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Sutherland-Kayseas guilty of second-degree murder in shooting of Dylan Phillips

Although a Terror Squad member intentionally shot Dylan Phillips during a drug robbery, she did not necessarily do it on behalf of her gang, a Saskatoon judge ruled. Justice Shawn Smith said he was...

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Daniel Forest sentenced to nine years for killing Rodney Wailing with a hatchet

Despite his “horrendous childhood,” Daniel Ivan Joseph Forest armed himself with a hatchet and used it to strike Rodney Wailing in the chest, even if he didn’t intend to kill him, a Saskatoon judge...

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Semi driver charged in Humboldt Broncos crash set for return court date

The Alberta semi driver charged in the Humboldt Broncos bus crash that killed 16 and injured 13 others is scheduled to return to court on Tuesday, where he is expected to choose the avenue in which his...

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'She was getting afraid:' Brenda King says she saw David Caissie harass her...

Brenda King said she witnessed David Caissie — the man now accused of murdering her sister — harass her in the month before she was found dead near Herschel, Sask. Testifying by video link in Saskatoon...

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Defence election adjourned to Oct. 23 for semi driver in Humboldt Broncos bus...

MELFORT — Defence election has been adjourned for three weeks following a brief hearing for the Alberta semi driver charged in the Humboldt Broncos bus crash that killed 16 and injured 13 others in...

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Judge adjourns prelim, at defence request, for three accused of selling...

A preliminary hearing for three men accused of selling fentanyl-laced cocaine allegedly linked to fatal overdoses in Saskatoon was adjourned after the defence argued more time is needed to review a...

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Admissibility of Mr. Big sting argued at David Caissie murder trial

A Saskatoon Court of Queen’s Bench judge will decide if the confessions Joseph ‘David’ Caissie made during a Mr. Big sting about killing his girlfriend, Carol King, should be admissible evidence at his...

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Prison time for man with gun who stole unlocked, running car

A man who tried to steal a 17-year-old girl’s car while it was warming up outside her house last winter will serve a three-year prison term. Judge Doug Agnew sentenced Andrew William Hartle, 30, after...

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Accused drunk driver says he switched places with passenger before fatal...

A Saskatoon provincial court judge will decide in November if a British Columbia man is guilty of impaired and dangerous driving causing the deaths of two young people near Watrous, Sask. There is no...

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Former police agent Noel Harder armed himself out of fear, lawyer says

Noel Harder had a loaded handgun and an array of “questionable items” in his Range Rover because the former police agent has feared for his life ever since getting kicked out of witness protection, his...

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Son killed father over mounting anger, Crown alleges at Kerrobert man's...

Officers say a man accused of killing his father in a Kerrobert apartment building told them he had medication for schizophrenia and bipolar disorder, but his father didn’t fill his prescription. It’s...

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Project Forseti agent Noel Harder denied bail on weapons charges

Noel Harder, the former Saskatoon police agent who was recently kicked out of the federal Witness Protection Program, has been denied bail on several weapons charges stemming from an incident last...

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Kerrobert man tells officer he killed father to 'take him out of his misery'

Warning: Graphic content After telling an RCMP officer that he stomped on his father’s head to “stabilize his nerves” so he wouldn’t suffer while he slashed his throat, Johnny Dyck Klassen slipped into...

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Smoke from elevator fire closes Saskatoon Queen's Bench courthouse

An electrical fire in one of the Saskatoon Queen’s Bench elevators has closed the courthouse for the day, delaying several trials. Court staff said maintenance was being done on the elevator located in...

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Mr. Big sting evidence declared admissible at David Caissie murder trial

The confessions David Caissie made to undercover officers during a Mr. Big sting about killing his girlfriend, Carol King, are reliable enough to be admissible evidence at Caissie’s first-degree murder...

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Lawyers argue whether Johnny Klassen had 'operating mind' when he confessed...

The Crown and defence disagree on whether Johnny Dyck Klassen had an “operating mind” when he told a police officer that he killed his father. The issue of voluntariness is the subject of a voir dire...

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Murder prelim begins in 2017 homicide of John McPherson

A preliminary hearing underway in Saskatoon provincial court will determine if there is enough evidence for Alistair Duncan Stewart to stand trial for first-degree murder. Stewart, 36, is accused of...

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Did David Caissie kill Carol King? Reliability of murder confessions focus of...

Officers investigating a historical murder case involving the disappearance and death of Carol King near Herschel, Sask., did not have sufficient evidence to lay charges — until a Mr. Big sting began...

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Bobby Gamble sentenced for leaving intoxicated, injured man to die in the cold

Blows to the head during a drunken fight on a gravel road near Duck Lake may not have killed John Brown, had he been given the chance to get help. Instead, Bobby Gamble pushed Brown out of his van and...

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Cannabis and the courts: How possession charges were treated in Sask before...

A 19-year-old woman from the Assiniboia area was likely the last person in Saskatchewan to be sentenced for simple marijuana possession before recreational cannabis was legalized on Oct. 17. It was the...

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