SASKATOON A Saskatoon lawyer says more COVID-19 fines could get dropped. Fines can be dropped for two reasons: if it’s unlikely the case will result in a conviction or if it’s not in the public interest to proceed. As more cases get adjourned to the fall, likely when public health restrictions get lifted, lawyer Brian Pfefferle said it’s possible more COVID-19-related charges will get dropped. “I’d suggest there’s less of a public interest pursuing public health order cases if we’re not in the midst of a pandemic,” he said. Pfefferle said “due diligence” can be a defence for these types of charges if a business or person can show they’ve taken reasonable steps to comply with the public heath order, and it was just a brief moment of a breach.
The Saskatchewan government may suspend driver’s licences, garnish wages or withhold GST rebates and tax returns from those with unpaid fines related to the public health order.
Two observers appointed to oversee investigation of Mountie charged with murder
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The Saskatchewan Provincial Courthouse in Prince Albert, Sask., Thursday, May 13, 2021. The chief of the Prince Albert Police Service will be providing an update this afternoon on the case of a Mountie accused of killing a 26-year-old man. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Kayle Neis
PRINCE ALBERT, Sask. – The chief of the Prince Albert Police Service says the Saskatchewan Ministry of Justice has appointed two independent observers to oversee the investigation into an RCMP officer accused of killing a 26-year-old man.
Police Chief Jonathan Bergen says the observers are retired officers from other forces with experience in investigating serious crimes, but he would not give any other details about them.
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REGINA Since the beginning of the pandemic, 106 COVID-19 charges under the Public Health Act have been laid in Saskatchewan. Based on information from the Saskatchewan Ministry of Justice, 11 of those charges have resulted in convictions as of March 31. Fines have been fully collected for five of those fines. Another 83 charges are pending a court date and resolution. The remaining 12 charges were withdrawn, a nullity or jurisdiction was lost.
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