Crime & Courts

Liberals table crime bill to restrict access to bail, impose tougher sentences

The Liberal government tabled legislation Thursday morning that would make it harder to get bail for a variety of offences, including vehicle thefts, extortion and breaking and entering.The bill would...

Oct 23, 2025

Man charged after shooting leaves one seriously injured in North Battleford

A 46-year-old man is facing several charges after a shooting at a home in North Battleford early Monday left another man seriously injured.RCMP say officers responded to a report of a shooting around ...

Oct 22, 2025

Saskatchewan opens permanent lab for ballistics testing

Saskatchewan's first permanent ballistics lab is officially open.The provincial government announced the opening of the permanent location of the Saskatchewan Ballistics Laboratory on Monday in Saskat...

Oct 21, 2025

Two wanted suspects arrested after police chase on Thunderchild First Nation

Two people are facing several charges after a police pursuit involving a stolen truck on Thunderchild First Nation last week.RCMP say officers in Turtleford received a report of a stolen truck in Merv...

Oct 20, 2025

Supreme Court won't hear Waterhen claim on Primrose Air Weapons Range

The Waterhen First Nation north of Meadow Lake had their claim for compensation for the loss of hunting at the Primrose Lake Air Weapons Range denied after the Supreme Court of Canada declined to hear...

Oct 20, 2025

Megan Gallagher’s family says manslaughter verdict brings relief but not closure

Megan Gallagher's family has been waiting five years for answers after the 30-year-old was killed in 2020.At Saskatoon's Court of King's Bench on Friday, a jury found Roderick Sutherland guilty of man...

Oct 18, 2025

PA Police and defence lawyer respond to proposed bail reform

Sweeping changes to Canada's bail and sentencing rules are expected to be tabled by the federal government next week, but they are already being welcomed by the head of the Prince Albert Police Servic...

Oct 17, 2025

RCMP investigating suspicious death of Big Island Cree Nation man

Saskatchewan RCMP's Major Crimes Unit is investigating after a man from Big Island Cree Nation died days after he was found seriously injured along a northern highway.Police said officers from the Tur...

Oct 17, 2025

13-year-old had been drinking when he shot his friend, court heard

A youth who shot and killed his friend was drinking daily and using Xanax when a .22 rifle he was holding discharged, hitting his friend in the head and later killing him. The youth (dubbed M.S. in co...

Oct 16, 2025

'This breach of trust is shocking': former Lloyd hockey exec gets 2 years for stealing over $273K

A former executive of the Lloydminster Minor Hockey Association (LMHA) was sentenced Wednesday to two years in a federal penitentiary for defrauding the non-profit of more than $273,000 over five year...

Oct 15, 2025