Tag Archives: Crime & Courts

Verdict reserved for Mistawasis murder case
The decision to convict a man of murder, or a lesser offence of manslaughter, now rests in the hands of a Prince Albert Court of King's Bench Justice.Roy Lasas's trial wrapped up Friday with final arg...
Dec 22, 2024

Two new Provincial Court judges appointed in Prince Albert
Prince Albert has two new Provincial Court judges, the province announced Friday afternoon. Lori O'Connor and Buffy Rogers will take the bench. Cynthia Alexander was appointed in Regina. "It is a priv...
Dec 22, 2024

Saskatchewan Appeal Court upholds thumbs-up emoji verdict in grain contract dispute
Saskatchewan's highest court has given a thumbs-down to an appeal in a legal case involving the use of an emoji.The Court of Appeal of Saskatchewan upheld this week a verdict that found a thumbs-up em...
Dec 21, 2024

Geering sentenced to 7 years for mother's death
In Battleford this morning, the victim impact statement of Cherie Curry, the daughter of homicide victim Beatrice Geering, rang out in the quiet King's Bench courtroom as Walter Geering listened, wait...
Dec 20, 2024

Pierceland RCMP arrest man wanted on firearm, weapons charges
Pierceland RCMP have arrested a 23-year-old man who was wanted after shots were fired at a home on Big Island Lake Cree Territory. The incident happened on Nov. 5, but police say they have arrested th...
Dec 19, 2024

Man charged with drug trafficking in Little Pine drug bust
A man is facing drug trafficking charges after getting arrested in a search warrant on Tuesday.Cut Knife RCMP executed search warrants at two houses in Little Pine First Nation as part of the ongoing ...
Dec 19, 2024
New federal commission established to review potential wrongful convictions
Having spent 23 years in prison for a crime he did not commit, David Milgard dedicated the rest of his life to advocating for others who had been wrongfully convicted.And that passion has led to the R...
Dec 18, 2024
‘Miscarriage of justice’: FSIN calls for appeal, new law in Kennedy case
The Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations (FSIN) is calling for an appeal and law changes after charges were stayed for a woman who struck and killed a nine year old girl on a marked crosswalk in...
Dec 18, 2024

Cockrill found in violation in one conflict of interest investigation, cleared in another
Saskatchewan's Conflict of Interest Commissioner concluded MLA and Health Minister Jeremy Cockrill breached conflict of interest regulations when it came to his father-in-law's business receiving gove...
Dec 17, 2024

Meth, phone and charger seized at Sask. Pen
Staff at the Saskatchewan Penitentiary near Prince Albert have seized over $260,000 worth of contraband, including meth. On December 13, the vigilance of staff members resulted in the discovery of met...
Dec 17, 2024