Tag Archives: Crime & Courts
Seven Unity businesses hit in overnight break-ins: RCMP
Unity RCMP are investigating a series of break-ins and thefts reported at several businesses in the town earlier this week.Police said they received reports on Jan. 8 of break-ins at seven Unity busin...
Jan 10, 2026

UPDATED: RCMP looking for man connected to 'grandparent' scams in the Battlefords
Update: Jan. 16 - 3:54 p.m.Battlefords RCMP are now looking to identify a man in connection to the recent "grandparent" scams in the Battlefords area.As a result of investigation over the last week, p...
Jan 09, 2026

Replica gun pointed at Lloydminster City Hall: RCMP
Lloydminster RCMP have charged a man after officers responded to a report of a firearm being pointed at City Hall on June 8.Officers were called at about 2:50 p.m. and intercepted the suspect within m...
Jan 09, 2026
Sask. changes inmate discipline rules after Supreme Court ruling
When an inmate at a provincial jail is brought up on disciplinary charges, the committee hearing then will now have to decide whether the inmate is guilty "beyond a reasonable doubt."The previous stan...
Jan 09, 2026

Preliminary hearing set for accused in Lloydminster triple homicide case
A preliminary hearing is scheduled later this month in the case of a man charged in connection with a triple homicide in Lloydminster in the fall of 2024. Nakota Pooyak of Sweetgrass First Nation, fac...
Jan 08, 2026

Three charged after Meadow Lake drug bust; one accused remains at large
Meadow Lake RCMP have charged two men and a woman after methamphetamine, cocaine, weapons and cash were seized during a search of a residence in the city late last month. The woman remains at large.Of...
Jan 08, 2026

Plea expected in Lloydminster $7.6M tobacco bust
A Surrey, B.C. man charged in connection with the seizure of millions of contraband cigarettes in Lloydminster is scheduled to return to court next month.Court records show Gurjant Singh is set to app...
Jan 07, 2026
‘Out of toilet paper’: Sask. Mounties share funniest 9-1-1 calls from 2025
Have you ever run out of toilet paper? It may feel like an emergency, but it's probably not worthy of a 9-1-1 call.But according to the Saskatchewan RCMP, someone in the province made a call to the em...
Jan 07, 2026

How constant crime headlines make fear grow faster than reality
As violent crime headlines stack up across Saskatchewan, an expert warns it's not just the incidents themselves shaping public anxiety - it's how often people are exposed to them.Shootings, stabbings ...
Jan 07, 2026
Police continue presence on Big Island Lake Cree Nation, work to identify and arrest suspects
The police investigation into a shooting and subsequent dangerous persons alert on the Big Island Lake Cree Nation continues.While investigators search for suspects, they're also working to determine ...
Jan 06, 2026