A Saskatchewan police officer has been charged with criminal negligence causing death and failing to provide the necessities of life as the beleaguered Prince Albert force tries to maintain public confidence. The 21-year member of the Prince Albert Police Service was charged after an investigation into the death of Saul Laliberte, 33, on Nov. 7, […]
The justice ministers of Manitoba and Saskatchewan are calling for a meeting with their federal, provincial and territorial counterparts on bail reform. Manitoba Justice Minister Kelvin Goertzen says changes are needed to prevent people being victimized by offenders who should be behind bars. Earlier this year, the premiers called on the federal government to establish […]
Freedom still remains out of reach for two sisters who have spent nearly 30 years in prison for what they say are wrongful murder convictions after a judge reserved his decision on whether they should get bail while awaiting the outcome of a federal review. “It’s sad that we couldn’t be free today … but […]
A bail hearing is scheduled today in Saskatchewan for two sisters who have spent nearly 30 years in prison for what they say are wrongful murder convictions. Odelia and Nerissa Quewezance were convicted in 1994 of second-degree murder in the death of 70-year-old farmer Anthony Joseph Dolff, near Kamsack, Sask. Defence lawyers are asking for the sisters […]
Canada’s police chiefs are urging the federal government not to rely on resource-strapped police forces to carry out a planned gun buyback. The Liberal government banned some 1,500 models and variants of firearms, including the AR-15 and Ruger Mini-14, through an order-in-council in May 2020 on the grounds they have no place in hunting or […]
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has appointed Ontario judge Michelle O’Bonsawin to the Supreme Court of Canada, making her the first Indigenous person to sit on the country’s highest bench. O’Bonsawin comes to the court after spending five years as a judge at the Ontario Superior Court of Justice in Ottawa. She has also taught law […]
The head of a sexual assault centre says she wrote a letter to the Canadian Judicial Council condemning recent comments made by a Saskatchewan judge. Last month, Justice Brian Scherman found a former Regina doctor not guilty of sexually assaulting five of his former patients. In his written decision, Scherman said the women mistook what […]
Provincial auditor Tara Clemett has come out with her first report since assuming the position and it is one that paints several government agencies in a bad light for practices being done. One of the areas Clemett focused in was enforcement of the sale of tobacco and vaping products saying a better job is needed. […]
Saskatchewan health inspectors have issued a number of fines for businesses and individuals who have violated public health orders. Two corporate fines worth $14,000 each have been issued to A&W and Bluez on Second in Unity for failing to screen for proof of vaccination or negative test. An individual was also fined $2800 for failing […]
