The Saskatchewan Court of Queen’s Bench has postponed all jury trials scheduled to start in the first three months of 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Alberta Energy spokesman Kavi Bal says he was happy to see the court strike down the "nuisance" application.

Chief Justice Martel Popescul said the decision to postpone jury trials in Saskatchewan is due to the worsening COVID-19 situation in the province.

Lauren Lafleche pleaded not guilty on the first day of a two-week trial over the death of five-year-old Shalaina Arcand, who died from brain damage caused by blunt force trauma.

Raymond is charged with four counts of first-degree murder.

The proposed suit alleges systemic negligence from the RCMP while investigating dozens of cases of missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls.

A statement of claim filed Tuesday says the province has failed to include the Métis in decisions concerning land use or activities like trapping and fishing.

The controversy that has surrounded a Métis man's protest at the Saskatchewan legislature against high rates of Indigenous suicide continues.

A two-day appeal hearing is underway at the Saskatchewan Court of Appeal for the three men convicted in the killing and dismemberment of 34-year-old Reno Lee.

Calgary father Michael Bomford is scheduled to be sentenced on Wednesday for his role in a drunk driving crash that killed his teenage daughter and injured her friend.