Crime & Courts

One dead, RCMP officer injured after incident on Red Earth Cree Nation; SIRT investigating

One man has died and an RCMP officer was injured after an incident on the Red Earth Cree Nation.At around 3:40 Tuesday morning, Carrot River RCMP were called to the community for reports of a gun bein...

Dec 20, 2023

Man gets 7 years for role in Prince Albert’s record cocaine bust

While he was not the directing mind, Jim Lakatos of North Battleford was still involved at a high level in a drug trafficking operation running out of a mobile home north of Prince Albert. Today, the ...

Dec 19, 2023

Charges laid after traffic stop

The Battlefords RCMP have laid charges against three men from Red Pheasant First Nations following a traffic stop on December 13. According to an RCMP report, the Crime Reduction Team from North Battl...

Dec 19, 2023

Three people facing charges arrested in North Battleford

Three individuals who are facing various charges have been arrested in North Battleford.According to a media release, officers from the Battlefords RCMP Gang Task Force, who were on patrol Dec. 13, ob...

Dec 19, 2023

Trial dates set for alleged medicine man, facing 12 counts of sexual assault

Trial dates have now been secured for a Saskatchewan court case involving an alleged medicine man, and the 12 counts of sexual assault he's facing.As per discussions held Friday during a pre-trial con...

Dec 18, 2023

RCMP warn about spike in online extremism among Canadian youth

RCMP are warning about a rise in violent extremism among Canadian youth and Jewish leaders are urging community members to be diligent after two teenagers were arrested on terror-related charges in th...

Dec 17, 2023

Woman released, man charged after teens shot in Pelican Narrows

Mounties in Pelican Narrows say a man is facing charges in connection with a shooting that left two teens injured.The RCMP said officers got a report of a shooting in the early-morning hours Tuesday, ...

Dec 16, 2023

Death of Muskeg Lake Elder results in 12 year prison sentence

Editor's note: This story was updated on Dec. 15, to include additional facts read in court.A man who killed his aunt and left her body in a rural area of central Saskatchewan, has received a 12 year ...

Dec 14, 2023

High school student in hospital following assault at school

One teen boy is in hospital and a second in police custody following an incident at the Pelican Lake First Nation. Spiritwood RCMP were called to the school today at about 12:30 for a reported serious...

Dec 14, 2023

Verdict reserved for former Sask. Mountie accused of murdering lover

It is now up to a judge to determine whether Bernie Herman used his RCMP-issued pistol to shoot his lover out of self-defence or as a planned killing. Those two scenarios were part of the final argume...

Dec 13, 2023