Sask Court

• Sask. woman who had more than 100 cats in home-based shelter guilty of putting animals in distress

  Dolores LaPlante, founder of Saskatchewan Alley Cats Association, says the penalty imposed on her will put an end to her Elrose, Sask. organization.

  Canada

  Nov 2, 2021
  
• New judge appointed to Saskatoon provincial court

  The Saskatchewan government announced the appointment of Jane Marie Wootten as a judge to the provincial court in Saskatoon.

  Canada

  Oct 29, 2021
  
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• Woman sentenced in Tiki Laverdiere homicide

  The body of Tiki Laverdiere, who was 25, was found in a rural area outside of North Battleford, Sask., in 2019.

  Crime

  Oct 20, 2021
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• Saskatoon man injured in officer-involved shooting sentenced

  A Saskatoon man who was shot by police on the day before Christmas Eve 2020 has been sentenced.

  Crime

  Mar 17, 2021
• Driver charged in fatal construction zone crash near Wakaw, Sask.

  One person died after a multi-vehicle crash in a Highway 41 construction zone east of Wakaw, Sask., Tuesday afternoon.

  Crime

  Aug 26, 2020
• Saskatchewan Court of Queen’s Bench postpones jury trials until fall

  The Court of Queen’s Bench for Saskatchewan says jury trials scheduled to commence in June 2020 will be postponed to fall 2020.

  Health

  Apr 23, 2020
• Legal reforms after Gerald Stanley case causing confusion

  The federal government's removal of peremptory challenges has caused confusion in Canadian courts. There has been no definitive ruling in Saskatchewan as to how it will affect trials.

  Canada

  Feb 17, 2020
• Animal cruelty trial begins for Dolores LaPlante after 100 cats seized from Elrose, Sask. home

  Dolores LaPlante runs the Saskatchewan Alley Cats Association out of her 400 square-foot home in Elrose, Sask.

  Crime

  Jan 31, 2020
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• Appeal court ruling on whether Prince Albert, Sask. violated pro-life group’s charter rights

  A pro-life group was in the Saskatchewan Court of Appeal arguing the City of Prince Albert infringed on its right to free expression.

  Canada

  Jan 22, 2020
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• First Nations chiefs, councillors not eligible for jury duty in Sask.

  The Saskatchewan government said the move ensures consistency, because elected municipal officials are currently excluded from jury selection.

  Canada

  Dec 2, 2019