Missing inmate captured after a year on the lam

A man who escaped the Saskatchewan Penitentiary over a year ago has been recaptured in Saskatoon.

Donald Buchanan was apprehended by Saskatoon Police on Wednesday. He had been missing from the minimum-security unit of the prison since Sept. 13, 2025.

Buchanan, who was 28 years old at the time of his disappearance, was serving a two-year sentence for weapons and drug trafficking offences.

The Correctional Service and the prison are investigating the circumstances surrounding the incident.