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Saskatchewan removes First Nations chiefs and councillors from jury duty eligibility

... changes so chiefs and councillors of First Nations will no... ensures consistency, because elected municipal officials including city councillors and... excluded from jury selection. The Ministry of Justice says...
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Announcement coming about police watchdog in Saskatchewan: minister

REGINA—Saskatchewan’s justice minister says change is... isn’t acceptable. Don Morgan says officials are sorting out details... be coming about the future of an independent police oversight body. Saskatchewan is...
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‘Can’t express how crucial it is’: SASS addresses sexual violence with action plan

Zach Miller knows the importance of having a strong support... the proper help until an out of province organization – the Canadian Centre of Child Protection got involved... representing individuals in...
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Assault charges withdrawn in court against Saskatchewan MLA after mediation

... it was successfully completed. Details of the mediation meeting are... provincial secretary in July because of the charges. The charges... have forcefully entered the apartment of her late father...
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Saskatoon leaders want drug court, more drop-in spaces amid addictions crisis

... Saskatoon that diverts people out of the criminal justice system and into the... require “significant community investment.” The Ministry of Justice also provides staff to... “In certain cases, treatment...
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Sask. RCMP commanding officer ‘wouldn’t stand in the way’ of civilian oversight

The commanding officer of the Saskatchewan RCMP said... civilian led oversight for police. The Ministry of Justice has said officials are exploring what options... proposed changes. Saskatchewan is one of...
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Saskatchewan RCMP wouldn t stand in the way of civilian oversight: top Mountie

REGINA The commanding officer of the Saskatchewan RCMP said... civilian led oversight for police. The Ministry of Justice has said officials are exploring what options... proposed changes. Saskatchewan is...
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Sask. looking at how other provinces handle police oversight

... handle police oversight after years of being criticized for police policing police. It’s one of the only provinces without... Nation, about 230 kilometres east of Saskatoon. Saskatchewan’s Ministry of Justice...
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Police policing police: Saskatchewan explores civilian oversight options

... handle police oversight after years of being criticized for police policing police. It’s one of the only provinces without... Nation, about 230 kilometres east of Saskatoon. Saskatchewan’s Ministry of...
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Service dog program to support victims of tragedy in central, northern Sask.

... 2018. A A + Victims of crime and tragedy living... have access to another form of support. A new service... Services GRVS , a non profit organization funded by...
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Supreme Court of Canada rejects Sask.’s request to delay carbon tax appeal

... + Saskatchewan says the Supreme Court of Canada has denied the... would allow for better co ordination of challenges coming from other... businesses. A statement from Saskatchewan’s Ministry of Justice noted...
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Saskatchewan judge upholds hunting rights for First Nations people from outside province

... was made after a group of hunters from the Six... was charged with unlawful hunting offences in October 2018 and October 2017. An agreed statement of facts says some...
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Out-of-province First Nations have right to hunt in Sask., judge rules

... was made after a group of hunters from the Six... was charged with unlawful hunting offences in October 2018 and October 2017. An agreed statement of facts says some...
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Judge rules First Nations from outside of Sask. have constitutional right to hunt

... was made after a group of hunters from the Six... was charged with unlawful hunting offences in October 2018. An agreed statement of facts says some of the group’s...
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Saskatchewan wants Supreme Court of Canada to push back carbon tax appeal

... to have its Supreme Court of Canada hearing on the constitutionality of the federal carbon tax. back. An email from the Ministry of Justice says a delay would... the...
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‘It’s a travesty’: Nearly 800 criminal cases thrown out over delays since 2016 Jordan decision

... 19, punched the left side of Fudge’s head, causing him... Manasseri was convicted in 2012 of second degree murder, but in 2016, Ontario’s Court of Appeal reversed that decision... Kenny...
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B.C. announces public inquiry into dirty money — what’s the rest of Canada doing?

... explosive reports show the problem of dirty money is widespread across the country. After months of mounting calls for an... the extent to which billions of dollars gained from...
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Saskatchewan priest facing extradition to Scotland on sex abuse charges

... decades old abuse charges. The Archdiocese of Regina says Rev. Robert MacKenzie is accused of physical and sexual abuse... to the 1980s. The Archdiocese of Regina says Scottish authorities.. a...
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Tunisian billionaire who skipped Canada ahead of 2016 deportation arrested in France

... in France. Belhassen Trabelsi fell off the radar of Canadian authorities three years... returned to Tunisia to face justice. Tunisian authorities say that after learning of Trabelsi’s arrest last...
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Court fees rise in Saskatchewan

The Sask. Ministry of Justice said fees have been updated to reflect the cost of providing services, as well... the courts. Listen The Saskatchewan Ministry of Justice announced changes...