REGINA – Saskatchewan is looking to buy some high-tech weaponry for its marshals police service, including sniper rifles, sound cannons and a thermal camera.

In a bid request posted online late last month, the province says the marshals need the equipment for a special response unit.

The unit also requires night vision goggles, hydraulic breaching tools and a multi-shot launcher, it says.

At a news conference Monday, the Opposition NDP said it wants to know the cost of the equipment and how the items fit into the marshals’ broader mandate.

Hugh Gordon, the NDP’s community safety critic, told reporters in Saskatoon that the new equipment appears…

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