Crime & Courts

Courts, not province, control who is released from custody, Minister says

The provincial minister in charge of Corrections, Policing and Public Safety says the government has no authority to control who is on remand or who is released from provincial correctional centres.Ch...

Dec 02, 2020

Temporary release of inmates is best solution to prevent spread of COVID-19, says union and advocate

The union that represents lawyers and staff at Legal Aid Saskatchewan, is calling for a targeted, temporary release of some inmates to prevent further transmission of COVID-19 in Saskatchewan's jails....

Dec 01, 2020

Alberta Appeal Court refuses to overturn one of killer's three murder convictions

CALGARY - The Alberta Court of Appeal has refused to throw out one of the convictions against a man who was found guilty of killing a father and his two-year-old daughter as well as a senior. Derek Sa...

Nov 24, 2020

COVID forces postponements of jury trials in Saskatchewan

Jury trials at Saskatchewan's Court of Queen's Bench that were scheduled to begin between now and the end of December have been postponed due to rising COVID-19 cases in the province.In a media releas...

Nov 20, 2020

Saskatchewan Wildlife Federation investigating shooting of livestock

Warning: This article contains a photo of a graphic image.Saskatchewan has been experiencing an upward trend in the criminal shooting of livestock throughout this year.Due to an abundance of reported ...

Nov 18, 2020

Second-degree murder charges laid in Black Lake shooting

Police have laid charges after a homicide in Black Lake. According to an RCMP news release, on Nov. 1 shortly after 8 a.m., Black Lake RCMP received a report of a male being shot outside of a residenc...

Nov 03, 2020

Correctional phone service flawed and in need of upgrade, concerned families say

Families with loved ones serving time at the Prince Albert Correctional Centre are feeling disconnected.As a result of COVID-19, the only means of communication in recent months has been by phone. Nic...

Nov 02, 2020

‘A death a day, basically:’ Saskatchewan’s overdose deaths hit nearly 300 for 2020

Saskatchewan's death-by-overdose count is reaching totals that have never been seen before in our province."We're having a death a day, basically," Jason Mercredi, executive director of Prairie Harm R...

Oct 30, 2020

RCMP Major Crimes Unit investigating sudden death in Southend

Saskatchewan RCMP Major Crimes Unit South is investigating a suspicious death in Southend.That's according to an RCMP news release, which states on the evening of Oct. 22, Southend RCMP found a man de...

Oct 29, 2020

PAGC encourages Ottawa to settle Nova Scotia fishery dispute

The plight of Mi'kmaq fishers in Nova Scotia has hit close to home for Prince Albert Grand Council (PAGC) and so now executive council is joining the chorus of voices denouncing the violence and calli...

Oct 27, 2020