Crime & Courts

Jury in Saskatchewan mass killer inquest makes recommendations to improve arrests

Jurors at a coroner's inquest into the in-custody death of a mass killer in Saskatchewan have issued four recommendations for police to improve arrests.After a few hours of deliberations Thursday, the...

Feb 29, 2024

Several Western Canadian cities ask Stats Can to halt release of CSI rankings

A municipal leaders conference discussing the negative impact on smaller cities from the Crime Severity Index (CSI) concluded on Thursday.Representatives from 11 communities across Western Canada met ...

Feb 29, 2024

Wade Frenchman, charged with three murders, to have psych assessment

A psychiatric assessment has been ordered for a Moosomin First Nation man, charged with three murders.Wade Frenchman, 31, was not present when his case was discussed on Thursday at North Battleford Pr...

Feb 29, 2024

'Not completed his mission': Psychologist says mass killer didn't intend to overdose

A criminal investigative psychologist said a mass killer accidentally overdosed on cocaine and didn't intend to die while being taken into custody. Matt Logan told a coroner's inquest that Myles Sande...

Feb 29, 2024

Myles Sanderson’s former partner says JSCN killer ‘had no remorse’

Myles Sanderson's former common-law partner Vanessa Burns had some strong words about him after watching a video of his arrest at the inquest into his death.Sanderson, who killed 11 people and injured...

Feb 29, 2024

Battlefords Citizens on Patrol to meet with other communities to discuss provincial group

The Battlefords Citizens on Patrol Program (COPP) group is gearing up to get together with representatives from a number of other communities in the area, with the hope to develop a provincial COPP gr...

Feb 28, 2024

The benefits and problems of the annual Crime Severity Index

Is Statistics Canada's annual Crime Severity Index (CSI) report unfair to smaller communities? That's what's set to be discussed at a conference in Saskatoon organized by the City of North Battleford....

Feb 28, 2024

Pinehouse RCMP working to recover stolen spike belt

UPDATE: RCMP said they have recovered the spike belt but have still not found the suspect responsible.--Pinehouse RCMP are asking for the public's assistance in locating stolen items. A media release ...

Feb 28, 2024

'Smug, cocky and arrogant:' Saskatchewan inquest hears of mass killer's arrest

An RCMP officer who helped capture a mass killer on the run after a stabbing rampage in Saskatchewan has told an inquest the man was smug during his arrest.Const. Bill Rowley says Myles Sanderson was ...

Feb 28, 2024

'I got him, I got him': Officer recounts arrest of Myles Sanderson

While Const. Heidi Marshall chased Myles Sanderson's stolen Chevy Avalanche down Highway 11, she spent some moments thinking about what would happen to her two young children if she died. Advanced dri...

Feb 27, 2024