Saskatchewan pair found guilty of conspiracy to murder spouses
PRINCE ALBERT — What started with a secret recording in a home near Wakaw, Sask. has ended with a man and a woman being convicted of plotting to kill their respective spouses. After three days of...
View ArticleCity mulls relaxing parking time limits
The ability to park for longer periods in different Saskatoon business districts could become a reality. The city is considering increasing the maximum on-street paid parking time limit from two hours...
View ArticleMurder trial begins in case of man fatally stabbed
The Crown believes a Saskatoon man stabbed Rocky Genereaux in the stomach over a belief the victim stole his phone chip, according to the opening statement to the jury at a murder trial in Saskatoon....
View ArticleMan sentenced for using fake online profile to lure child
A man who pretended to be a teenage girl online in order to coerce a 14-year-old Saskatoon-area boy into sending him sexual photos and videos is going to jail after pleading guilty to child luring and...
View ArticleMan who fired shot during home invasion thought he was rescuing friend: defence
A Saskatoon man who fired a shotgun through a door — hitting a man’s hand — was trying to rescue a friend he believed was being held hostage inside the home on Carleton Drive, the defence said during...
View ArticleNot guilty verdict in Tim Hortons parking lot shooting trial
A Saskatoon judge has found two men not guilty of charges connected to a random shooting near the Tim Hortons in the Centre Mall parking lot. Judge Barry Morgan said the Crown’s reliance on two canine...
View Article'What you did shattered my heart,' Karina Wolfe's mother tells murderer
Jerry Franklin Constant strangled 20-year-old Karina Beth Ann Wolfe and dumped her body in a field northwest of Saskatoon in what was described as a moment of displaced rage, for no apparent reason. On...
View ArticleCrown closes case with forensic pathologist at Saskatoon murder trial
Saskatchewan’s chief forensic pathologist was the final witness before the Crown closed its case at the second-degree murder trial of Michael Robertson. Dr. Shaun Ladham testified Friday that...
View ArticleAccused killer may have acted in self-defence, lawyer says
There is no denying that Michael James Robertson caused the death of Rocky Genereaux, but the jury hearing his murder trial must decide whether he may have acted in self-defence, Robertson’s lawyer...
View ArticleMurder trial hears stabbing was "self-defence" against man who brandished...
A Saskatoon man on trial for second-degree murder says he stabbed Rocky Genereaux in self-defence when Genereaux lunged at him with a needle after stating he had HIV. Michael James Robertson, 29, said...
View Article'It's an extremely sad moment for us:' Turkish prof reacts to Istanbul...
The latest gruesome terrorist attack has targeted one of Europe’s largest airports, killing at least 41 people at Istanbul’s Ataturk Airport on Tuesday night. The Turkish government blames the Islamic...
View ArticleBrothers get jail time for vicious beating outside Saskatoon bar
Two Alberta brothers have been sentenced to jail time for a brutal assault on Central Avenue in Saskatoon’s Sutherland neighbourhood that had a provincial court judge questioning why the...
View Article'You've breached that trust' judge says to man who stole from foster family
The victims of a recent break and enter in Saskatoon say they still want to have a relationship with the man who stole from them: a former foster child who they raised for 16 years. Experimentation...
View ArticleTeen accused of murder in infant boy's death was serving a 2015 sentence
A 16-year-old girl charged with murder in the death of an infant boy in Saskatoon’s East College Park neighbourhood was recently sentenced for committing four separate crimes in 2015. According to...
View ArticleFamily of dead infant invited accused teenager into home: 'She had nowhere to...
The 16-year-old girl accused of killing a six-week-old boy had never met the infant’s family but was still invited to a family home out of sympathy, according to the child’s grandfather. “The girls met...
View ArticleNorth Battleford lawyer suspended for forging signature on legal document
A North Battleford lawyer has been suspended for two months after forging a signature on a legal document pertaining to her own family court matter and submitting it to the Court of Queen’s Bench in...
View ArticleCrown appeals sentence in marijuana trafficking case
The federal Crown is appealing the decision to give a former University of Saskatchewan football player probation instead of jail time after he was convicted of possessing 21 pounds of marijuana for...
View ArticleGreat-grandmother of baby Nikosis Jace wants accused killer tried as adult
The great-grandmother of Nikosis Jace Cantre says she wants the 16-year-old girl accused of killing the six-week old baby boy to be tried as an adult instead of a youth. “I want her to go to jail for...
View ArticleMore guilty pleas entered in connection to Project Forseti drug bust
Two men charged in connection with the Project Forseti drug raids in Saskatchewan last year have pleaded guilty to drug-related charges at Saskatoon Court of Queen’s Bench. Mark Edward Weber entered...
View ArticleThe cop, the fencer and the actor: The many lives of Doug Brecht
Sitting at a table in a dimly lit corner of a Saskatoon restaurant, Doug Brecht sips on a glass of iced tea and talks about his life. “It sounds like I’m blowing my own horn,” he says. That’s exactly...
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