Crime & Courts

Preliminary hearing coming up for one of suspects in Gatzke homicide case

The case for one of the suspects related to the death of Ryan John Gatzke in Battleford in 2019 is set for a preliminary inquiry next month. Jacob Joseph Ballantyne, 25, of Edam, is charged with secon...

Oct 18, 2021

Three arrested following assault, attempted robbery, fleeing police

After an attempted robbery and flight from law enforcement, three individuals have been charged with several criminal offences.Biggar RCMP were dispatched the evening of October 7 to a report of attem...

Oct 13, 2021

RCMP Report: 16-year-old charged following assault

A teenage male in North Battleford faces multiple charges following an incident on Oct. 10.Police received the call that morning, where a man was suffering from a gunshot wound on the 1400 block of 10...

Oct 13, 2021

Charge laid over PPC event in Saskatoon

A charge has been laid in connection to an election night event in Saskatoon where people were flaunting masking rules.Saskatoon police spokesperson, Alyson Edwards says one person has received a tick...

Oct 13, 2021

Major Crimes Unit investigating after teen found seriously injured in Onion Lake

The Major Crimes Unit (MCU) has taken over the RCMP investigation of an incident that left a 17-year-old injured on Onion Lake First Nation.Police in Onion Lake received a call on Oct. 8 regarding an ...

Oct 12, 2021

Charge dropped in Ontario man's terrorism hoax case: Lawyer

OTTAWA - The lawyer for an Ontario man charged with falsely claiming to have committed terrorist acts says his client is relieved after the charge was withdrawn.Shehroze Chaudhry was arrested and char...

Oct 10, 2021

RCMP searching for two vehicles after robbery on Highway 3

The Maidstone RCMP are searching for a truck and a van after a robbery with a firearm happened on highway 3 in the RM of Britannia near the communities of Paradise Hill and Frenchman Butte.According t...

Oct 10, 2021

One of four men wanted on Canada-wide warrants for human trafficking in custody

The RCMP have arrested one of four men wanted on Canada-wide warrants on human trafficking charges.According to a media release, Kenny Jouthe turned himself into the Provincial Court of Saskatoon with...

Oct 08, 2021

Murder charge stayed for co-accused in Jonson homicide investigation

The co-accused in the Mark Douglas Jonson homicide investigation had his murder charge stayed, the court advised. David Keller, 49, of North Battleford, was facing a first-degree murder charge in Jons...

Oct 07, 2021

Police investigate robbery of community hall

Maidstone RCMP are investigating an incident at Milleton Community Hall, where numerous items were taken.Sometime between Aug. 31 and Sept. 6, someone entered the hall, located around 20 minutes north...

Oct 07, 2021