Crime & Courts

P.A. Police charge Tisdale man following major drugs, weapon seizure

A 29-year-old man from Tisdale is facing a laundry list of charges after a drug trafficking investigation yielded roughly 20 pounds of various drugs and multiple firearms. It all started on Tuesday, D...

Dec 12, 2025

Supreme Court shuts door on appeal in brutal killing of Tiki Laverdiere

The Supreme Court of Canada has refused to hear an appeal from Soaring Eagle Whitstone, cementing her conviction and life sentence for the first-degree murder of Tiki Laverdiere.In a decision released...

Dec 12, 2025

Lloydminster man faces hate-crime, firearms charges after RCMP search

RCMP have charged a 38-year-old Lloydminster man after officers seized multiple firearms during a search warrant connected to threats of violence toward identifiable groups.Police say members of the L...

Dec 09, 2025

Three facing charges after guns, drugs seized

Three people are facing charges after firearms, cocaine, and a large sum of cash were seized by RCMP last week. On Dec. 3, officers executed a search warrant on a residence in La Ronge following an in...

Dec 09, 2025

Man sentenced on arson charge near Snowden in June

A man charged after setting a ditch fire in tinder-dry conditions earlier this year will stay behind bars. Troy Ratt of Pelican Narrows was sentenced to 272 days in prison and a 20-year firearm prohib...

Dec 05, 2025

Sask. govt introduces new law act to respond to illicit drug trafficking

The province introduced a new act to strengthen accountability for drug traffickers and to enhance community safety.The Government of Saskatchewan has introduced The Response to Illicit Drugs Act, a n...

Dec 04, 2025

'This is not an Indian problem. This is a social problem,' BATC chief says as policing concerns escalate

Chiefs with the Battlefords Agency Tribal Chiefs (BATC) say shootings, gang activity, drug trafficking and delayed RCMP response times have created a public-safety crisis in their communities, and the...

Dec 01, 2025

Advocacy group pleased with Saskatchewan move to help gun owners

Changes to provincial firearms legislation in response to the federal gun buyback program are being described by the Saskatchewan Wildlife Federation (SWF) as a positive step.Proposed changes to the S...

Dec 01, 2025

RCMP Major Crimes investigating suspicious death in Meadow Lake

The Saskatchewan RCMP Major Crimes unit is in Meadow Lake this weekend, investigating a death they deem suspicious.Meadow Lake RCMP first received a report at around 8:50 a.m. on Nov. 28, explaining t...

Nov 29, 2025

Four facing charges after drugs, weapons seized in Sucker River

Nine firearms and three machetes were seized Thursday in Sucker River. On Nov. 27, officers with La Ronge RCMP executed a search warrant following an investigation. During the search, police found app...

Nov 28, 2025