Crime & Courts

School division employee fired after allegedly misappropriating over $15K

An investigation is underway following an employee's termination from Living Sky School Division No. 202 for alleged misappropriation of funds. According to a release issued by Boards of Education, th...

Apr 15, 2024

Preliminary hearing for accused in Cope death to start this week

A man charged in the death of Gregory Cope will return to court for a preliminary hearing running Tuesday to Friday this week.Travis Jean, 34, is charged with first-degree murder and arson - disregard...

Apr 15, 2024

RCMP warn of fentanyl use in Thunderchild First Nation

Two sudden deaths on the Thunderchild First Nation have prompted a warning from RCMP regarding illicit drugs.On April 11, Turtleford RCMP starting investigating two deaths in the First Nation and beli...

Apr 13, 2024

Trial postponed for two accused in Geddes death

A trial originally scheduled for April 8 for two suspects in the death of Edward (Ted) Keith Geddes has been postponed.According to the Court of King's Bench in Battleford, the new date is still to be...

Apr 11, 2024

Sask. mother, FSIN want longer sentence for impaired driver who hit son

Darnell Fineday suffered life-altering injuries when he was struck by an impaired driver at the intersection of Hart Road and 22nd Street last April.Now, the 28-year-old from the Mosquito First Nation...

Apr 11, 2024

New report slams RCMP treatment of homeless Indigenous women in Northern Canada

Homeless Indigenous women in the North do not feel well-protected by the RCMP and instead face violence and discrimination by police, a new report from the Yellowknife Women's Society has found.The or...

Apr 11, 2024

Radisson man charged after incident at Sask. RCMP detachment

Following an incident on Monday at the Warman RCMP detachment, a 51-year-old man from Radisson is facing several charges including assault on a police officer with a weapon and possessing a weapon for...

Apr 10, 2024

Marshal service will focus on complex investigations, help municipal police

Saskatchewan's new police force - expected to be operational in 2026 - will be a full police force but is being created to assist municipal police with difficult, time-consuming investigations. Rob Ca...

Apr 08, 2024

Deportation hearing set for truck driver in deadly Humboldt Broncos bus crash

CALGARY - A deportation hearing for the truck driver in the deadly Humboldt Broncos bus crash has been scheduled for next month.Jaskirat Singh Sidhu caused the 2018 crash that killed 16 people and inj...

Apr 08, 2024

Sask. court hears former banking officer responsible for stealing over $700K from clients

Over the course of six years, a former personal banking officer in Wakaw, was responsible for stealing over $738,000 in funds from 11 separate victims, the majority of which are seniors.That was among...

Apr 08, 2024