Daniel Ballantyne gets 11 years for killing Melinda Charles
Loved ones of Melinda Gladys Charles, a woman from Deschambault Lake who was beaten to death at a remote northern cabin last year, sat in a Melfort courtroom last week as Daniel Moses Ballantyne took...
View ArticleThe unravelling of Russell Wolfe: Repeat sex offender thought child porn...
In 1993, Russell Dennis Wolfe broke into the apartment of a woman he believed to be a sex worker, wearing a mask and armed with a knife, and attempted to rape her. He was 34 years old and had no prior...
View ArticleFallen Saints president was aware of criminal activity, but not involved
While Mark Micheal Nowakowski was the leader of a criminal organization in Saskatoon, he did not personally participate in any of its criminal activity, his lawyer says. However, the 48-year-old former...
View ArticleRussell Wolfe apologizes to his victims before receiving long-term sex...
Before he was sentenced to 15 years for making child pornography with vulnerable girls from his neighbourhood in Saskatoon’s core, Russell Dennis Wolfe acknowledged — for what appears to be the first...
View ArticleJaskirat Sidhu, semi driver charged in Humboldt Broncos crash, released from...
StarPhoenix reporter Bre McAdam discuses the case of Jaskirat Sidhu, the driver charged in the April 6 collision that resulted in the death of 16 people, who was released on bail Tuesday after a brief...
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Jaskirat Sidhu, semi driver charged in Broncos bus crash, out on bail
MELFORT — The father of a player killed in the Humboldt Broncos bus crash said it was important for him to be in court for the first appearance of the Calgary semi driver charged in the collision, in...
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'He had the right to return home safe': Carmont Construction fined $80,000 in...
Austyn Schenstead was 19 years old, a sports fan full of plans and ambitions, when he worked for his family’s construction company, installing sound barrier walls in Saskatoon. He didn’t love the work....
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Bridges cover: Philanthropist David Edney makes yoga accessible
There are clear moments in David Edney’s life when he attributes a sudden change in course to his “guardian angel.” It happened in 2011, when Edney was listening to a radio interview criticizing...
View ArticleMan gets prison time for dangerous driving in downtown Saskatoon
Within 25 seconds, officers knew that pursuing a stolen SUV in downtown Saskatoon wasn’t worth the chase. They didn’t know a gun and ammunition were inside. The vehicle had sped up to approximately 100...
View ArticleConvicted child lurer pleads guilty to luring child while still serving sentence
A man caught luring a child over the internet before his sentence for child luring expired has pleaded guilty to seven charges. Ethan James Fergusson, 28, entered guilty pleas in Saskatoon Court of...
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Little pigs, little pigs: Should cities let them in?
Tess, Dot, Dee-Dee, Moyah, Jack and Tuts are already in their spots, eagerly waiting to dive in when Sheila Lukowich rips the lids off six plastic salad containers brimming with fruit and veggies. Tuts...
View ArticleBail granted for Jonathan Rosenthal, man accused of setting fire to house...
The man accused of starting a fire at a house where the body of Crystal Louise McFadyen, who was eight months pregnant, was subsequently found has been granted bail. Judge Shannon Metivier made the...
View ArticleTaylor Wolff guilty of second-degree murder in historical death of James Carlson
Family members of James Carlson sighed with relief when a Saskatoon judge said he felt a key witness was “credible” in the murder trial of the man accused of fatally shooting Carlson a decade ago....
View ArticleA history of violence: Abuser gets four years for vicious sexual assault
Warning: graphic content A man with a history of beating women is going to prison for physically and sexually assaulting two former female acquaintances. In addition to his past assault convictions...
View ArticleWoman charged with 'dine and dash,' drunk driving crash gets bail
A 35-year-old woman accused of skipping out on two bar tabs and drunkenly driving around Saskatoon — crashing twice — has been released on conditions that she not consume alcohol or be behind the wheel...
View ArticleCourt case adjourned to October for accused in Humboldt Broncos bus crash
The second court date for the Alberta semi driver charged in connection with the Humboldt Broncos bus crash that killed 16 and injured 13 others consisted of a quick telephone call before it was...
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'You're going to die today': Delusions prompted Justin Crowe to beat...
As Justin James Crowe dragged Robert Carignan from his wheelchair, stomped on his body and told him “You’re going to die today,” he said he believed Carignan was someone from his past who had been...
View ArticleMother of boy who fatally overdosed in Saskatoon youth jail suing for $30,000
A Saskatoon mother believes her son died as a result of the negligence of local paramedics and staff at Kilburn Hall Youth Centre, where the 17-year-old boy was detained when he overdosed on crystal...
View ArticleFormer Saskatoon police constable Jarett Gelowitz set to stand trial on 2016...
Jarett Layne Gelowitz has been committed to stand trial on a charge of assault involving an arrest in 2016 when he was a constable with the Saskatoon Police Service. Police Chief Troy Cooper announced...
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Then and Now: Prince Albert National Park celebrates 90 years
On a map, Prince Albert National Park (PANP) looks like a long rectangle dotted with many blue lakes and vast green forests. Along the east central edge of the rectangle is Waskesiu Lake — the most...
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