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By Nolan Kowal It's not exactly Hollywood, but it's as close as Saskatchewan has to a perfect backdrop for a movie. The picturesque hamlet of Waskesiu will be the site of two movie sets in the coming ...

By Nigel Maxwell The older brother of a man who was shot and killed by a former Saskatchewan Mountie says a verdict of manslaughter is quite unfair. Brett Herman was responding to Bernie Herman's conv...

By Nigel Maxwell Acknowledging the emotional impact that will come with revisiting the violent and horrific events that scarred the community, James Smith Cree Nation Chief Calvin Sanderson says leade...

By Jaryn Vecchio It's no secret that crime rates continue to trend upwards across Saskatchewan. It has got to the point that some communities have started discussing whether or not to set up a Citizen...

By Nigel Maxwell It is now up to a judge to determine whether Bernie Herman used his RCMP-issued pistol to shoot his lover out of self-defence or as a planned killing. Those two scenarios were part of...

By Susan McNeil The inquest into the deaths of 11 people on the James Smith Cree Nation and in Weldon have been finalized, according to the Saskatchewan coroner's website. Between Jan. 15 and Feb. 2 o...

By Nigel Maxwell Content warning: This story contains graphic depictions of sex and violence. A former Saskatchewan RCMP officer who's charged with first-degree murder is maintaining he never intended...

By Nigel Maxwell Graphic details of a love affair between two men and a marriage in disarray were read aloud in a Prince Albert courtroom Wednesday morning. A digital forensic investigator from the Ca...

By Nigel Maxwell Content warning: The following story contains graphic depictions of violence. A former Saskatchewan Mountie, accused of first-degree murder, was assaulted and harassed on numerous occ...

By Nigel Maxwell A former Saskatchewan Mountie, now accused of first-degree murder, spoke to multiple colleagues on the day a man was shot and killed, and court heard that nothing about his behaviour ...