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Argument over gun led to gang house shooting, trial hears

According to a witness, an argument over a sawed-off shotgun was behind a January shooting at a Regina gang house — one that left a man with a hole the size of a softball in his leg. Read More

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Court of Appeal reserves decision in Sherwood RM breach of trust case

The province's highest court will take some time to consider what to do about the Crown's request for a new trial in the case of a former RM of Sherwood councillor acquitted of breach of trust. Read More

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Man found guilty of cutting son's throat

A man has been found guilty of cutting his son's throat during an incident that nearly caused the younger man's death. Read More

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Crown asking for indeterminate sentence for convicted killer

If a dangerous offender hearing concludes the way the Crown is asking, one of the men convicted in a 2016 shooting death could potentially spend the rest of his life behind bars. Read More

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Sask. RCMP's new top cop's focus includes rural crime, reconciliation

The province's crime rates, including problems with rural crime and drugs, have not gone unnoticed by Saskatchewan RCMP 'F' Division's new top cop. Read More

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Sex offenders' sentences to stand after Crown appeal

The Saskatchewan Court of Appeal decided against increasing the sentences of three men who participated in a degrading and prolonged series of sexual assaults on a woman in 2015. Read More

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Convicted Regina killer remains a high risk to reoffend: psychiatrist

In 2015, when Elwin Michael Goodpipe was released from prison, he had plenty of opportunity to alter his life's path. Read More

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Two-year sentence for Regina man labelled serial domestic abuser

Despite a 35-year-old man's lengthy domestic violence record, Judge James Rybchuk said he was limited in sentencing by existing case law and questions about the availability of dedicated domestic...

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Convicted killer not calling evidence at Regina DO hearing

Despite talk of calling an expert witness, presumably to rebut some of the conclusions of the court's forensic psychiatrist, a 36-year-old potential dangerous offender will not be calling any evidence...

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Honey worth a lot of money: $60K worth of bee colonies stolen from Sask. yard

It's not easy to steal 148 bee hives. That's why Derek Moyen of Moyen Honey Farms believes the thieves who targeted one of his yards were likely fellow beekeepers. Read More

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Regina youth to stand trial for murder of teen girl

A 16-year-old boy will stand trial on a second-degree murder charge, accused of causing the death last October of a 16-year-old girl. Read More

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Regina police investigating city's third homicide of 2019

Police are investigating Regina's third homicide of 2019 after officers responded to a call that reported a man laying on a sidewalk just after midnight Saturday. Read More

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Man charged after Regina police find guns, materials on how to make...

A 36-year-old man has been charged after police found a cache of weapons and materials on how to make explosives inside a Regina home. Read More

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Man accused of exposing himself to children in Regina park

A 41-year-old man has been charged with indecent exposure after police responded to reports from a crowded city park over the long weekend. Read More

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Crown appealing attempted murder acquittal in father-son stabbing

A man who nearly killed his own adult son after stabbing him in the neck has yet to be sentenced, but the Crown is already appealing the matter to the province's highest court. Read More

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Five reported shootings in one night leave three people injured in Regina

With three people nursing gunshot wounds, sustained after five related gun calls in the span of 28 minutes in the city, Regina police are short on details but do say the victims were not necessarily...

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Regina woman jailed for half-baked counterfeit scheme

Addictions to methamphetamine and morphine fuelled a not-very-sophisticated counterfeiting scheme that very quickly failed. Read More

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No dedicated domestic violence programming for Sask. offenders

Despite the province's troubling record of domestic violence, dedicated programming in that area is not available to those serving time behind bars for offences of that nature. Read More

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Men facing charges from alleged crime spree as one still at large

A tense manhunt following a spate of violent incidents, vehicle thefts, and chases in the Regina area and other points in southern Saskatchewan ended with two men in court on Friday, each facing a raft...

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Argument over firearms at trial for man accused of shooting at police

A wrinkle developed on Monday at the trial for a man accused of shooting at police, when court heard that an argument is expected over whether two guns can technically be defined as firearms. Read More

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