Crime & Courts

RCMP investigating phone scam in Battlefords area

The RCMP are advising residents to be careful following reports of a phone scam operating in the Battlefords area.Battlefords RCMP reported Thursday they received several complaints from the public ab...

Jun 25, 2020

Man accused of threatening family makes first court appearance

The man who allegedly threatened to harm his family in the Tisdale area on Wednesday, June 24 has made his first court appearance.David Guest, 37, appeared via phone on Thursday, June 25 in Melfort Pr...

Jun 25, 2020

RCMP lay charges against a man in Tisdale for threatening to shoot his family

RCMP have charged a man after he threatened to harm his family.At around 1 p.m. yesterday, RCMP responded to a complaint about a man on his way to shoot people at a home in the Tisdale area.Officers f...

Jun 25, 2020

Man who set up fake Humboldt Broncos fundraiser gets 14-month jail sentence

A man who set up a fake online fundraiser for the Humboldt Broncos following the Saskatchewan hockey team's deadly bus crash has been sentenced to 14 months in jail.Andrij Olesiuk was found guilty in ...

Jun 24, 2020

Canada-wide warrant issued for North Battleford murder suspect

RCMP continue to ask for the public's help for any information in locating a man facing a second-degree murder charge related to a North Battleford homicide investigation. RCMP Major Crime Unit North ...

Jun 23, 2020

RCMP warn residents of phone scam in Maidstone area

RCMP are warning the public about a phone scam in the Maidstone area. They are reminding residents not to give out personal information over the phone.Police reported Tuesday, Maidstone RCMP has recei...

Jun 23, 2020

Cochin-area murder case now scheduled for trial this December

The case involving a Cochin-area man facing a second-degree murder charge is now scheduled for trial this December.Joshua Roy Tucker, 29, is charged with second-degree murder in connection with the de...

Jun 19, 2020

Sask. begins process to improve police oversight

The Saskatchewan Government has introduced The Police Amendment Act, 2020 today as an initial step to improving police oversight in Saskatchewan.In a release, the Ministry of Justice said the Act cont...

Jun 17, 2020

Northern Sask. chief loses home in suspicious fire

(submitted photo/GoFundMe)A house fire Saturday night on the Big River First Nation, is considered suspicious according to RCMP.Police received a call around 10 p.m., and when officers attended, the r...

Jun 16, 2020

PAGC leadership comments on viral video of chief's arrest, calls for First Nations-led police force

Leadership from the Prince Albert Grand Council (PAGC) are speaking out on a viral video showing the violent arrest of an Indigenous chief and are calling for a First Nations-led policing service.The ...

Jun 12, 2020