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Witness provides further detail on Douglas' death
A 21-year-old witness told a Regina jury that three men on trial for murdering Shawn Douglas surrounded the man in a bush and took turns in his fatal beating. “It was brutal,” Aiden Anaquod said on...
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Co-accused in Douglas death faces defence counsel
A key witness in the trial of three men accused of killing Shawn Roderick Douglas denied playing an active role in the August 2014 beating death. But under cross-examination by the men’s defence...
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Witness says all six males took turns hitting Douglas
A 19-year-old man told a Regina jury six males went into a bush outside Regina where Shawn Douglas was taken, hands bound with zip ties. The witness’ testimony echoed that of another of the six, Aiden...
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Social media call for help leads Regina man to stolen truck
A Regina man has been charged after a truck was stolen in the city and the victim — who highlighted the theft on social media — subsequently found and detained the suspect himself. On Tuesday at around...
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Witness changed mind about providing details of Douglas' death
A 19-year-old witness acknowledged providing little information to police in the days immediately following the fatal beating of Shawn Douglas. But he told a Regina Court of Queen’s Bench jury he has...
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Pair face fraud, theft charges; officer injured during arrest
A 25-year-old woman and a 37-year-old man were brought before a judge Monday on fraud and theft charges after being arrested last week. On June 16 at 1:15 p.m. police went to the 200 block of North...
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Defence not calling evidence in trial for men accused of killing Shawn Douglas
Jurors in the Shawn Douglas murder trial will return to court on Monday for closing arguments after defence elected to call no evidence. The jurors — currently numbered 13, but to be whittled down to...
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Charges stayed against youth leader
A Regina youth leader who had been facing several charges had the last of them stayed Thursday. Nathan Michael Labatt’s preliminary hearing was scheduled to be held in Regina Provincial Court, but...
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Judge doesn't buy 'Bart' defence
A violent attack by a street gang, a robbery setup and a guy called Bart. Those elements formed the defence for a Riceton man attempting to beat an attempted murder charge at his Regina Court of...
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Jury hears closing arguments in Douglas case
In the words of Dennis Calvin Thompson’s lawyer, the case surrounding the brutal death of Shawn Douglas in a bush near Zehner is, at its heart, “a story of gangs.” “It’s a story of gang violence,”...
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Armed robber Acrossthemountain, 19, sentenced to 4 1/2 years, but victim...
Feeling let down by the justice system, a woman who was robbed at gunpoint after her friend’s car was forced off the road angrily left a Regina courtroom before the case was even concluded. “These...
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Jury in Douglas trial still deliberating
A Regina Court of Queen’s Bench jury is still considering its verdicts in relation to three men accused of first-degree murder in the August 2014 beating death of Shawn Roderick Douglas. Jurors began...
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Still no verdict in Shawn Douglas murder trial
There is still no verdict in the case of three men accused of beating Shawn Douglas to death three years ago. Johnathon Nelson Peepeetch, 26, Dennis Calvin Thompson, 35, and Joshua Duane Wilson, 27,...
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Changes coming to social assistance, innovation taxes on July 1
Canada Day will see some changes in Saskatchewan. Here is what you can expect: Social assistance reductions kick in: The province is reducing benefits to those on transitional employment allowance by...
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Drug charges laid against shareholder in Weyburn pot dispensary
A Weyburn man is now facing a raft of drug charges after police officers raided what they say was an illegal marijuana dispensary. The 33-year-old man, who was a shareholder in Greenleaf Compassion, is...
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Former Regina journalist pens book about suicide bank robber-bomber
Joe Ralko was a student, working part-time for his local weekly newspaper, when he came upon a large crowd building on Main Street as he headed home from high school. “It looked like I was walking into...
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Robber draws sword, then an eight-year sentence
Having crossed swords with the justice system a few too many times, a 36-year-old man drew an eight-year sentence after admitting to robbing a convenience store while wielding a sword. David Charles...
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Two charged with attempted murder
Two male youths charged with attempted murder in connection with an attack on a 16-year-old boy early Thursday morning appeared in Youth Court on Friday. The two accused cannot be named in accordance...
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Bizarre string of vandalism leaves Regina surgery centre manager worried
A troubling cellphone message left for the manager of a Regina surgical centre marked the start of a series of bizarre vandalism incidents, leaving him worried for his safety and that of his employees....
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Supreme Court restores woman's acquittals on sex allegations involving
The Supreme Court of Canada has restored a woman’s acquittals on sex charges involving a teenaged friend of her children. Barbara George stood trial at Regina Court of Queen’s Bench, where she was...
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