Humboldt Broncos bus crash: Semi driver Jaskirat Sidhu to learn sentence Friday
MELFORT — The sentencing of Calgary truck driver Jaskirat Singh Sidhu will take place just under one year after the Humboldt Broncos bus crash that lawyers say is incomparable to any other in Canada....
View Article'It still seems surreal': Semi driver in Humboldt Broncos bus crash sentenced...
MELFORT — Calling the mistakes made by Jaskirat Singh Sidhu “baffling and incomprehensible,” a Saskatchewan judge sentenced the semi driver responsible for the Humboldt Broncos bus tragedy to eight...
View ArticleSemi driver sentenced to eight years for Humboldt Broncos bus crash
MELFORT — Hoping it will highlight the consequences of dangerous highway truck driving, a Saskatchewan provincial court judge imposed an eight-year sentence for the Calgary truck driver who caused the...
View ArticleSask. hunter who fatally shot fellow hunter thought he shot young elk
The sun had already set when Austyn Adamko, out elk hunting with friends, shot what he thought was a young elk. He called his father at 7:43 p.m. — the cut-off time for legal hunting — and told him he...
View Article'It will never be erased from her mind': Teen sentenced for accidentally...
A mixture of alcohol, guns and intoxicated curiosity led to a tragic accident that ended the life of 15-year-old Cadence O’Soup. On June 3, 2018, a 15-year-old girl picked up a gun — not knowing it was...
View ArticleTrial begins with search warrant application for two men accused in fentanyl...
A provincial court trial has begun for two of three men charged in connection with fatal fentanyl overdoses in Saskatoon last year. Japmanjot Grewal, 22, and Shervin Dass Beeharry, 20, pleaded not...
View ArticleSearch warrant application allowed at fentanyl trafficking trial
Lawyers of two men who are on trial, accused of trafficking fentanyl-laced cocaine tied to fatal overdoses in Saskatoon, can question a police officer about a search warrant that led to their clients’...
View ArticleSaskatoon pediatrician faces another charge of soliciting a minor for sex
A third charge has been laid against a Saskatoon pediatric respirologist already facing charges of child luring and soliciting a minor for sex. Dr. Ramkumar Natarajan, 48, appeared in Saskatoon...
View ArticlePolice questioned about omission in search warrant information at fentanyl...
A police officer who provided a judge with information to obtain a search warrant in a fentanyl trafficking investigation said he was unaware that two of the suspected drug dealers were not picked out...
View ArticleCrown wants 10 years for man who ordered home invasion where intruder died
In October 2015, Dustin Sand organized a home invasion, fuelled by jealousy, that went awry when the target of his hatred killed an intruder. Corey Favel, 25, was among four men who stormed the home,...
View ArticleDefence argues iPod recording of lovers' alleged murder plot should be...
PRINCE ALBERT — Defence lawyers for a Saskatchewan pair accused of conspiring to kill their spouses in 2013 argue police breached their clients’ charter rights by unlawfully obtaining a recording that...
View ArticleChild sex offender wanted counselling, struggled with urges, prior to...
While taking sex offender programming in the community, convicted child lurer Ethan James Fergusson was simultaneously texting and phoning a 17-year-old boy, begging him to send nude photos. He was...
View ArticleDrunk driver gets jail term for causing head-on Traffic Bridge collision
A 26-year-old drunk driver was sentenced to nine months in jail, one day after he careened into a Mini Cooper on Saskatoon’s Traffic Bridge, injuring two men inside. On Tuesday, Nicholas David Glum...
View ArticleForensic psychiatrist says pedophile is high risk to reoffend without treatment
A child sex offender who reoffended while serving a jail term in the community will require “indefinite” supervision because he will be a pedophile for his entire life, according to a forensic...
View ArticleCrown to seek adult sentence for teen accused in fatal shooting of Mark Enwaya
The Crown intends to seek an adult sentence for a 15-year-old boy if the teen is convicted in the shooting death of 31-year-old Mark Enwaya, a new Canadian who was gunned down after a work shift last...
View ArticlePsych reports suggest man convicted of 'sextortion' may have been not...
The defence is considering whether or not to proceed with a not criminally responsible (NCR) hearing for a man who used a fake Facebook profile to lure and extort a 17-year-old girl. In February,...
View ArticleMan sentenced to 11 years for role in Gilbert McCallum's death
In a Saskatoon provincial courtroom, John Clint Tinker sat with his elbows on his knees and his head between his hands — a tattoo of the word “family” clearly visible across his jaw — as he was...
View ArticleSaskatoon constable, armed forces member gets conditional discharge for...
An 18-year member of the Saskatoon city police and 25-year member of the Armed Forces was in the depths of alcoholism when he sexually assaulted a female friend at a Remembrance Day event in 2017, a...
View ArticleBlake Schreiner committed to stand trial for first-degree murder in...
A man accused of killing his spouse has been committed to stand trial for first-degree murder at Saskatoon Court of Queen’s Bench. On Tuesday, the Crown and defence consented to skipping a preliminary...
View ArticleCrown withdraws one assault charge against former Saskatoon constable Jarett...
The Crown has withdrawn an assault charge against Jarett Layne Gelowitz, a former constable who was fired from the city's police service over allegations of three separate on-duty assaults. Read More
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