Crime & Courts

RCMP treating man's death at Saulteaux First Nation as suspicious

A man's death this week at Saulteaux First Nation, has been deemed by RCMP to be suspicious in nature.The unidentified 24-year-old was found late Wednesday night near a residence and pronounced deceas...

10h ago

Youth in Gatzke murder sentenced to 9.5 years in custody

One of the accused in the Ryan Gatzke homicide has learned his fate.A young man who was a youth at the time of his crime was sentenced to 9.5 years in custody at the Court of King's Bench in Battlefor...

14h ago

Poster campaign looks to tackle human trafficking in Sask

People across Saskatchewan will start seeing posters meant to let them know, human trafficking does happen here and offer help to those who need it.The campaign consists of three different posters, th...

May 07, 2024

Wade Frenchman, charged with three murders, waiting for psych assessment

A Moosomin First Nation man charged with three murders is currently waiting to have a psychiatric assessment.Wade Frenchman, 31, was not present when his case was discussed on Tuesday at North Battlef...

May 07, 2024

Case now moving to trial for accused in Cope death

The accused charged in the death of Gregory Cope will be heading to trial at the Court of King's Bench in Battleford.Travis Jean, 34, is charged with first-degree murder and arson with disregard for h...

May 06, 2024

Sask police officers facing escalating assaults, violence

When RCMP officers in La Ronge pulled over a vehicle on the afternoon of June 19, 2022, they did so because it was speeding. The car was an unremarkable older four-door sedan that turned into a nearby...

May 03, 2024

New funding announced for study to look at Indigenous policing for the PAGC

The reality of Indigenous-led policing in northern Saskatchewan took another big step. On Friday, the provincial and federal governments and Grand Chief Brian Hardlotte of the Prince Albert Grand Coun...

May 03, 2024

Conservation officer traffic stop leads to trafficking bust near Spiritwood

A conservation officer who pulled over a vehicle in Leoville on Tuesday resulted in a wanted man in jail along with drugs and weapons off the street.Spiritwood RCMP were called by the Conservation Off...

May 02, 2024

Impaired driving rules unclear say medical cannabis advocates

RCMP have more opportunities to catch impaired drivers since introducing mandatory alcohol screening but some in Saskatchewan say the rules are still quite hazy.As of April 1, alcohol tests are now ma...

May 01, 2024

Police and families across province share ‘Stories, not Statistics’ as part of Missing Persons Week

Kristopher Billette of Buffalo River Dene Nation, Byran Watson of Maple Creek and William 'Michael' Neuman of Canora have one tragic thing in common; they were all reported missing in 2023 and so far,...

May 01, 2024