Tag Archives: Crime & Courts
COVID forces postponements of jury trials in Saskatchewan
Jury trials at Saskatchewan's Court of Queen's Bench that were scheduled to begin between now and the end of December have been postponed due to rising COVID-19 cases in the province.In a media releas...
Nov 20, 2020
Saskatchewan Wildlife Federation investigating shooting of livestock
Warning: This article contains a photo of a graphic image. PRINCE ALBERT, Sask. – Saskatchewan has been experiencing an upward trend in the criminal shooting of livestock throughout this year. D...
Nov 18, 2020
Saskatchewan Wildlife Federation investigating shooting of livestock
Warning: This article contains a photo of a graphic image.Saskatchewan has been experiencing an upward trend in the criminal shooting of livestock throughout this year.Due to an abundance of reported ...
Nov 18, 2020
'This could have been stopped': mother of Allan Garrioch pleads for answers
Nearly nine months after the death of her son, Shannon Glasier says she still has many unanswered questions and needs more time to thoroughly process what happened.Allan Douglas Garrioch (who also wen...
Nov 17, 2020
Watrous RCMP searching for missing Swift Current man
A 22-year-old man from Swift Current is missing.Dreyden Wilda-Libke was last seen on Nov. 7 at a residence on a farm in the R.M. of Wreford, near Venne. Humboldt RCMP received the report on Nov. 13.Wi...
Nov 15, 2020
Prince Albert couple, charged in death of Humboldt man, await decision on trial
The fate of a Prince Albert couple charged in the kidnapping and death of a Humboldt man last February, remains uncertain.Preliminary hearing dates have now been set for both Steven Veilleux (Feb. 5, ...
Nov 13, 2020
Melfort RCMP charge man in connection to break and enter, thefts in city
Melfort RCMP have charged a 31-year-old man in connection to a break and enter to a residence and thefts in Melfort.Mason Bird of Montreal Lake is facing a total of eight charges.Fail to comply with r...
Nov 12, 2020
Correctional phone service flawed and in need of upgrade, concerned families say
Families with loved ones serving time at the Prince Albert Correctional Centre are feeling disconnected.As a result of COVID-19, the only means of communication in recent months has been by phone. Nic...
Nov 02, 2020
Humboldt murder case proceeds to sentencing, judge orders 18 year prison sentence
A Prince Albert man involved in the kidnapping and death of a man from Humboldt is facing an 18 year prison sentence. Brettin Andrew Veilleux-Pelletier, 22, has entered guilty pleas to a number of cha...
Oct 30, 2020
‘A death a day, basically:’ Saskatchewan’s overdose deaths hit nearly 300 for 2020
Saskatchewan's death-by-overdose count is reaching totals that have never been seen before in our province."We're having a death a day, basically," Jason Mercredi, executive director of Prairie Harm R...
Oct 30, 2020