SaskatchewanRCMP are asking the public for help identifying a suspect and vehicle allegedly involved in a fire that burned down the Halftime Huddle restaurant and sports bar in Leader in October.Public asked to help identify suspect seen in video breaking into bar and leaving in a dark SUV CBC News · Posted: Dec 02, 2025 5:01 PM EST | Last Updated: 5 hours agoListen to this articleEstimated 2 minutesThe audio version of this article is generated by text-to-speech, a technology based on artificial intelligence.RCMP released this image of a suspicious vehicle that they said could be connected to a fire that burned down the Halftime Huddle restaurant and sports bar in Leader, Sask. (RCMP)RCMP are asking the public for help identifying a suspect and vehicle allegedly involved in a fire that burned down a sports bar in Leader, Sask.Leader RCMP shared video footage they said showed a suspect arriving at the Halftime Huddle restaurant and sports bar, breaking in, and then leaving in a dark-coloured SUV. Police say the SUV could be a Jeep, but may be a similar-looking SUV.Around 2:40 a.m. on Oct. 26, Leader RCMP say they received a report of a fire at the Halftime Huddle. By the time firefighters put out the blaze, the building had been burned to the ground. Leader is about 240 kilometres southwest of Saskatoon.WATCH | Leader RCMP release video of suspect in suspicious bar fire:Leader RCMP release video of suspect in suspicious bar fireInvestigators are asking for help identifying the suspect and SUV caught on nearby surveillance cameras in Leader, Sask., on Oct. 26, 2025.“It was devastating,” Halftime Huddle owner Rajinder Basran told CBC shortly after the fire. “My family, my wife, me and our kids, we spent a big part of our life to build that, and it was all done from scratch.” Basran said he’s worried about the safety of his family and his other businesses after watching security camera footage of the fire.“I don’t know what’s the motive behind it,” said Basran, who owns three other businesses in town.RCMP say people can report information by dialing 310-RCMP, or making an anonymous report to Saskatchewan Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS or www.saskcrimestoppers.com. Leader RCMP say the fire that destroyed the Halfway Huddle sports bar on Sunday was ‘suspicious in nature.’ (Submitted by Aaron Wenzel)
RCMP release video of suspicious vehicle at sports bar that burned down in Leader, Sask.
