Crime & Courts

Dangerous offender may be running to Sask.

The Edmonton Police Service is asking the public to be on the lookout for a dangerous offender, who has ties to SaskatchewanClint Carifelle, 30, was last seen at a residence in Edmonton on Feb. 24. Ac...

Feb 26, 2021

Liberal plan to repeal mandatory minimum sentences, receiving mixed reviews

The president of the union representing legal aid staff and lawyers in Saskatchewan, says the Liberal government's recent bill that will put an end to mandatory minimum sentences for drugs and some gu...

Feb 25, 2021

Infant boy’s death in Canora ruled a murder, police say

Police have determined the death of a young boy in Canora in November was a murder.On Nov. 21, police arrived at a house in town after hearing about a child needing urgent medical attention.Despite ef...

Feb 23, 2021

Feds would allow municipalities to ban handguns under new bill

OTTAWA - Newly tabled gun legislation would allow municipalities to ban handguns through bylaws restricting their possession, storage and transportation. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says today the m...

Feb 16, 2021

Stanley Mission man charged with murder expected to be sentenced April 1

A Stanley Mission man who plead guilty last week of second-degree murder is expected to be sentenced April 1.Kane Lenard Roberts, 26, plead guilty to the murder charge Feb. 4 in La Ronge Provincial Co...

Feb 10, 2021

Remorse a factor in no hate speech charges after shooting of Colten Boushie: document

REGINA - A newly released document shows prosecutors in Saskatchewan weighed backlash and remorse felt by people accused of posting hateful online messages after the high-profile shooting death of a y...

Feb 09, 2021

Appeal court lengthens parole period in triple murder of Castor family

CALGARY - The Alberta Court of Appeal has ruled that a trial judge erred by not applying consecutive parole eligibilities for two men convicted in the slayings of three family members.The decision ann...

Feb 08, 2021

Appeal Court upholds sentence for man convicted of killing Calgary couple, grandson

CALGARY - Alberta's top court has upheld a life sentence with no chance of parole for 75 years for a man who killed a Calgary couple and their young grandson.A jury found Douglas Garland guilty of thr...

Feb 08, 2021

Chretien murder suspects already in custody on other matters

Some new information has come to light in the Dylan Chretien murder case, following the court appearances Wednesday morning of the latest two accused. The two accused were already in custody related t...

Feb 03, 2021

Proud Boys and other extreme right-wing groups among 13 added to Canada's terror list

OTTAWA - The Trudeau government is adding the Proud Boys and three other extreme right-wing groups to its list of terrorist organizations to address the sort of neo-fascism and white nationalism that ...

Feb 03, 2021