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Day parole extended for Saskatoon woman who slashed son's throat

The Parole Board of Canada has extended day parole for a Saskatoon woman serving a five-and-a-half-year sentence for stabbing her son when her ex came to get the boy in 2013. Read More

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'His life was taken away too soon': Sask. man gets seven-month jail sentence...

A Saskatchewan hunter who thought he was shooting an elk, and instead fatally shot another hunter northeast of Prince Albert, has been sentenced to seven months in jail. Read More

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Four accused in the fatal shooting of Tyler Applegate committed to stand trial

Four people have been committed to stand trial at Saskatoon Court of Queen's Bench in connection with the death of Tyler Applegate. Read More

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Wife of slain La Ronge restaurateur says youth sentence for killer will not...

The wife of Simon Grant, the La Ronge business man killed during a robbery at his Louisiana's Bar-B-Que restaurant, says a federal adult sentence for the 17-year-old ringleader would balance both...

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Former Saskatoon constable on trial for alleged on-duty assault

Kehler Bear says he was kicked in the face, dragged through a window and punched in the head by a police officer after a pursuit throughout Saskatoon's east side. Read More

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Teen who killed Simon Grant needs five to 10 years of structured support:...

Cora Laich has heard a lot about rehabilitation over the last few months regarding the teen who killed her husband, La Ronge restaurant owner Simon Grant. Read More

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'A thief, cheat, liar and coward': Judge sentences Dustin Sand to 15 years...

Calling him a liar, a cheat, a thief and a coward, a Saskatoon judge has sentenced a man involved in two violent home invasions — the second of which ended in the death of one of the invaders — to 15...

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Former Saskatoon constable used appropriate 'physical control' during arrest:...

Taking into account the prolonged, high-speed pursuit of a stolen vehicle possibly involved in an armed robbery, a former Saskatoon police constable used appropriate physical force during an intense...

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Bridges cover: No challenge too great for Paralympian Lisa Franks

There's a quote Lisa Franks keeps close to her heart — literally, she wears it on a necklace — that propelled her through a long, bleak period of her life: "Courage doesn't always roar, sometimes it's...

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Lawyers argue whether former officer's use of force was necessary or excessive

A former police officer's use of force during an arrest nearly three years ago was the centre of debate during closing arguments at an assault trial in Saskatoon. Read More

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Man with history of child sex offences should get long-term offender...

Lawyers agree a man who lured four underage girls through extensive online chat discussions — writing graphic "stories" about them and sending them sexual photos — should be designated a long-term...

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Trial delayed for Vey and Nicholson, the Sask. pair accused in murder...

The trial of former Saskatchewan lovers accused of plotting to kill their spouses has been delayed one week while the court awaits a judge's decision on a charter application. Read More

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Convicted youth killer wants adult sentence so she can get programming,...

A woman who helped beat Patrick Dong with a bat before stabbing him six times and leaving him in a ditch outside Saskatoon wants to be sentenced as an adult. Read More

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'They tell us what they need': New Horizons reduces youth court breaches...

It could be any day of the week, any time of the day, when Mikayla Balon gets a call from a young person who needs her. Read More

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'This is not low-level trafficking': Repeat trafficker caught with 'huge'...

A four-year prison sentence for drug trafficking reflects the "huge" amount of methamphetamine Christopher Daniel Ludviksen had in a backpack when he was arrested in a 20th Street parking lot, a...

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Bail hearings requested for teens charged in Mark Enwaya death

Lawyers for two teen boys charged in connection with the shooting death of Mark Enwaya have requested bail hearings for their clients. Read More

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Eight-year sentence for man who caused downtown shootout with Saskatoon police

Mike Andrew Arcand's decision to fire a homemade zipgun in the direction of a Saskatoon police officer trying to arrest him on a busy downtown street endangered the lives of officers, the public and...

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Recording of alleged plot ruled inadmissible, Vey and Nicholson found not...

After a Saskatchewan judge ruled an iPod recording containing an alleged murder plot was inadmissible at their trial, Angela Nicholson and Curtis Vey were found not guilty on two counts each of...

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'A calming force:' Court hears Tyler Applegate acted as peacekeeper before he...

Outside Saskatoon provincial court, Brendon Applegate wore a black T-shirt with a photo of his uncle Tyler, smiling in a Cadillac shirt. He said he chose the photo because it reminds him of happier...

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How a 'reasonable expectation of privacy' led a judge to exclude key evidence...

This week, a Saskatchewan judge ruled that police violated Angela Nicholson and Curtis Vey's charter rights because they seized an iPod from Vey's wife that contained a secret recording of the pair's...

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