Woman hospitalized for hiding meth in body during arrest released from custody
A Saskatoon woman who was hospitalized last week after being charged with possessing methamphetamine for the purpose of trafficking concealed some of the drugs in her body prior to her arrest, court...
View ArticleDrug trafficker Anita Favreau ran 'high-level, sophisticated' operation,...
The Crown wants an eight-year prison sentence for a Saskatchewan woman who ran a high-level drug trafficking operation, selling large amounts of methamphetamine and cocaine — and was the target of a...
View ArticleBre McAdam's Saskatoon court wrap for October 7-13
Watch: In a regular feature, StarPhoenix court reporter Bre McAdam talks about some of the cases that went through Saskatoon courts this week.
View ArticleMan lost upper lip, nose in shooting, attempted murder trial hears
When Const. Andrew Ritza saw someone lying in a yard in Saskatoon’s Pleasant Hill neighbourhood, he noticed the man’s upper lip and nose were missing. Police had received a call about someone being...
View Article'I wanted to kill him because he tried to kill me:' Accused describes...
In an interview recorded on video, Dale Cory Ahpay told a police officer he wasn’t looking for trouble on the night he shot a man point-blank in the head after the rival gang member allegedly shot at...
View ArticleLa Loche school shooter carried out plan with ’stark efficiency:’ Crown
MEADOW LAKE — The Crown says a teenager who shot and killed four people and injured seven others at a home and a high school in northern Saskatchewan knew exactly what he was doing. The prosecutor told...
View ArticleCommunity 'role model' sentenced for killing friend while impaired
Drugs, alcohol and an argument over a failed attempt to steal gas on the Big Island Lake Cree Nation led to a man fatally shooting the man who offered to get him gas for his stolen truck. Four people,...
View ArticleAttempted murder accused denies wanting to kill man he shot in the head
A Saskatoon man on trial for attempted murder says he was very high, and therefore not in the right “state of mind” when he told a police officer he wanted to kill the man he shot in the head. Dale...
View ArticleWrongful dismissal trial begins for former CUC managers
Five years after it was filed, a wrongful dismissal lawsuit involving two long-term senior managers at Saskatoon’s Credit Union Centre (CUC) has gone to trial. A Queen’s Bench judge will decide if CUC...
View Article'Everything we did was business-related': Former CUC manager testifies at...
One of two former Credit Union Centre (CUC) managers fired for alleged misspending in Arizona says the trip he took with colleagues, a client and an event partner was completely business-related. This...
View ArticleFallen Saints leader admits recruiting for criminal organization
The president of Saskatoon’s Fallen Saints Motorcycle Club has pleaded guilty to charges arising from Project Forseti, a massive investigation targeting biker gangs and organized crime in Saskatchewan....
View ArticleTrial begins for man accused of random, deadly stabbing spree
On New Year’s Day 2013, Raven Don Constant allegedly stabbed three men a total of 30 times in a span of five minutes. According to the Crown, the attack was completely random. One of the men,...
View ArticleVictim of random stabbing testifies at murder, attempted murder trial
Surveillance video played at an attempted murder and second-degree murder trial in Saskatoon shows four people gathered outside the Blue Diamond restaurant, their hoods up in the tense January air. It...
View ArticleSentencing adjourned in Keith Napope robbery case
A Saskatoon man who had been accused of fatally stabbing Johnathon Keenatch-Lafond in 2014 during a “drug rip” was acquitted in September of manslaughter, but convicted of robbery. Now a judge will...
View ArticleRaven Constant pleads guilty to murder, ending jury trial
Three days into his jury trial in Saskatoon, a man accused of a deadly, random stabbing spree on New Year’s Day 2013 has pleaded guilty to second-degree murder and two counts of aggravated assault....
View ArticleFirst court appearance for men accused of killing Patrick Dong
Two men made their first court appearances after being charged in the 2016 death of Patrick Dong, whose body was found on the outskirts of Saskatoon. Wearing a jacket over his orange jail-issued...
View ArticleBre McAdam's Saskatoon court wrap for October 30 – November 3
Watch: In a regular feature, StarPhoenix court reporter Bre McAdam talks about some of the cases that went through Saskatoon courts this week.
View ArticleChilling message found in basement where Cynthia Crampton was killed,...
Warning: this story contains graphic content Shanda Leftley says she keeps remembering her sister Kara’s words during a phone call while searching for their mother, Cynthia Crampton on June 3, 2016....
View Article'I did it. I killed her:' Tyler Hurd told police he planned to murder Cynthia...
Warning: this story contains graphic details Tyler William Robert Hurd described killing Cynthia Crampton as though he was telling a story around a campfire. He casually mentioned thinking about...
View Article'I know I'm a sick puppy': Confessing to murder of Cynthia Crampton, Tyler...
During a confession that a Saskatoon police investigator called “probably the most bizarre and incredible thing I’ve heard,” Tyler William Robert Hurd said he did not regret killing the woman who took...
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