Tag Archives: Crime & Courts
Last year saw highest rate of gang-related homicides in 16 years: Statistics Canada
A report from Statistics Canada shows the national homicide rate has increased for a third consecutive year and nearly one-quarter of killings in 2021 were connected to gangs.There were 788 homicides ...
Nov 21, 2022
Man shot during armed robbery in Delmas
A man was taken to hospital with injuries following reports of an armed robbery in Delmas, west of North Battleford, on Nov. 18. According to Battlefords RCMP, police were called to a home at 10 p.m. ...
Nov 21, 2022
Man from southeast Sask. wanted for murder
UPDATE: On Nov. 22 Edgar Kakakaway Jr. was arrested without incident on Keeseekoose First Nation------------Kamsack RCMP and the Saskatchewan RCMP Major Crimes Unit are asking the public to help locat...
Nov 21, 2022
Dramatic week ahead as Trudeau, ministers testify at Emergencies Act inquiry
OTTAWA - The final sprint is on at the Public Order Emergency Commission, which has already heard from more than 60 witnesses over five weeks on the government's response to last winter's "Freedom Con...
Nov 20, 2022
Trial dates set for Mistawasis murder case
A man facing a charge of second-degree murder, will be tried by a jury in Jan. 2024.That was the outcome of Friday's pre-trial conference at Court of King's Bench in Prince Albert for Roy Lasas.The 21...
Nov 18, 2022
Food delivery driver robbed in North Battleford
Battlefords RCMP is reporting a food delivery driver was robbed Thursday night around 8:00 p.m.It happened in the 1200 block of 108 St. in North Battleford. According to the release, police say a man ...
Nov 18, 2022
North Battleford business robbed at gunpoint
A store employee was injured during an armed robbery in North Battleford Wednesday afternoon. The incident occurred at a business on 107 St. just after 3:30 p.m., a man and woman entered the business,...
Nov 17, 2022
Home of woman alleging abuse at Christian school is vandalized, catches fire
A Saskatchewan woman, who has been instrumental in revealing allegations of abuse at Christian schools in the province, and her family have been displaced from their home after a series of suspicious ...
Nov 15, 2022
Prince Albert child death case committed for trial
The court case surrounding the death of a 13-month-boy will be tried by a judge and jury at Court of King's Bench in Prince Albert.That was the outcome of Monday's preliminary hearing at Prince Albert...
Nov 14, 2022
Saskatchewan RCMP Major Crimes investigating homicide on Waterhen First Nation
One man is dead after what police are investigating as a homicide on the Waterhen First Nation early Saturday morning.At around 4:30 a.m., Meadow Lake RCMP responded to a report of a man in medical di...
Nov 13, 2022