When this column took up the grammar of "if"-conditional sentences last week, I emphasized that a good communicator doesn't make bland assertions of truth every time but expresses them simply as ...

Stephen Harper does not like conditional sentencing. "Unlike the Opposition parties," the prime minister declared at a 2008 election rally in Saskatoon, "we don't believe house arrest is a suitable ...

Equating time served in the community with time spent in jail opens up the door to absurd possibilities within immigration law, the Supreme Court of Canada ruled Thursday. In an unanimous decision, ...

This is the last in a three-part series on proposed reforms to our justice system. Until 1996, Canadian sentencing judges could impose a fine, a discharge, probation with various conditions, ...

Saskatchewan's justice minister is expressing concern about the number of offenders who breach the terms of their community-based sentences and end up back in jail. About 25 per cent of those who ...

A woman was given a three-month conditional sentence on Monday for her role in a nighttime theft with two other women. As we navigate through unprecedented times, our journalists are working harder ...

A 23-year-old Westman father will be spending the next six months under house arrest after he admitted to spanking his crying infant son three times in order to quiet him down. As we navigate through ...

Former Saskatoon Christian school director John Olubobokun received an 18-month conditional sentence Thursday in the assault ...