Heptathlon heroine Brianne Theisen-Eaton capped career with Olympic medal
In one of the most highly-competitive athletic events in the world, a heptathlete from Humboldt, Sask., went from Olympic contender to Olympic medalist. Brianne Theisen-Eaton grabbed national attention...
View ArticleArmed robber awaits sentencing decision
When Cody Glenn Arthur Korsberg walked into a Saskatoon convenience store armed with a knife and stole around $400, his face was covered with a white bath towel. That made it difficult for the woman...
View ArticleRepeat child porn offender gets five-year sentence
*Warning: disturbing content Robin Henry Leier says he doesn’t think he is doing anything wrong when he downloads child pornography. He believes he should be allowed to look at pictures of naked girls,...
View Article'Give me all the money or I will shoot you': Man declared dangerous offender...
When he passed a liquor store clerk a note that read, “Give me all the money in the till or I will shoot you,” Perry Pechawis committed the crime that would designate him a dangerous offender. The...
View ArticleDrunk driver who injured his passengers sentenced to six months in jail
Police officers who responded to a crash in Saskatoon’s north end found Colten Joshua Longman sitting in the driver’s seat of a vehicle, stunned and smelling of alcohol and marijuana. They also found...
View ArticleSupreme Court dismisses convicted rapist's appeal for new trial
The Supreme Court of Canada has dismissed the appeal of a man convicted of raping a woman in Saskatoon. In 2015, Olabode Abayolmi Olotu was sentenced to four years in prison after being convicted of...
View ArticleColdest Night of the Year walk draws more than 100 participants
More than 100 people took to the streets of Saskatoon on Saturday for the Coldest Night of the Year event that raises money to help those who are homeless, hungry and hurting. This year, the goal was...
View ArticleProposed changes would make parking patios more affordable for downtown...
There may still be snow on the ground, but Afzal Rana is already thinking about what he could do with his restaurant come summer. The owner of Spicy Bite, located in the Drinkle Building on Third...
View ArticleSask. family 'learning to live with less' in morphing condo
By pulling out shelves, sliding a door and tucking a bed into a wall, Grant and Angela Martens’ bedroom can morph into a TV room or library at any given moment. A room once dedicated to sewing and...
View ArticleProject Forseti accused changes drug trafficking pleas during trial
An alleged member of the Fallen Saints Motorcycle Club pleaded guilty to charges of fentanyl, heroin and cocaine trafficking during the second day of his trial in Saskatoon Court of Queen’s Bench....
View Article'It doesn't get much worse than that': Two men receive prison sentences after...
Two young men from the North Battleford area are off to federal prison for attacking and robbing two women who stopped by the side of a Saskatchewan highway to see if they needed help in late 2015....
View ArticleBeardy's man gets 8 years for drunk driving crash that killed passenger
BEARDY’S & OKEMASIS FIRST NATION — A man who drove his vehicle after a night of drinking and caused a rollover that killed his passenger just east of Duck Lake had three prior drunk driving...
View ArticleBobby Gamble, man accused in death near Duck Lake of John Brown, released on...
A 24-year-old man accused of killing a 52-year-old man whose body was found near Duck Lake has been released from custody on $10,000 cash bail. A Saskatoon Court of Queen’s Bench judge on Thursday...
View ArticleMan gets 11 years for robbing convenience stores after prison release
A stint in prison for armed robbery didn’t stop Cordelle Tegan Lynn Ausland from committing two more robberies while he was out on statutory release. Ausland had just finished serving the custodial...
View ArticleMan on trial fired shot at car, witness testifies
When he saw a car pull up on his passenger side and noticed a man with a gun in the back seat, Justin Stolar says he and his girlfriend immediately ducked down. Testifying Monday at the trial of...
View ArticleTraffic shooting resulted from gang clash in parking lot, trial hears
A man who was in a white Chrysler 300 with two men accused of shooting a car that was waiting at a traffic light says the shooting resulted from an altercation between gang members in a Saskatoon...
View ArticleTeen girl sentenced for escaping custody day before death of Baby Nikosis Cantre
A 16-year-old girl has been sentenced for leaving her open custody facility in Saskatoon the day before she was arrested for killing six-week-old Nikosis Jace Cantre. The youth pleaded guilty to...
View ArticleMen on trial for shooting car were targeting rival gang member: Crown
The Crown has closed its case at the trial of two men accused in a “targeted shooting” at a car with a suspected rival gang member inside. William Joseph Paul used a sawed-off shotgun to fire a...
View ArticleHomicide victim Brittney Gargol 'sorely missed and loved,' uncle says
The family of Brittney Gargol says their “prayers have been answered” after a murder charge was laid this week in the 18-year-old’s 2015 death. “From the day Brittney was born until she was tragically...
View ArticleBre McAdam's Saskatoon court wrap for March 10
Watch: In a regular feature, StarPhoenix court reporter Bre McAdam talks about some of the cases that went through Saskatoon courts this week.
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