Crime & Courts

Creighton RCMP use drone to find missing man in wooded area

A missing man is back home safe thanks to new technology being used by RCMP.Around 4 p.m. on Aug. 29, Creighton RCMP received a missing person report after an elderly man disappeared while picking ber...

Sep 06, 2023

Two people arrested, drugs seized in Buffalo Narrows

A search of a home in Buffalo Narrows resulted in the arrest of two people and the seizure of almost 30 grams of crack cocaine.On Sept. 2, around 6 a.m., RCMP searched the building on Green Avenue as ...

Sep 06, 2023

Battlefords RCMP find wanted suspect and help defuse tense situation

A 31-year-old man is facing a number of charges in connection to a tense situation on Saturday at Sweetgrass First Nation.At around 10 a.m., Battlefords RCMP received a report of a person making threa...

Sep 05, 2023

Maidstone RCMP charge two for allegedly trying to rob vehicle at gunpoint

Two people from Little Pine First Nation have been charged for allegedly attempting to rob someone at gunpoint.On Aug. 29, Maidstone RCMP were called by a driver who said they pulled over next to a pa...

Sep 05, 2023

Police searching for suspect after shooting in Beauval

Members of the Beauval RCMP are asking residents to report sightings of a suspect believed to be linked to gunshots in the community. Police were alerted to an incident around 2:30 a.m. on Sept. 3 whe...

Sep 05, 2023

'Hold the line:' 'Freedom Convoy' organizers' criminal trial begins Tuesday

As Tamara Lich was led away from supporters in handcuffs on the snowy streets of Ottawa in 2022, she threw a single phrase over her shoulder."Hold the line," said the petite figurehead of the "Freedom...

Sep 04, 2023

Victims of mass stabbing attack on James Smith & Weldon remembered one year later

It was one year ago today that multiple people lost their lives in a senseless attack on the James Smith Cree Nation and in the Village of Weldon.On Sept. 4, 2022, 32-year-old Myles Sanderson killed 1...

Sep 04, 2023

Weldon Mayor remembers fateful day neighbour died in mass stabbing attack

September 4, 2022, is a day people in the James Smith Cree Nation will never forget and the same can be said for those in Weldon.Eleven people were killed during a stabbing spree that shocked not only...

Sep 02, 2023

James Smith Cree Nation announces events marking one year since mass stabbings

Monday marks one year since the mass stabbing casualties that took place in James Smith Cree Nation and in the Village of Weldon.The events last year shook a community and province as Myles Sanderson ...

Sep 02, 2023

RCMP looking for woman last seen in Onion Lake

UPDATE: RCMP have confirmed that Janaya Lewis was found.---RCMP are asking the public for help finding a missing 22-year-old woman.Janaya Lewis was last seen on Sept. 1 in Onion Lake. She's described ...

Sep 02, 2023