Intermittent jail sentence, probation for man who sicced dogs on canine...
A Saskatoon man convicted of encouraging his three dogs to attack a city police officer and his canine partner will spend weekends in jail. Provincial court Judge Morris Baniak on Tuesday ordered...
View ArticleJudge hands down 3.5 year sentence in jail beating, sex assault
Warning: graphic content A man who beat his cellmate into giving him oral sex at the Saskatoon Correctional Centre has been sentenced to three and a half years in prison. With one and a half days...
View ArticleThree charged in Sask. Compassion Club raid committed to trial
Three people involved with a downtown Saskatoon medical marijuana dispensary before it was raided in 2015 have been committed to stand trial on trafficking-related charges. The preliminary hearing for...
View Article'Many lives were put in jeopardy:' sentencing arguments heard for man who...
Within a span of six hours, Sean Brandon Stanley sped dangerously through an alley after getting kicked out of provincial court, failed to stop for police and tore through the city, putting multiple...
View ArticleKey witnesses no-show at human trafficking trial
The first trial in Saskatchewan involving a charge under Canada’s new prostitution law did not go ahead as planned on Monday at Saskatoon Court of Queen’s Bench. Several human trafficking charges...
View ArticleThree-year sentence for dangerous driver who evaded police
In a case of dangerous driving where “the consequences could have been horrific,” a Saskatoon judge ruled the sentence must reflect denunciation and deterrence above all else. Queen’s Bench Justice...
View ArticleMarijuana courier arrested in Project Forseti sentenced for role in...
A man arrested in connection with the Project Forseti drug investigation in Saskatoon has been sentenced for his role as a marijuana courier. Benjamin Miller Stewart-Rogers pleaded guilty in May to...
View ArticleAlleged target of Saskatoon teacher facing child porn charges is between...
The alleged target of a Saskatoon high school teacher accused in a child pornography case is between the ages of eight and 10, according to police. The case against Rhett Jeffrey Lundgren, 39, has been...
View ArticleMcAdam's Most Memorable Story of 2016: An emotional day in court
When I think about the most memorable story I’ve covered this year, the image of crumpled tissues piled under the chairs of a crowded courtroom immediately comes to mind. Covering court, you become...
View ArticleNo evidence man accused in La Ronge Amber Alert was withholding boys from...
Two abduction charges have been stayed against an 18-year-old man from La Ronge accused of taking two boys and prompting an Amber Alert in September. Although Jarrod John Charles was with the boys,...
View ArticleJudge rules evidence admissible in child porn case despite invalid search...
Even though child pornography was found during a search of his basement suite in 2015, Douglas Stanley Urquhart of Saskatoon was subject to an unlawful search warrant and therefore any evidence seized...
View ArticleTrial dates set for woman accused of sending threatening packages to...
The woman accused of sending packages containing white powder to five Saskatoon businesses while she was in custody on separate criminal harassment charges has been set to stand trial in May. Alexa...
View ArticleFour-year sentence for man caught with meth in Project Forseti
Travis Matthew Miles, described as a “hang around” member of the Fallen Saints Motorcycle Club, will serve a four-year sentence in a federal penitentiary after 14 ounces of methamphetamine was found in...
View Article'His crimes are disgusting:' Judge sentences man for selling fentanyl that...
By selling an illicit fentanyl pill to a man with mental health issues “who sought refuge in drugs,” Levi Thomas Fyfe not only contributed to the man’s fatal drug overdose — he continued trafficking...
View ArticleMaximum youth sentence for gang member who fired shots at house
A home in Saskatoon’s Buena Vista neighbourhood that was shot up nearly two years ago was the target of a gang-related dispute. The shooter is a member of the Saskatchewan Warriors, court heard during...
View ArticlePattern of violence leads to dangerous offender designation
Described as egocentric, impulsive and unable to control his anger, a Saskatchewan man has been designated a dangerous offender for displaying a disturbing pattern of aggression and brutality. In...
View ArticleMan stabbed dog and his owner in self-defence: judge
Bruce Allan Napope raised his arms in the air and said “thank you” as his family cried with happiness after a Queen’s Bench judge acquitted him of stabbing a man and his dog. Following a two-day trial...
View ArticleLifetime firearm ban part of sentence for gun store owner charged in Project...
A Melfort-area gun store owner is now banned from possessing firearms for the rest of his life after pleading guilty to trafficking a prohibited weapon. It was part of the sentence handed down to...
View ArticleSmall town justice: Rural circuit points play integral role in Sask. court...
You could say the curling rink in Blaine Lake, Sask. has a split personality. On evenings and weekends, the upstairs lounge hosts league nights, bonspiels, fundraisers and various community events. But...
View ArticleOffer to sell cocaine at heart of Hells Angels trial
A Hells Angels member and family man from Saskatoon wasn’t offering to sell drugs when he told a police agent he would arrange to get him a delivery of cocaine, according to his lawyer. Instead, Robert...
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