Crime & Courts

New penalties for stunt driving and excessive speeding

Drivers who like to pretend they're part of the 'Fast and the Furious' franchise will feel the pain beginning May 1. Under new regulations, any driver caught stunt driving, driving at high speeds or r...

Feb 27, 2024

Acute cocaine overdose killed mass stabbing perpetrator, coroner testifies

The coroner who examined the body of Myles Sanderson said he died of acute cocaine overdose, with levels of the drug in very high amounts. The inquest, held before a jury, is a fact-finding exercise t...

Feb 27, 2024

Three facing drug-related charges following NB traffic stop

Three people are dealing with drug-related charges as a result of a recent police traffic stop in North Battleford. Saskatchewan RCMP's North Battleford Crime Reduction Team (CRT) were taking part in ...

Feb 27, 2024

RCMP cleared of wrongdoing in Myles Sanderson overdose death

Evidence heard at the second day of the coroner's inquest into the death of Myles Sanderson showed the man who killed 11 people and injured 17 others likely died by his own hand. Video evidence taken ...

Feb 27, 2024

Swiftwolfe recieves nine-year sentence in Bradley Ham death

A man was sentenced to nine-years in prison at the Court of King's Bench in Battleford Monday in the death of Bradley John Ham in November 2020. Jonathan Swiftwolfe, 29, who was charged with first deg...

Feb 26, 2024

RCMP used 'pit maneuver' to stop Myles Sanderson

Given the 'extreme level' of danger posed by the man responsible for the mass stabbing attack on the James Smith Cree Nation and Village of Weldon, RCMP ended up using a 'pit maneuvre' to stop the veh...

Feb 26, 2024

Prince Albert man, responsible for infant son's death receives 16 years in jail

EDITOR'S NOTE: This story contains graphic details of abuse and death of a child.Just over two years after a 13-month-old boy was killed by blunt force trauma inside a Prince Albert house, the boy's f...

Feb 26, 2024

Sentencing for father who killed toddler after officers failed to check on child

A Saskatchewan man is to be sentenced Monday for killing his toddler in a case where police were found to have neglected their duty in not checking on the child.Kaij Brass had been set to stand trial ...

Feb 26, 2024

Coroner's inquest into in-custody death of Saskatchewan mass killer set to begin

A coroner's inquest into the in-custody death of a man who killed 11 people and injured 17 others in a mass stabbing in Saskatchewan is scheduled to begin today. Myles Sanderson had been on the run fo...

Feb 26, 2024

New trial date set for man facing child pornography charges

A new trial date has been set for a Marshall, Sask., man facing 11 charges, including sexual assault and distribution of child pornography.Joseph Sproull, 43, is charged with possession of child porno...

Feb 23, 2024