A suspect who allegedly impersonated a police officer near Midale, Sask. has been identified as a youth, RCMP say.

Weyburn RCMP officers first received a report of a potential impersonation of a police officer on Sept. 13 at around 10:40 p.m., according to a release from the Saskatchewan RCMP.

A driver was travelling on a grid road near Midale, when a vehicle came up behind them with flashing blue and red emergency lights. Both vehicles slowed down before the vehicle with emergency lights fled the area.

RCMP had asked the public to contact them if they believed they were being followed by an imitation police vehicle.

On Tuesday, RCMP said they identified the vehicle and its driver, who is a youth. As per the Youth Criminal Justice Act, they cannot be named.

RCMP say no charges have been laid and are continuing the investigation.

Investigators do not believe this incident has any connection to the suspicious death in the Weyburn area on.

Regina police charged one person in connection to a weapons offence involving a machete on Sunday.

Officers were called to the 2200 block of Lindsay Street around 3:58 p.m. for a report that a man was chasing multiple people and threatening them with a machete, according to a news release from the Regina Police Service (RPS).

When officers arrived on scene, they found the suspect and arrested him, noting that a machete was found on the ground close by.

A 29-year-old man was charged with assault with a weapon and failure to comply with a probation order.

The accused made his first appearance in provincial court on Monday morning.

The Saskatchewan Internet Child Exploitation (ICE) unit has charged a man from Arcola with multiple counts related to child exploitation.

On Sept. 11, officers with the provincial ICE unit executed a search warrant at a home in Arcola – located 180 kilometres southeast of Regina.

Electronic devices were examined at the scene and were seized by police. As a result of the investigation, Logan Rehm, 21, was charged with possession of child pornography, making child pornography available and accessing child pornography.

He was released on conditions – with his next court date scheduled for Oct. 22 in Carlyle.

The family of a woman who was tragically killed by a gunshot while riding in a vehicle just outside of Weyburn, Sask. is calling on whoever is responsible to come forward immediately.

Tanya Myers was 44 years old when she succumbed to a gunshot wound on the evening of Sept. 12. Myers was fatally struck by a bullet while riding as the passenger in an SUV just outside of Weyburn on Highway 39.

Saskatchewan RCMP shared a statement from Myers’ family during a news conference on Tuesday.

In the statement, the family described Myers as an “amazing energy healer” and an “animal lover” with a special fondness for cats. The 44-year-old kept to herself, according to her family, and was making a rare trip outside of Weyburn at the time of shooting.

“We are all in shock and disbelief, and the loss of Tanya leaves a giant, gaping hole in our lives and her cats’ lives, who are all wondering where their mom has gone,” the statement read.

The family went on to call for whoever was responsible for Myers’ death to come forward immediately.

“She did not have anything to do with the way she left us … To the person or persons responsible, please grow a conscience and take responsibility for your actions. Tanya deserves justice, and her family deserves answers.”

Supt. Joshua Graham, the officer in charge of the Saskatchewan RCMP major crimes unit, elaborated on the investigation during the news conference. He reiterated that there are still many unknowns surrounding potential motives and what exactly led to Myers’ death.

“When we do investigations, and certainly death investigations, we’re very careful not to pre-draw conclusions, so when we don’t have that evidence staring us right in the face or when we first respond, we want to make sure we’re keeping an open mind with that,” he explained.

“It’s still possible that this is an accidental shooting, perhaps a shooting where somebody wasn’t even shooting the vehicles. It’s also possible somebody was shooting a vehicle. So really, we have to go by the evidence.”

Regardless of the circumstances of the shooting – Graham says it’s imperative that whoever is responsible must come forward.

“What I would say to that person is; there’s a family that’s suffering – that suffered a terrible loss. That person needs to come forward to help give them closure and understand how and why this happened,” he said. “Whether that is accidental, intentional, whether they knew about it or not. At the end of the day, we need to account and find out the truth as to what happened, how this happened, why it happened.”

RCMP have now determined that two vehicles were struck by gunshots around three kilometres northwest of Weyburn.

The vehicle Myers was travelling in stopped shortly after being hit – while the second vehicle continued on to Weyburn. The driver was unaware of what transpired that night – but came forward to police a day later after they discovered their vehicle had a flat tire.

The flat tire was later found to be the result of a gunshot.

Since the incident was made public on Saturday, Sept. 13, RCMP have asked for the public’s assistance in identifying potential witnesses of the shooting. The drivers of at least two vehicles who were travelling through the area at the time of the shooting have been identified after calls for public assistance.

Graham says that the public has been extremely helpful in the investigation and continues to encourage anyone with any information that may assist with the investigation to contact RCMP immediately.

“If you see something, say something. If there’s something that you think is related, or you hear something, or potentially know about something, please call 310-RCMP,” Graham said, adding that at this time – police are asking the public to be vigilant given the unknown factors surrounding the shooting.

“If there’s any specific increased public safety threat, we will certainly let the public know. That’s certainly the first and foremost thing on our mind at this point, other than we now have two vehicles in the same incident, there’s really no upgrade to that public safety threat information.”

Executives at a company that owns strip clubs around the country have been charged with bribing a New York official with free trips to some of the venues and with private dances to avoid paying more than US$8 million in sales taxes, authorities said Tuesday.

Houston-based RCI Hospitality Holdings and its corporate leaders received favorable treatment during at least six tax audits that were performed over a decade in exchange for the perks given to a state auditor, New York Attorney General Letitia James said.

James alleges RCI gave the auditor at least 13 complimentary trips to Florida, including hotels meals, plus up to $5,000 per day for private dances at its strip clubs, including Tootsie’s Cabaret in Miami. The auditor also received free dances, food and admission at clubs in New York, authorities said.

“RCI’s executives shamelessly used their strip clubs to bribe their way out of paying millions of dollars in taxes,” James said in a statement.

RCI Hospitality, publicly traded on the Nasdaq composite, owns and operates more than 60 clubs and sports bars and restaurants across the county, including Rick’s Cabaret establishments in more than a dozen cities including New York, according to the company’s website. It also owns two other businesses in Manhattan.

A 79-count grand jury indictment that was unsealed Tuesday charges RCI, five of its executives and the three clubs in Manhattan with conspiracy, bribery, tax fraud and other crimes.

Daniel Horwitz, a New York lawyer for RCI, disputed the allegations and said the defendants will fight the charges in court.

“We are clearly disappointed with the New York Attorney General’s decision to move forward with an indictment and look forward to addressing the allegations,” Horwitz said in a statement. “We remind everybody that these indictments contain only allegations, which we believe are baseless. RCI and the individuals involved are presumed innocent and should be allowed to have their day in court.”

He added that RCI’s policy is to pay “all legitimate and non-contested taxes” and all three Manhattan clubs remain open.

The indictment alleges RCI failed to pay over $8 million in city and state sales taxes on the sale of “dance dollars,” which are purchased by customers and redeemed for private dances.

In exchange for the bribes, the auditor agreed to assess “substantially less” in unpaid sales taxes, interest and penalties than was actually owed by RCI’s New York clubs and to stop the state from performing additional tax audits of Rick’s Cabaret, the indictment says.

James’ office and the indictment did not name the auditor, who worked for the state’s Department of Taxation and Finance. It said that a sixth person who was not publicly named was indicted but not yet arrested. James’ office declined to say whether that person was the auditor.

Among the RCI executives who were indicted are Eric Langan of Bellaire, Texas, chief executive officer, president and board chairman; and Timothy Winata of Houston, a controller and accountant. Prosecutors allege Langan and other executives authorized and oversaw the bribes, and Winata directly provided the bribes and accompanied the auditor on trips to the clubs.

According to the indictment, the auditor texted Winata in 2022 saying: “This was the best trip I had in Florida. The girls were very beautiful and nice.” He wrote that on Thursday night there were “so many beautiful women,” and he had “many lap dances instead of going to the room.” He thanked Winata and said he hoped for another trip before the summer.

A salmonella outbreak linked to salami and cacciatore that sickened dozens of people in several provinces appears to be over.

The Public Health Agency of Canada says there were 90 confirmed salmonella cases, 10 of which led to hospitalizations.

Alberta had 69 of the cases, followed by Ontario with 19, and Manitoba and British Columbia with one each.

The health agency says people became sick between mid-April and early August.

More than 65 salami and cacciatore products were recalled.

The agency says many people who became sick reported eating meat in prepared sandwiches or purchased from deli counters where the recalled products were served.

A company that is building a copper mine in northern Saskatchewan is pleased to be included on the prime minister’s list of nation building projects. However, the province and the federal conservatives are disappointed Ottawa did not include an oil pipeline.

Construction is well underway on a billion-dollar copper mine near Creighton in Northern Saskatchewan. Prime Minister Mark Carney wants any regulatory approvals expedited. The company says the current phase has approvals in place, but it will be helpful for future expansion.

“We are fully permitted for the McIlvenna Bay mine but already looking at what we can do with phase two so there will be future permits that this should help with,” explained Carter Zazula, the director of government relations with Foran Mining.

This week, Carney included five major projects on his nation building list including expansion of a liquified natural gas facility in Kitimat B.C. and the country’s first small modular reactor in Ontario.

The federal Conservatives are disappointed that there was no mention of a pipeline.

“The fact that there’s no pipelines on this list means there won’t be new jobs at Regina’s steel plant, and it means that there won’t be new opportunities to develop Saskatchewan’s oil and gas so that’s devastating,” MP Andrew Scheer told CTV News.

“The world wants more Canadian energy.”

The province unveiled a new critical mining investment incentive to coincide with the federal announcement.

The NDP support the copper mine but question the priorities.

“There are no projects announced today related to new pipelines, rail capacity or Saskatchewan power generation,” NDP MLA Kim Breckner stated.

The five projects on the prime minister’s list represent the first round.

More are expected – with Ottawa not excluding a pipeline for fast tracking – if a proposal is received.

Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe says he’s returning from his trip to China with a sense of hope that Beijing and Ottawa can resolve their trade dispute.

Moe says he and Prime Minister Mark Carney’s parliamentary secretary Kody Blois met last week with Chinese officials who oversee an agency responsible for imposing steep tariffs on Canadian canola products.

The premier says the meeting went better than he had expected, as the Chinese officials signaled they were interested in recalibrating the relationship with Canada.

But he says the meeting was just one step in many that will be needed for Ottawa and Beijing to resolve the trade dispute.

Moe says it’s likely Blois and other federal ministers will be in China “very soon” to continue speaking with officials, and Carney could have an opportunity to meet Chinese President Xi Jinping at global summits later this year.

China has imposed a 76 per cent tariff on Canadian canola seed, widely seen as a response to Canada’s 100 per cent tariff on Chinese electric vehicles.

China has also imposed duties of 100 per cent on Canadian canola oil, meal and peas, along with other levies on pork and some seafood products in response to Canada’s 25 per cent tariffs on Chinese steel and aluminum.

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