Crime & Courts

Adult male arrested in relation to threats towards school

A 30-year-old adult male has been arrested and charged with one count of uttering threats at a residence on Makwa Sahgaiehcan First Nation in relation to an incident on September 25, 2024. 30-year-old...

Sep 27, 2024

Loaded shotgun, spent casing recovered from van in officer involved fatality

New details have been released from the Saskatchewan Serious Incident Response Team (SIRT) regarding a fatality following a police chase in Fishing Lake earlier this week. Joey Desjarlais, 34, was pro...

Sep 27, 2024

'No way to replace a life': Travis Jean sentenced to life for murder of Gregory Cope

Editor's note: The following story contains graphic descriptions of violence.Recalling the time he unknowingly met his cousin's killer, Dan Dillabough paused in the middle of his victim impact stateme...

Sep 26, 2024

Crown seeks adult sentence for accused in Evan Hardy attempted murder

The Crown is seeking an adult sentence for the 14-year-old girl charged after a 15-year-old girl was set on fire at Evan Hardy Collegiate, earlier this month.The case resumed at the provincial court o...

Sep 26, 2024

Youth arrested after threat to northern schools

One youth is in police custody after threats to two separate northern Saskatchewan schools. RCMP confirmed they received two reports of threats towards schools starting yesterday evening. One on Sept....

Sep 26, 2024

Scene cleared following reports of an armed individual

The scene has been cleared following an incident on the 1,000 block of the 107th Street near the 11th and 12th Avenue area. Police responded to a call roughly an hour ago regarding an armed individual...

Sep 26, 2024

Man arrested in N.B. after firearm and ammunition found during search warrant

A man was arrested in North Battleford last Friday after a search warrant yielded a firearm and ammunition.In a release, police said the North Battleford RCMP Crime Reduction Team (CRT) along with the...

Sep 26, 2024

Suspect in string of robberies dies after police pursuit; SIRT to investigate

The suspect wanted in connection with four local robberies is dead.RCMP received a report that 34-year-old Joseph "Joey" Desjarlais was in the Fishing Lake First Nation area.Several RCMP units began s...

Sep 25, 2024

Challenge to Saskatchewan’s pronoun law gets its day in court

REGINA - Saskatchewan's Court of Appeal is hearing arguments about a provincial law that requires parental consent when children under 16 want to change their names or pronouns at school.A judge ruled...

Sep 23, 2024

Teen girl without helmet dies in ATV crash

A 14-year-old girl from Flying Dust First Nation is dead after an ATV crashed when it hit a ditch while trying to evade police on Saturday.Meadow Lake RCMP said in a news release that two people witho...

Sep 23, 2024