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 […]
Lawyers for two women who have spent nearly 30 years in prison are to argue today why they should be released on bail while they await the results of a federal conviction review. Odelia and Nerissa Quewezance were convicted of second-degree murder in the 1993 stabbing death of 70-year-old Anthony Dolff. The federal Justice Department […]
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 […]
A report of a serious injury to Wadena RCMP late Christmas Eve in the village of Margo led to the discovery of a 51-year-old woman who had been killed. Police were called to a report of an assault in Margo at 11:20 p.m. Christmas Eve and found a woman and an infant. The woman was […]
A Court of King’s Bench Judge has convicted Dillion Whitehawk of second-degree murder. Whitehawk was originally charged with first-degree murder in connection to the death of Keesha Bitternose. It was back on January 2, 2020, that Keesha Bitternose died from multiple injuries and a possible gunshot wound. She was found dead days later by police […]
Saskatchewan and Regina are at the top of the list regarding homicide rates in the county. That is according to a recent report from Statistics Canada that showed the national homicide rate in the county has increased for the third consecutive year. Saskatchewan saw both the highest rate of homicides and the highest rate of […]
A report from Statistics Canada shows the national homicide rate has increased for a third consecutive year and nearly one-quarter of killings in 2021 were connected to gangs. There were 788 homicides in the country last year – up three per cent from 2020. It marked the highest rate of homicides in Canada since 2005. […]
The Saskatoon Police Service says remains found near a village are of a missing woman whose disappearance more than two years ago is considered a homicide. Nine people have been charged in the death of Megan Gallagher, a Métis woman last seen in the city in 2020. Her remains were found in September during a […]
Regina police are investigating the seventh murder of 2022. At about 12:40 a.m. on October 12th, police were sent to the Regina General Hospital for the report of a man with wounds consistent with an assault. The man was unconscious and the incident was investigated as an assault. Police were notified yesterday that the man, […]
A 31-year-old man has been charged with second degree murder at the Regina Correctional Centre earlier this week. An altercation between two men at the correctional centre led to serious injuries for 46-year-old Sheldon Rosebluff. He was attended to by jail staff but pronounced dead by EMS on scene. Adrian Cote made his first appearance […]
