Bail & Sentencing Watch
Who gets released, and on what terms? This series examines bail and sentencing decisions in serious cases across Alberta and Saskatchewan, using court records we obtained. It follows Skye Atoa of Lethbridge, who is charged with offences involving girls aged 14 to 16. Justice Frederick Charles Fisher granted him $0 bail, and he was re-arrested about half an hour later for an alleged breach, a charge that was later withdrawn. It covers two Calgarians charged after an 18 lb fentanyl seizure near Swift Current, one of whom was released on $25,000 bail, and a Calgary man freed on $0 bail the day after a 170 lb cocaine seizure at the border. It also covers an international student out on bail in a Regina fentanyl case, a sentencing judge's handling of a convicted trafficker's final request, and a Medicine Hat ride-share driver charged with sexual assault and released on a $1,000 promise to pay. All accused are presumed innocent unless proven guilty.
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Oct 30, 2025Part 1EXCLUSIVE: 18 lb Fentanyl Bust: Singh Released on Bail After Canada Assigns ‘Tainted’ ProsecutorEarlier this year, the RCMP near Swift Current, Saskatchewan, less than 100 miles from the U.S. border, charged two Calgarians with trafficking a massive quantity of fentanyl, enough to kill nearly four million people.
Nov 7, 2025Part 2Singh on Student Visa Charged with Trafficking Fentanyl in Regina, SK, Out on Bail: Who Let Them In?Arunpreet Singh, 23, is out on bail after being busted back in May 2024 with 10 pounds of fentanyl and other drugs worth over $1 million in Regina, Saskatchewan, while his two co-accused —…
Nov 8, 2025Part 3EXCLUSIVE: Calgary Singh BUSTED With 170 lb of Cocaine at US-Canada Border Freed on $0 Bail Next DaySurj Singh Salaria, a Calgary-based commercial truck driver, is facing three serious criminal charges for attempting to traffic 170 pounds of cocaine into Canada from the United States…
Jan 22, 2026Part 4Court Records Reveal the Judge Who Granted Bail to Skye Atoa, Accused of Sex Crimes Against ChildrenRecords exclusively obtained by Media Bezirgan identify Justice Frederick Charles Fisher of the Medicine Hat Provincial Court as the judge who granted bail to a Lethbridge man facing nine…
Apr 9, 2026Part 5First Nations Judge Grants Fentanyl Trafficker “Student” from India His Last Wish | Court DocsIn 2024, a 20-year-old Indian man, identified as Robin [no last name], pleaded guilty to trafficking roughly 3 million deadly doses of fentanyl, along with other illicit drugs valued at about $1.3 million in total.
Jun 26, 2026Part 6EXCLUSIVE: Judge Grants Singh, Charged with Break and Enter & Sex Assault of His Passenger, $0 BailI just obtained the bail conditions of Tejinder Singh, the 30-year-old Medicine Hat ride-share driver charged after police say he followed his female passenger into her home in the middle of the night and sexually assaulted her.
- Jul 1, 2026Part 7Accused Child Trafficker Skye Atoa Gets Fresh Bail Shot After Breach Charge Withdrawn
The man widely regarded as the poster boy for Canada’s broken bail system, Skye Atoa, had his proceedings adjourned to July 7 for a new bail hearing.
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