Crime & Courts

Dangerous offender status for man behind attack at Sask. Penitentiary

A man with a history of violent assaults and stabbings in northern Saskatchewan received an indeterminate prison sentence after the courts declared him a dangerous offender, seeking to protect the pub...

Mar 05, 2024

James Smith looking for justice system changes following second stabbing inquest

The leadership of James Smith Cree Nation is happy with how RCMP handled the arrest of Myles Sanderson, the man who stabbed and killed 11 people and injured 17 more in a spree attack on the reserve ea...

Mar 01, 2024

Battlefords RCMP asks for public's help finding missing man

Battlefords RCMP have turned to the public for help in locating a missing 35-year-old man.On Feb. 29 at about 11:45 p.m., Battlefords RCMP received a report that Vital Gardypie was missing.He was last...

Mar 01, 2024

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