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'She's a professional criminal': Mail thief receives one of the highest Sask....

A Vancouver woman who stole personal information from mailboxes, parked vehicles and swimming pool lockers in Saskatoon last summer has received one of the highest sentences ever doled out in...

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Blake Schreiner first-degree murder trial begins Monday

Two separate, judge-alone first-degree murder trials are scheduled to begin Monday in Saskatoon Court of Queen's Bench for Blake Jeffrey Schreiner and Brandin Cole Brick. Read More

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'There was an incident': Blake Schreiner's 9-1-1 call played at first-degree...

As a child wailed in the background on Jan. 29, 2019, Blake Jeffrey Schreiner calmly told a 9-1-1 operator that he was responsible for an unresponsive woman who was stabbed multiple times. Read More

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'Mommy loves you': After killing Tammy Brown, Blake Schreiner recalled her...

After she was repeatedly stabbed in her bedroom, Tammy Brown used her last breath to tell her one- and three-year-old children that she loved them. Read More

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Additional charges laid against accused child lurer Jason Hann

Accused child lurer Jason Troy Hann is back in custody after being charged with five sex-related offences against a woman, stemming from before his initial arrest. Read More

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Teen participated in group assault, stabbing to impress mother, court hears

One of four girls who participated in stabbing one woman and beating another woman within the same hour was appeasing her mother, who said she wanted to see "a good scrap," a Saskatoon courtroom heard...

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Saskatoon man accused of luring, sexual assault denied bail after second hearing

A Saskatoon man who was granted bail while facing child sex and luring charges has now been denied bail after he was re-arrested on additional charges earlier this week. Read More

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COVID-19: Saskatoon leisure centres, rinks, libraries closed

In an effort to slow the transmission of COVID-19, the City of Saskatoon has closed all leisure centres, indoor and outdoor rinks and the Forestry Farm Park and Zoo until further notice. Saskatoon...

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Ivan Martell makes first court appearance in Ally Witchekan homicide

A Saskatoon man has made his first court appearance in connection with the death of 28-year-old Ally Moosehunter (Witchekan). Read More

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COVID-19: Lawyers call on Saskatchewan courts to close

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COVID-19: Union calls for release of low-risk, non-violent provincial and...

The Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) wants the provincial and federal governments to release non-violent, low-risk inmates from Saskatchewan jails and prisons in order to prevent the potential...

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COVID-19: Saskatoon vaccine lab determines ferrets are the animal model

The University of Saskatchewan’s Vaccine and Infectious Disease Organization-International Vaccine Centre (VIDO-InterVac) is the first Canadian lab to develop an animal model for COVID-19 vaccine...

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COVID-19: Real estate angle

The Saskatchewan Realtors Association (SRA) is taking the "unprecedented" step of directing its members to stop holding open houses across the province. Read More

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Government response to CUPE's call for inmate release

Public prosecutions will consider releasing remanded inmates who are not considered a public safety threat in order to address the potential spread of COVID-19 in jails, says Saskatchewan's assistant...

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How to talk to kids about COVID-19

With the COVID-19 pandemic sweeping the country, family routines have been thrown off. Kids are home from school and, in many cases, parents are now working from home. Read More

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Indecent acts land man in jail for 114 days

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Five charged in Idylwyld motel shooting appear in court

Five people have made their first court appearances in connection with a shooting at a Saskatoon motel that police say left a 33-year-old man with life-threatening injuries. Read More

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Appeal court upholds manslaughter acquittal in Beverly Littlecrow death

The Saskatchewan Court of Appeal has dismissed the Crown's attempt to get a new trial for a Saskatchewan man acquitted of killing his girlfriend, Beverly Littlecrow. Read More

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Custody vs. COVID: Family lawyer says pandemic puts blended families in...

Despite concerns over COVID-19, children of blended families have a legal right to see both their parents during a pandemic, according to a Saskatoon family lawyer. Read More

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Catherine McKay, drunk driver who killed the Van de Vorst family, granted...

After spending almost four years in a federal institution, the woman who killed two generations of the Van de Vorst family in a drunk driving crash has been granted day parole for six months. Read More

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