Crime & Courts

Police seize cannabis, firearms in man's arrest

Members of the Meadow Lake Crime Reduction Team arrested a wanted male on July 11 and the investigation led to a second arrest and a seizure of cannabis and firearms. The man was arrested at a home in...

Jul 23, 2024

Downvote: hunting video ends in $6,000 fines for P.A. and Saskatoon men

Hunters planning to post their adventures to YouTube should make sure they are obeying the law before uploading content online. David Ostapiw (of Prince Albert) and Steven Ostapiw of Saskatoon both ad...

Jul 22, 2024

Prince Albert family participates in research project on racialized policing

Investigating experiences of "over-protection" or "unde-protection" by police, a team of researchers from the University of Saskatchewan have spent the past two days working with a family in Prince Al...

Jul 20, 2024

Gun-control group fears Liberals have 'abandoned' efforts on assault-style firearms

OTTAWA - A prominent gun-control group fears the Liberal government has abandoned its commitment to enact a comprehensive ban on assault-style firearms, citing "no tangible progress" on key steps to f...

Jul 20, 2024

Kinistin man wanted in connection with Saskatoon homicide

Saskatoon Police are looking for Kendell Ameech, a 28-year-old man from the Kinistin First Nation in connection with the murder of Melissa Duquette earlier this year. Duquette, age 24, was found decea...

Jul 19, 2024

Female inmate re-integration target of new funding to Elizabeth Fry Society

Women in custody in places like Pine Grove Prison in Prince Albert and the women's unit at the Saskatchewan Hospital in North Battleford will have extra help when leaving the prison system. The provin...

Jul 18, 2024

Man back behind bars after tampering with monitoring bracelet

A 29-year-old man was arrested at a home on the Thunderchild First Nation on July 11, by members of the Battlefords RCMP Crime Reduction Team and officers from the Turtleford detachment. Donnie Okanee...

Jul 16, 2024

RCMP search Muskeg Lake in relation to Joanne Wolfe-Lafond homicide

Saskatchewan RCMP may be making some headway investigating the death of Joanne Wolfe-Lafonde, who was killed in Muskeg Lake in 2019. The force's Historical Case Unit (HCU) is warning the public if an ...

Jul 16, 2024

Teenager arrested after armed robbery

A 17-year-old boy from North Battleford is facing several charges following an armed robbery in the city last Friday.Police responded to the call shortly after 3 p.m. on 107 Street. A group of individ...

Jul 16, 2024

Family of Chris Hawkins happy with sentence and end of legal ordeal

The two men convicted of beating a man on their farm near Melfort will serve their sentences in the community, rather than behind bars. Adam and Peter McLean were sentenced to just under two years eac...

Jul 15, 2024