Crime & Courts

Jurors to hear closing arguments in trial for three men charged after Coutts blockade

Closing arguments are scheduled today for three men accused of orchestrating the border shutdown at Coutts, Alta., in early 2022. Alex Van Herk, Marco Van Huigenbos, and Gerhard Janzen have pleaded no...

Apr 16, 2024

RCMP warn of fentanyl use in Thunderchild First Nation

Two sudden deaths on the Thunderchild First Nation have prompted a warning from RCMP regarding illicit drugs.On April 11, Turtleford RCMP starting investigating two deaths in the First Nation and beli...

Apr 13, 2024

Sask. mother, FSIN want longer sentence for impaired driver who hit son

Darnell Fineday suffered life-altering injuries when he was struck by an impaired driver at the intersection of Hart Road and 22nd Street last April.Now, the 28-year-old from the Mosquito First Nation...

Apr 11, 2024

New report slams RCMP treatment of homeless Indigenous women in Northern Canada

Homeless Indigenous women in the North do not feel well-protected by the RCMP and instead face violence and discrimination by police, a new report from the Yellowknife Women's Society has found.The or...

Apr 11, 2024

UPDATED: Sask RCMP trying to track down 22-year-old woman

UPDATE: Savannah Burns was arrested by Saskatchewan RCMP's Warrant Enforcement and Suppression Team in the community of Little Red River on Thursday.--Saskatchewan RCMP are asking the public for help ...

Apr 10, 2024

Marshal service will focus on complex investigations, help municipal police

Saskatchewan's new police force - expected to be operational in 2026 - will be a full police force but is being created to assist municipal police with difficult, time-consuming investigations. Rob Ca...

Apr 08, 2024

Deportation hearing set for truck driver in deadly Humboldt Broncos bus crash

CALGARY - A deportation hearing for the truck driver in the deadly Humboldt Broncos bus crash has been scheduled for next month.Jaskirat Singh Sidhu caused the 2018 crash that killed 16 people and inj...

Apr 08, 2024

Sask. court hears former banking officer responsible for stealing over $700K from clients

Over the course of six years, a former personal banking officer in Wakaw, was responsible for stealing over $738,000 in funds from 11 separate victims, the majority of which are seniors.That was among...

Apr 08, 2024

Onion Lake infant death case comes to sudden halt

A scheduled trial this week for a woman accused of concealing the body of a dead child, was called off.battlefordsNOW was informed the charge was stayed by the Crown on March 28. Tashia Turner's case ...

Apr 05, 2024

Calgary gang leader gets 6.5 years for trafficking woman from N. Battleford

An unnamed woman from North Battleford is one of several people victimized by a human trafficker in Calgary. The woman, who was identified as SS in court documents, was homeless and addicted to drugs ...

Apr 02, 2024