Crime & Courts

Investigation into death of young Prince Albert boy finds fault with police response

Nearly 14 months after the death of a young child in Prince Albert, the Saskatchewan Public Complaints Commission has released its findings and found neglect of duty by officers of the Prince Albert P...

May 18, 2023

Amber Alert cancelled after eight-year-old boy found safe

An Amber Alert issued for an eight-year-old boy who police believe was abducted in Thunder Bay, Ont., has been found safe. Thunder Bay police said in a statement issued late Tuesday that the 28-year-o...

May 16, 2023

Maidstone RCMP investigate armed robbery

RCMP believe a truck that was reported stolen in North Battleford, was involved in a violent incident at Maidstone Sunday night.At approximately 11:55 p.m., officers responded to a home on the 100 blo...

May 16, 2023

Man receives five-month conditional sentence order in Battleford attack

The man facing charges related to an attack caught on video in the Town of Battleford last year received a five-month conditional sentence order at court in North Battleford Monday. Adam Lesmeister, 4...

May 15, 2023

Woman charged after knife attack on Ministikwan Lake Cree Nation

A 34-year-old woman is facing several charges after a man was injured with a knife in Ministikwan Lake Cree Nation.Around 8:45 a.m. on May 12, Loon Lake RCMP received a report of an assault near a cli...

May 15, 2023

Police were in contact with Big Island Lake man prior to death, investigation reveals

The reason behind the death of a 20-year-old Saskatchewan man is still being investigated by the RCMP.Dominic Kahpoonapit's remains were located earlier this month near a home on the Big Island Lake C...

May 13, 2023

RCMP arrest wanted man in Witchekan Lake First Nation

Saskatchewan RCMP said they have arrested a man who fled from police following a dangerous incident in Spiritwood over a month ago.Back on March 30, RCMP were called to a home in the area for reports ...

May 12, 2023

Inquest jury recommends better and faster communication

At the time Elaine Behm died by hanging from a vent in her cell in Pine Grove, she was scheduled to go to the Saskatchewan Hospital in Battleford which has suicide prevention built right into the faci...

May 10, 2023

Pine Grove is overcrowded and understaffed: nurses testify at inquest

Editor's Note: This story contains graphic details involving suicide. At times, there is one nurse on duty at Pine Grove Women's Correctional Centre and that nurse can be responsible for 230 inmates, ...

May 10, 2023

Police ask public to report sightings of man with warrants

UPDATE: Saskatchewan RCMP's Warrant Enforcement and Suppression Team (WEST) found Cory Knutson in a home in Prince Albert Tuesday afternoon. He was arrested and taken into police custody without incid...

May 09, 2023