crime

In the span from 2019 to 2023, Saskatchewan has witnessed a staggering 50% surge in homicide victims, according to data from the RCMP Major Crimes unit. Shockingly, 44% of those charged with homicide were under various legal conditions, including bail, parole, or probation at the time of the crimes. Superintendent Joshua Graham, Officer in Charge […]

A Regina court has heard a Saskatchewan legislature member charged with seeking to obtain sexual services plans to proceed through the alternative measures program. A lawyer representing Ryan Domotor, a former Saskatchewan Party backbencher, says he plans to have the case resolved on Feb. 1. She told court that Domotor is seeking to go through […]

Tis the season for packages of all sorts to be delivered.  Before the guy in the “red suit” makes his trip around the world, on line shopping means more and more packages being left on doorsteps, and that is an invitation to thieves. The Saskatchewan RCMP don’t want to see any victims of so called […]

CAA’s Regina Battery Depot will re-open in a new location after a fire heavily damaged its building on Dewdney.CAA is saying they will relocate to some retail space in the 200 block of  Albert Street in the same strip mall CAA’s North Albert Street Store is located. Unfortunately, this means CAA’s Vehicle Repair facility will […]

The first-degree murder trial of a former Saskatchewan Mountie saw social media messages about love and sex allegedly sent between the officer and the man he is accused of killing.  Bernie Herman, 55, has pleaded not guilty in the 2021 death of 26-year-old Braden Herman in Prince Albert, Sask. The two men are not related. Court has […]

Crown prosecutors say they expect to call five witnesses today during the first-degree murder trial of a former Saskatchewan Mountie. Bernie Herman is on trial for the 2021 death of 26-year-old Braden Herman.  The two are not related.  Braden Herman’s body was found in an isolated area of Little Red River Park, on the outskirts of Prince […]

The first-degree murder trial of a former Mountie is set to begin in Prince Albert, Sask., today.  Bernie Herman was charged with first-degree murder in the death of 26-year-old Braden Herman in 2021.  The two are not related. Braden Herman’s body was found in an isolated area of Little Red River Park on the outskirts […]

Having an eye in the sky is continuing to pay off for the Regina Police Service. Last Friday night, the ASU spotted a car driving erratically in north west Regina. The aircraft continued to monitor the vehicle as it sped through a school zone on Mapleford Boulevard and several residential streets in that neighbourhood. The […]

New data from Statistics Canada shows a disturbing trend in Saskatchewan when it comes to family violence and intimate partner violence. Saskatchewan has the highest per capita rate of this type of violence, with 732 reported cases of intimate partner violence for every 100,000 people.  The family violence number is similar with 730 cases of […]

Michael MacKay drove two of his daughters to school then returned home to the family farm in Saskatchewan, where he mixed a deadly drink of Gatorade and strychnine for his wife. Court heard Cindy MacKay, 38, died in February 2020 after drinking the concoction. Strychnine is a toxic pesticide that has been used to kill […]