Crime & Courts

ICE Unit arrests Red Pheasant man for child pornography

After receiving a referral from the National Centre for Missing and Exploited Children on February 12, 2025, the Saskatchewan Internet Child Exploitation (ICE) Unit began an investigation around child...

Mar 05, 2025

First Marshals to start work in June, 50 officers to be hired by end of 2025

With the first class of 10 officers onboarding at the new Saskatchewan Marshal Service, paNOW reached out to Chief Marshal Rob Cameron for some more details on how, when and where the service will bec...

Mar 04, 2025

First class of Marshal Service starts training

The first 10 new members of the Saskatchewan Marshal's Service have started their training, the agency said in a news release today. While they are initially hiring experienced officers, the hirees ar...

Mar 03, 2025

Supreme Court dismisses appeal from Saskatchewan government involving Métis group

The Supreme Court of Canada has dismissed an appeal from the Saskatchewan government over a lawsuit alleging a Mtis organization wasn't consulted over uranium exploration permits.The unanimous ruling ...

Mar 01, 2025

Sask. RCMP support proposed upgrades to provincial drug trafficking laws

The commanding officer for the Saskatchewan RCMP says she's not sure if there's any magic solution or silver bullet to combat drug trafficking, but adds that any more tools they can have are very help...

Feb 27, 2025

'A safe community': Catching up with Meadow Lake's top Mountie on crime and community

Meadow Lake's top Mountie says crime in the area hasn't changed much over the past five years, but building strong community partnerships-especially with First Nations-remains a top priority heading i...

Feb 26, 2025

Sask. man’s sentence doubled for sex assault of grandchild

The punishment for a Saskatchewan man in his 70s has been more than doubled for repeated sexual assault against his grandchild over the years.In the original case, the man, who is only referred to as ...

Feb 26, 2025

Crime drops 13% in North Battleford as RCMP focuses on proactive policing

The latest fourth-quarter report from the RCMP for 2024 shows a 13 per cent reduction in crime in North Battleford compared to the same period in 2023, from 4,049 cases to 3,527.Crimes against persons...

Feb 25, 2025

Man charged after cocaine, meth seized in Loon Lake traffic stop

A traffic stop south of Loon Lake led to the seizure of cocaine, methamphetamine and evidence of drug trafficking on Feb. 18 , the RCMP said.Officers pulled over a vehicle on Highway 26, about 20 kilo...

Feb 24, 2025

Indigenous healer admits to sexually assaulting 12 women across Saskatchewan

A Saskatchewan man who said he was an Indigenous healer has pleaded guilty to sexually assaulting 12 women.Cecil Wolfe, 63, entered the pleas Wednesday in Saskatoon court.The alleged offences occurred...

Feb 20, 2025