith Dunford concluded until October
By Kevin MartelThe trial of the Regina man accused of hitting and killing an 18-year-old flag worker has finished in Weyburn.Now it’s in the judge’s hands.Testimony wrapped up on Friday morning and...
View ArticleUPDATED: Federal government in court to force five First Nations to disclose...
By Kelly MaloneTwo full rows of lawyers filled the courtroom at Saskatoon Court of Queen’s Bench Wednesday to argue whether five First Nations should have to open their books to the public. Ottawa...
View ArticleJail time for man convicted on child porn charges
By Bryn LevyA Saskatoon man has been sentenced after pleading guilty to child pornography charges.Jason Howard Mclean was just shy of his 17th birthday when he made contact online with four girls, aged...
View ArticleRegina drug busts lead to 4 arrests on Wednesday
By Alec SalloumAfter several search warrants were carried out Wednesday, Regina police have charged and arrested four people.The charges come after an ongoing investigation into drug trafficking in...
View ArticleGovernment makes arguments in First Nations Financial Transparency Act stay case
By Lasia KretzelThe federal government says withholding non-essential money from five First Nations and forcing them to disclose their private business finances will not harm the bands.Federal lawyers...
View ArticleBonneau family files lawsuit against Saskatchewan government in foster care...
By Kevin MartelThe family of a boy murdered on the Kahkewistahaw First Nation two years ago is now suing the government of Saskatchewan.Six-year-old Lee Bonneau was found beaten to death with a stick...
View ArticleProbation for Regina seniors' home worker recorded assaulting resident
By Kevin MartelA former employee of Santa Maria Senior Citizens Home will spend the next year under probation after a hidden camera caught her hitting a resident at the facility.Tessie Weigetz was...
View ArticleNew Brunswick liquor corporation defends restrictions on cross-border beer sales
By Canadian PressCAMPBELLTON, N.B.— A senior official with New Brunswick’s liquor corporation is defending a law that limits anyone in the province from having more than 12 pints of beer that weren’t...
View ArticleAccused in Marlene Bird attack denied further legal aid
By Nigel MaxwellThe man responsible for a brutal assault in Prince Albert last summer which left a woman badly burned remains without legal representation.Last April, Leslie Black pleaded guilty to...
View ArticleSaskatchewan man gets life in prison for murder of A.J. Holdner
By Bre McAdamMelanie Holdner says every time she sees a black truck, it reminds her of her brother’s murder.Holdner was at Saskatoon Court of Queen’s Bench this week for the sentencing of Robert Jaymz...
View Article1 man sentenced in Tim Hortons snake-throwing incident
By Bre McAdamA man has been sentenced in a bizarre case that made headlines across Canada after a garter snake was thrown across the counter of a Saskatoon Tim Hortons.Christopher Jordan Cook, 21,...
View ArticleRegina pair charged after drugs, weapons seized from vehicle and home
By Courtney MarkewichA man and woman in Regina are facing charges after police seized drugs and weapons from a home and vehicle on Saturday.Officers first spotted what they call a “viable suspect of...
View ArticleThree charged after inmate escapes from Riverbend Institution in Prince Albert
By CKOM NewsThree people have been charged after an inmate escaped from the Riverbend Correctional Institution in Prince Albert.A 22-year-old inmate escaped with the help of two others on Tuesday...
View ArticleUPDATE: Prada shoes, $700 on socks: Former Whitecap Dakota First Nation...
By Kelly MaloneA former accountant for a Saskatchewan First Nation who admitted to stealing money from the people he used to work for has been sentenced to five years in prison.Hugo Gallegos pleaded...
View ArticleFormer MADD chapter president in P.E.I. sentenced for impaired driving
By The Canadian PressA one-time deputy police chief in Prince Edward Island, who was also past-president of a local Mothers Against Drunk Driving chapter, has been sentenced to five days in jail on a...
View Article3 charged after Regina police uncover drugs, weapons in vehicle
By Brant HiltonThree Regina residents are facing charges after drugs and weapons were discovered in a vehicle Wednesday night.Regina police came across what they call “a disturbance” in the 1100 block...
View ArticleSentence increased for impaired driver in deadly Regina crash
By Lisa SchickThe sentence for a man who was driving drunk in a fatal crash in Regina has been hiked up from 30 months to four-and-a-half years.Maninder Kang was sentenced in early 2014 for several...
View ArticleLawyer calls for changes to Omar Khadr’s bail conditions
By Bryn LevyThe lawyer for a Canadian man who spent a decade in an American detention centre wants his release conditions relaxed.Omar Khadr was taken prisoner in 2002 at the age of 15 by American...
View ArticleBoy, 16, wanted on Canada-wide warrant arrested after trying to flee police...
By CKOM NewsA 16-year-old boy wanted on a Canada-wide warrant has been arrested after allegedly making two attempts to flee police in a stolen vehicle.It started early Friday morning just after...
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