Man accused of stabbing pitbull in the face, assaulting owner
A 27-year-old man is in custody, accused of assaulting a man with a knife before stabbing the complainant’s dog in the face. According to the Regina Police Service, police were called shortly before 5...
View ArticleCrown asking life sentence in death of elderly man
In the view of Crown prosecutor Drew Gillespie, some manslaughter offences come so close to murder as to merit a similar sentence. Such is the case, he argued, in what he termed the “horrific” death of...
View ArticleJudge to decide sentence in Stonechild manslaughter case
A Regina judge was left with two widely differing sentencing requests in the case of convicted killer Dale Murray Stonechild — one a life term and the other a restorative justice-based sentence that...
View ArticleRegina woman recounts weekend shooting that wounded brother
Alison Moneybird-Morgan was painting her nails when, early Sunday morning, she was startled by the sound of gunshots inside her Wallace Street home. Moments later, her younger brother Jesse ran in,...
View ArticleCharges laid in Regina shooting, assault
Charges have been laid in a pair of serious incidents that sent people to hospital recently, one a shooting and the other an assault. Meanwhile, police continue to investigate a second shooting that...
View ArticleTeen charged after weekend shooting leaves man in hospital
After a weekend shooting, a teen has been charged with discharging a firearm in a reckless manner and two counts of possession of a firearm or ammunition contrary to a prohibition order. The incident,...
View ArticlePacholik: 'Looking for a trust worthy individual'
Usually as a local journalist, my occupational hazards are confined to paper cuts. But as someone who has written about an array of schemes and skulduggery, a healthy amount of paranoia has been the...
View ArticleKamsack Mountie fined after pleading guilty to impaired driving
An RCMP officer from the Kamsack detachment has been fined after pleading guilty to driving with a blood-alcohol level exceeding the legal limit. Sgt. Terence Wilson had been scheduled to appear in...
View ArticleMan sentenced for role in gang-related extortion scheme
A meth addiction spawned further problems for a 23-year-old man who, in the course of trying to support his drug habit, became embroiled in an extortion scheme orchestrated by members of the Native...
View ArticleDemolition was a surprise to homeowners
Two men say they had no notice the apartment building they own was being demolished by the City of Regina. Barrie Probe and Brad Warren only heard about the demolition of their boarded-up, 12-unit...
View ArticleJudge orders prisoner's case be sent to ombudsman
A Court of Queen’s Bench judge has ordered a prisoner’s case be sent to the provincial ombudsman after the 34-year-old woman — who recently spent several months in hospital with life-threatening...
View ArticleMan sentenced for weapons, drugs possession
A Regina Provincial Court judge noted there are some gaps in a 37-year-old man’s record, but added it didn’t count for much given the overall length and the fact he was being sentenced on Tuesday for...
View ArticleWoman sentenced after joyride in alleged robbery victim's luxury car
Having admitted to joyriding in a car belonging to the complainant in an alleged robbery and confinement, a 19-year-old woman in turn had her more serious charges stayed. April Raine Bigsky had...
View ArticleEstevan high school teacher accused of sex crimes released on bail
An Estevan high school teacher accused of committing a range of sex crimes involving teen girls was released on bail Thursday. With the Crown having remained opposed to the release of 42-year-old Troy...
View ArticleMan accused of assaulting police officer while carrying shotgun
A Regina man reported to have been prohibited from possessing firearms has been charged with assaulting a city police officer while in possession of a shotgun. According to information from the Regina...
View ArticleAccused Regina flasher released on bail
A man accused of exposing himself to numerous women and posting intimate pictures of another woman has been released on a range of conditions, including that he not possess cameras. Gregory Todd...
View ArticleGetaway driver receives prison term for role in Regina home invasion
A 27-year-old man kissed his toddler son goodbye before being led away to begin serving a prison term, having pleaded guilty to playing a role in a violent home invasion that so terrified a Regina...
View ArticleRegina man who shot acquaintance deemed unfit to stand trial
A Regina man with a troubling history of mental health-related violence is headed to the Saskatchewan Hospital in North Battleford, having been deemed unfit to stand trial on charges related to a...
View ArticleCattle rustlers hit Saskatchewan farm
An old-time crime is making a comeback after a cattle caper at a farm in southwestern Saskatchewan. Three calves, all three to seven years old, were stolen during the night Thursday from a ranch in the...
View ArticleDangerous driving and police pursuit leads to firearm charges
A man and a woman — both aged 27 — faces charges after a Sunday incident in which police seized a firearm from a vehicle at 9th Avenue North and McCarthy Boulevard. At around 4:47 a.m., police spotted...
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