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JSCN lawyer says coroner's inquest only touched on systemic issues
"It's been a lot," Keith Brown said, shortly after the last witness testimony was heard at the inquest into the 2022 stabbings on the James Smith Cree Nation. Brown, a lawyer with Gowling WLG, is serv...
Jan 30, 2024
Third man arrested in 2006 shooting death of Darren Greschuk
A third man is facing a criminal charge in connection with a 2006 homicide case in Saskatoon. On July 8, 2006, Darren Frederick Greschuk called 911 after he was shot in his own home. "He reported that...
Jan 29, 2024 Darren Frederick Greschuk was shot in his own home in 2006. Three people have been charged in connection with the case. (Submitted)
Police probe pair of weekend shootings in Saskatoon
A pair of weekend shootings in Saskatoon are under investigation by police. In the first case, police said a 29-year-old man arrived at Royal University Hospital on Saturday suffering from a gunshot w...
Jan 29, 2024 Police say a Saskatoon man arrived at Royal University Hospital on Saturday suffering from a gunshot wound to his foot. (650 CKOM file photo)
Man stabbed in Saskatoon's Mount Royal neighbourhood
A 48-year-old man was seriously hurt in a stabbing in Saskatoon's Mount Royal neighbourhood on Saturday afternoon. According to police, officers were called to an address on Vancouver Avenue North for...
Jan 29, 2024 Police say an altercation inside a home led to a 48-year-old man being stabbed. (650 CKOM file photo)
Shoplifter arrested after pulling fake gun on employee: Police
A 16-year-old Saskatoon boy was arrested on Saturday after allegedly pulling out a fake gun after he was confronted for shoplifting. According to police, the teenage shoplifter was confronted by an em...
Jan 29, 2024 The teen boy fled after the robbery but was later spotted and arrested. (650 CKOM file photo)
RCMP looking for tips to find wanted man in Western Canada
The RCMP is turning to the public for help finding a wanted man who Mounties believe could be anywhere in Western Canada. Kelfort Keller, 56, is wanted by Correctional Service Canada for being unlawfu...
Jan 29, 2024 RCMP are asking the public to report sightings of Kelfort Keller (Submitted)
Brother of group home victim has 'given up' on justice system after sentencing
Rick Boguski said he has "given up" on the Canadian justice system after a judge handed down a sentence to former Shepherd's Villa group home worker Brent Gabona on Wednesday. According to Crown prose...
Jan 26, 2024 Darryl (left) and Rick Boguski in 2023. (Rick Boguski/Submitted)
Cocaine, cars, body armour seized by cops during drug investigation
A drug trafficking investigation by police in Saskatoon ended with three arrests, and the seizure of two vehicles, drugs, weapons and more. According to police, on Wednesday evening, officers arrested...
Jan 26, 2024 Officers in Saskatoon seized body armour, cash, cars, drugs and weapons on Wednesday. (Saskatoon Police Service/Submitted)
Inquest into Myles Sanderson's death to begin Feb. 26 in Saskatoon
While one of the largest inquests in the province's history is examining the deaths of Myles Sanderson's victims, an inquiry into his death is set to begin next month. Sanderson, 32, embarked on a spr...
Jan 26, 2024 RCMP officers captured Myles Sanderson south of Rosthern on Sept. 7, 2022, but he died in "medical distress" shortly after his arrest. (RCMP/Submitted)
Former Legacy Christian Academy students frustrated by slow court process
A number of Legacy Christian Academy alumni were in Saskatoon Provincial Court on Thursday, hoping to hear from the school's former principal. Ken Schultz has pleaded not guilty to charges of sexual a...
Jan 25, 2024 Caitlin Erickson speaks to the media outside Saskatoon's provincial courthouse during a previous court date. (Mia Holowaychuk/650 CKOM)
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