Man pleads guilty to Fort Qu'Appelle homicide
A Fort Qu’Appelle man will be sentenced next month, having pleaded guilty to manslaughter in the 2017 death of Lucas Alexander Keith Lerat. Lerat was 27 when, at about 11 p.m. on May 13, 2017, he was...
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Dangerous offender assessment ordered for convicted killer
Having previously advised the court it intended to launch dangerous offender proceedings against a two-time convicted killer, the Crown took the next step on Wednesday and requested an assessment of...
View ArticleNo option but indeterminate sentence for dangerous offender with FASD
There is little doubt a 33-year-old man’s inability to successfully deal with his violent behaviour is related to his FASD diagnosis. But while a Regina Court of Queen’s Bench judge recognized the...
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Man sentenced for role in establishment of major meth lab in Sask.
The victim of a sizeable fraud, a 38-year-old Regina man found what he thought was a way to recoup his losses. It entailed the establishment of a $1-million meth lab on a Saskatchewan farm. On Friday,...
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Boy, 15, facing second-degree murder charge in relation to death of Regina...
A pink teddy bear and flowers were among the items placed at a memorial outside a home where a 16-year-old girl died on Sunday. The Regina Police Service has confirmed that the girl’s death is being...
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Long-delayed fraud trial opens for Alena Pastuch
More than eight years ago, the RCMP started to field complaints from people who had invested money in a string of companies headed by a Regina businesswoman named Alena Marie Pastuch. Those complaints,...
View ArticleMan with long record for domestic violence sentenced for several more
Of a 38-year-old man’s previous 13 convictions for violence, 10 were against females. Of the 10, eight involved domestic partners. And on Monday, Dion Machiskinic added three more convictions to his...
View ArticleFirst of busted Regina marijuana business owners sentenced
On the eve of national marijuana legalization, the owner of a now-defunct Regina marijuana business became the first to be sentenced among those busted during this year’s city police raids. Jonathan...
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Pacholik: From noxious weed to the promise of weed control
I know Oct. 17, 2018 will go down in the history books as the day recreational pot was officially legalized in Canada. But in Saskatchewan’s annals, 1999 is just as important, if not more so. I went...
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Woman found guilty of smoke inhalation murder appealing conviction
A 36-year-old woman recently found guilty of second-degree murder in the fire-related death of Ryan Daniel Sugar is appealing her conviction and sentence. Colinda Lee Hotomani stood trial at Regina...
View ArticleGladue not adequately considered in robbery case: lawyer
A Saskatoon judge failed to adequately consider Gladue factors in the case of a man found guilty of a violent Saskatoon bank robbery, the man’s lawyer argued before the Saskatchewan Court of Appeal on...
View ArticleBoy accused in death of teenage girl appears in court
A bail hearing has been scheduled for a 15-year-old boy accused of second-degree murder in the death of a 16-year-old girl last weekend. The boy — who cannot be named under provisions of the Youth...
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Murder trial set to begin for man accused in Ronald Kay homicide
The murder trial for a man accused of playing a role in the 2013 death of Ronald Matthew Kay is to begin on Tuesday. Of three men charged in the homicide, 23-year-old Lester Alvin Favel is the only one...
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Trevor Asapace says Lester Favel took part in fatal Ronald Kay assault
With no body, no physical evidence and no eyewitnesses, what happened to 32-year-old Ronald Matthew Kay remained shrouded in mystery for three years. Then, in December 2016, Trevor Evan Asapace came...
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Favel enters mid-trial manslaughter plea
Last month, Lester Alvin Favel appeared before a Regina Court of Queen’s Bench judge with the expectation he would be pleading guilty. He backed out, resulting in his trial this week on a second-degree...
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Pangman sentenced for accessory charge in Sugar murder
Her testimony having played a role in the convictions of two people responsible for the murder of 31-year-old Ryan Daniel Sugar, Jessica Pangman accepted a deal that means she will not serve federal...
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Friends remember Miguel Lane as his accused killer appears in court
Friends of Miguel Lane remember a cheerful daredevil who would do anything for those he loved. Lane was shot in Regina’s Lakeview neighbourhood on Tuesday, and died in hospital early the next morning....
View ArticlePolice searching for man with history of homicide
A Regina man who played a role in a 2006 shooting death during a botched home invasion is wanted on unrelated warrants. The Regina Police Service issued a release on Tuesday stating they are looking...
View ArticleRegina man sentenced after setting fire to his own car
Unable to afford a fix for his malfunctioning transmission, a 22-year-old Regina man came up with a plan. Stopping on the side of the highway, Travis Dempsey decided to set fire to his own car. But...
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Youth accused of killing 16-year-old girl denied bail
Whispers of “yes” and the quiet sound of crying were heard in the moments after a Regina judge denied bail in the case of a 15-year-old boy accused of killing a 16-year-old girl. The boy, who cannot be...
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