NORTH BATTLEFORD, Sask. - A judge has ruled that a man accused of killing two RCMP officers during a chase in Saskatchewan last year should stand trial.

The ruling came Tuesday at the conclusion of a preliminary hearing in North Battleford for Curtis Dagenais.

Dagenais, 42, will face trial on two charges of first-degree murder in the deaths of constables Robin Cameron and Marc Bourdages.

They were shot during a pursuit on country roads near the community of Spiritwood in July 2006.

Dagenais also faces a charge of attempting to murder a third officer.

His trial is not expected to start for several months.