Crime & Courts

Shooting incident at Ahtahkakoop occurred after woman assaulted with a machete: Ministry

Some new information is being shared with respect to an incident that occurred last weekend at Ahtahkakoop Cree Nation and involved a man getting shot by police. On Monday, RCMP shared they received a...

Sep 10, 2024

Appeal court upholds murder conviction in killing of Roger Standingwater

The man convicted of the second-degree murder of Roger Standingwater has lost his effort to have his conviction overturned by the Saskatchewan Court of Appeal. Ivor Wapass was convicted following a ju...

Sep 10, 2024

Fatal police-involved shooting on Ahtakakoop First Nation

The Saskatchewan Incident Response Team (SIRT) has been called in to investigate a fatal RCMP shooting on the Ahtakakoop First Nation.Shellbrook RCMP received a call early yesterday (SUN) morning abou...

Sep 09, 2024

UPDATE: Girl, 14, charged after student set on fire at Evan Hardy Collegiate

A 14-year-old girl from Evan Hardy Collegiate in Saskatoon has been charged with attempted murder, aggravated assault and arson after a 15-year-old girl was set on fire midday on Thursday.The 14-year-...

Sep 06, 2024

Over 5,000 grams of drugs, 130 guns seized in eight months by police

The Warrant Enforcement Teams of the RCMP in Prince Albert and Meadow Lake/Saskatoon have been busy between last December and this past July. Newly released numbers show Warrant Enforcement and Suppre...

Sep 06, 2024

Province invests $17.1 million to increase community safety

Saskatchewan announced a $17.1 million investment in a multi-ministry approach to create safe neighbourhoods with police force expansion, new officer training, and additional enforcement tools focused...

Sep 05, 2024

North Battleford, Prince Albert and Melfort among communities to get law student interns

Five Legal Aid and public prosecution offices in Saskatchewan will get some help while also helping five law students learn the trade for one semester. The province paid $100,000 for the program that ...

Sep 04, 2024

Little Pines man arrested and charged with aggravated assault

A man from Little Pine First Nation was arrested by Cut Knife police on multiple weapons charges and a charge of aggravated assault and will appear in North Battleford Provincial Court on Wednesday. I...

Sep 03, 2024

Inmate escapes P.A. healing lodge

UPDATE: Dalton Checkosis has been arrested by Prince Albert RCMP a day after he escaped from the PAGC's healing lodge. Corrections Canada is looking for any information on the whereabouts of Dalton Ch...

Sep 03, 2024

Charges laid in Air Ronge homicide

The three women arrested in connection to Friday's early morning homicide have now been charged. The women, all from La Ronge, were arrested at a home on Friday after La Ronge RCMP received a report o...

Aug 31, 2024