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Regina’s third homicide of the year under investigation

Regina’s third homicide of the year under investigation

Jul 3, 2024 | 5:16am
REGINA – The third homicide of 2024 is being investigated by Regina police. The Regina Police Service, in conjunction with the Saskatchewan Coroners Service, has confirmed the June 29 death of an adult male on the 1900 block of McIntyre Street is deemed a homicide. Police and EMS were dispatched to a call for service for […]
Inquest into in-custody death of mass killer begins with RCMP testimony

Inquest into in-custody death of mass killer begins with RCMP testimony

Feb 26, 2024 | 12:46pm
A coroner’s inquest is hearing details about how Mounties searched for a man who killed 11 people and injured 17 others in the days after the mass stabbing in Saskatchewan. Myles Sanderson had been on the run for several days when police caught up to him on Sept. 7, 2022.  During a pursuit, the 32-year-old […]
Coroner’s Service to investigate inmate’s death in Saskatoon jail

Coroner’s Service to investigate inmate’s death in Saskatoon jail

Dec 4, 2023 | 8:34am
Police in Saskatoon say they were called to a provincial jail in the city on Saturday morning when an inmate was reported to be unresponsive. They say medical staff at the Saskatoon Provincial Correctional Centre provided care, but the 34-year-old man was declared dead a short time later. Police say the cause of death hasn’t […]

Rae Street Death Ruled Homicide – Charges Laid

Apr 6, 2023 | 8:20am

The second homicide of the year has taken place in Regina. Yesterday police were called to a report of a dead person on the 1600 block of Rae Street. Charges have now been laid against one man as that suspicious death has officially been ruled a homicide by Regina City Police and the Coroners office. […]

Coroner’s Inquest Into the Death of Vance Bellegarde

Jan 6, 2023 | 10:37am

Saskatchewan’s Chief Coroner has called an inquest, to look into the death of man at the Regina Provincial Correctional Centre. In August of 2020, 39 year old Vance Bellegarde was found unconcious in his cell. All efforts to revive him failed, and he was pronounced dead. The inquest will open Monday, February 6th in Regina, […]

Man Found Dead in North Central

Dec 9, 2022 | 11:39am

A gruesome discovery was made by EMS in Regina’s North Central neighbourhood. Police were called to a home on the 1100 block of Robinson , and it was confirmed by EMS that a deceased male was inside, The scene has been secured as police and the coroner conduct an investigation.

Death of Inmate Under Investigation

Apr 18, 2022 | 9:31am

The police and provincial coroner’s service are looking into the death of an inmate at the Pine Grove Correctional Centre, just north of Prince Albert. According to a release from the government, the 25 year old female inmate was found un-responsive in her cell, on Friday. She was taken to a nearby hospital where she […]

Regina Police find deceased woman in Toronto Street home

Jan 4, 2022 | 5:30pm

Regina Police have opened a death investigation after the discovery of a deceased woman at a house on the 1600 block of Toronto Street. Officers were called at 1:05pm on Tuesday, January 4th, and discovered the body of a deceased female inside of a home. At this early stage in the investigation no further details […]

A 32-year-old man was found dead at the Regina Correctional Centre on Thursday

Aug 13, 2021 | 9:14am

A 32-year-old man was found unresponsive and later declared deceased by EMS in his cell at the Regina Correctional Centre on Thursday. In a news release the province says the inmate was found unresponsive in his cell around 2:10 p.m. RCMP and the Saskatchewan Coroners Service are now conducting an investigation. An internal investigation is […]