The Saskatchewan Court of Appeal has dramatically reduced the prison sentence of a 35-year-old man who identifies as Métis – from five years to 30 months – after finding that the original sentencing did not take into account his lived experience as an Indigenous person.

Colin Umpherville was arrested at 29 years old in October 2019. Police entered a hotel room where Umpherville was present and discovered a .22 calibre handgun, 50 rounds of ammunition, a small quantity of methamphetamine, and a weigh scale in a backpack.