The Saskatoon police hate crimes unit investigated 208 complaints in its first full year, a number that a local lawyer says should serve as a "light-bulb moment."
The province is expanding the Police and Crisis Team (PACT) programs in Saskatoon and Regina with $468,800 in an effort to divert more people experiencing mental health crises away from hospitals and jail cells.
The Saskatoon Police Service has updated its policies around the control of personal information following a complaint with its professional standards office, according to a report to the Board of Police Commissioners.