'It's rare': Saskatoon police superintendent talks sidearms and shootings

Just over a week after the sound of a Saskatoon police officer’s pistol shattered the calm of a quiet cul-de-sac in River Heights, a high-ranking member of the department said point their weapons only on “very infrequent” occasions — and it’s even more rare for one to pull the trigger. 
“In all of 2016, other than animal destructions, which accounted for six, there were only two additional incidents where a firearm was discharged by a member of the servic