Tag Archives: Crime & Courts

Man wanted federally arrested after alleged assault on Mountie in North Battleford
A man wanted on a Canada-wide warrant is facing several new charges after allegedly assaulting an RCMP officer and resisting arrest in North Battleford on April 22. RCMP say a 28-year-old man was stop...
Apr 29, 2025

SIRT investigating after in-custody death on James Smith Cree Nation
The Saskatchewan Serious Incident Response Team (SIRT) is investigating an in-custody death after an arrest on the James Smith Cree Nation. The incident happened just before 8 a.m. on Monday. Melfort ...
Apr 28, 2025

'I hope one day they can forgive me': shooting incident at Ahtahkakoop results in 10-year prison sentence
Fearing reprisal and expressing a desire to access enhanced programing, a man responsible for shooting another man in the head, has asked to serve his 10-year prison sentence out-of-province.The case ...
Apr 28, 2025

Death of man at Mistawasis First Nation results in manslaughter conviction
A man who stabbed another man with a kitchen knife seven times before leaving him for dead has been acquitted of second degree murder and instead convicted of manslaughter.The verdict for Roy Lasas wa...
Apr 28, 2025

Ages of 11 victims at Vancouver festival range from 5 to 65: Police
A man in a vehicle raced along a street lined with food trucks at a Filipino community festival in Vancouver, killing 11 people and injuring two dozen others in an attack the interim police chief call...
Apr 27, 2025
Court declares mistrial in former world junior hockey players’ sex assault case
An Ontario judge has declared a mistrial in the sexual assault case of five former members of Canada's world junior hockey team.The ruling means a new trial will be held for Michael McLeod, Carter Har...
Apr 25, 2025

Saskatchewan Marshals graduate first class of officers
None of the first class of nine graduates for the Saskatchewan Marshal Service is new to graduation and none are new to policing. As the Marshal Service - newly formed and almost ready to put boots on...
Apr 24, 2025
Former P.A. resident facing over 100 charges in Saskatoon GPS tracker case
Marty Schira, the man charged in the Saskatoon police GPS tracker investigation, is facing a new wave of charges as the case against him continues to grow.According to Crown prosecutor Christy Pannell...
Apr 24, 2025
Cecil Wolfe gets eight years in prison for sexually assaulting 12 women
Cecil Wolfe, a 64-year-old Saskatchewan medicine man, will spend eight years in prison for sexually assaulting 12 women during his role as a traditional Indigenous healer.Justice John Morrall delivere...
Apr 23, 2025

Trial dates confirmed for Meadow Lake sex assault case
A total of two weeks have been set aside at Court of King's Bench in Battleford to hear the details of a sexual assault case from Meadow Lake.The trials for Gagandeep Singh Gill and Balraj Sidhu will ...
Apr 23, 2025