Crime & Courts

Charges laid, drugs seized after suspects run from police in Montreal Lake

Two men have been arrested after fleeing from police in Montreal Lake Cree Nation.On Tuesday afternoon, RCMP discovered a wanted man was inside a home in the community.As officers approached the home,...

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Sentencing decision reserved in Sask. manslaughter case involving former RCMP officer

The fate of a former Saskatchewan RCMP officer, who shot and killed his young lover, now rests in the hands of a King's Bench Justice.A sentencing decision for Bernie Herman has been reserved to June ...

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Sentencing begins for former Saskatchewan RCMP officer, responsible for death of young lover

What's expected to be a lengthy and emotional sentencing hearing for a former Saskatchewan Mountie guilty of manslaughter, will begin today at Court of King's Bench in Prince Albert.Bernie Herman, 55,...

Apr 25, 2024

Number of drivers suspended for drugs growing ‘higher and higher’ in Sask.: SGI

April 20 - commonly referred to as 4/20 - has long been associated with cannabis culture in Canada and around the world.But while many will be lighting pipes, sparking up joints and munching on edible...

Apr 20, 2024

Sask. man guilty of abducting daughter to keep her from getting COVID shot

A man accused of taking his young daughter away so she wouldn't get a COVID-19 vaccination has been found guilty of abducting her.Global News has confirmed for 980 CJME that Michael Gordon Jackson, 55...

Apr 19, 2024

Jurors to hear closing arguments in trial for three men charged after Coutts blockade

Closing arguments are scheduled today for three men accused of orchestrating the border shutdown at Coutts, Alta., in early 2022. Alex Van Herk, Marco Van Huigenbos, and Gerhard Janzen have pleaded no...

Apr 16, 2024

Court reviews video showing Terrence Daigneault opening fire on La Ronge RCMP officers

A video shown at the sentencing hearing for Terrence Daigneault shows the then 29-year-old getting out of a dark sedan in La Ronge and shooting multiple times towards an RCMP vehicle. Two members of t...

Apr 15, 2024

Verdict reserved in La Ronge murder case

Follow the conclusion of testimony and final arguments, the verdicts for two women, accused of murder and kidnapping, have been reserved to June 12.That was outcome of Friday's proceedings at Court of...

Apr 12, 2024

New report slams RCMP treatment of homeless Indigenous women in Northern Canada

Homeless Indigenous women in the North do not feel well-protected by the RCMP and instead face violence and discrimination by police, a new report from the Yellowknife Women's Society has found.The or...

Apr 11, 2024

Man accused of murder in Montreal Lake pleads not guilty

A man accused of second-degree murder will stand trial later this year.The man accused of killing 41-year-old Kevin Stewart in Montreal Lake last November has entered not guilty pleas and opted to be ...

Apr 09, 2024