Crime & Courts

Truck driver in deadly Humboldt Broncos bus crash granted day parole

The Parole Board of Canada has granted the trucker who caused the deadly Humboldt Broncos bus crash day parole for six months. The board says Jaskirat Singh Sidhu will get full parole after those six ...

Jul 20, 2022

Police searching for missing senior

RCMP are asking for the public's assistance in locating a 69-year-old man.A media release on July 20 stated Deschambault Lake RCMP received a report that Malcolm Custer was missing. Custer left Descha...

Jul 20, 2022

Parole board to hear from truck driver in deadly Humboldt Broncos crash

A parole hearing is scheduled to take place today for a former truck driver who caused the deadly Humboldt Broncos bus crash.Jaskirat Singh Sidhu was sentenced to eight years after he pleaded guilty t...

Jul 20, 2022

FSIN calls for police to lay charges in ‘unprovoked racial attack’ in Battleford

A video circulating on social media that shows a man being assaulted by another is putting into question what the motivation was for the attack. The Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations (FSIN) a...

Jul 19, 2022

Former Métis Nation-Sask. president suing Métis Nation of Alberta, RCMP over sexual assault allegations

The former president of the Mtis Nation-Saskatchewan (MNS) is suing the Mtis Nation of Alberta (MNA) and RCMP.In a statement of claim filed in the Court of Queen's Bench of Alberta, Dwayne Roth claims...

Jul 17, 2022

Family of man who triggered Langham emergency alert ‘in shock and disbelief’

Donna Heimbecker says she is in utter disbelief after learning her nephew was at the center of a tragedy in Langham that left two people dead."It's definitely a tremendous shock. We're experiencing so...

Jul 12, 2022

RCMP confirms suspect among two men dead after Langham incident

Saskatchewan RCMP has revealed a 38-year-old man was the victim of an apparent murder-suicide in Langham on Friday.The suspect, Justin Heimbecker, also was confirmed dead.In an update issued Monday, M...

Jul 11, 2022

13-year-old boy charged after weapons complaint

A 13-year-old boy is facing a number of gun-related charges in connection to an incident in La Ronge last Thursday.Just before 2 p.m., RCMP received a report of an armed person at a home on Elders Roa...

Jul 11, 2022

Suspect located after shooting in Langham prompts emergency alert

Editor's Note: An earlier version of the story wrote that the suspect was arrested. RCMP have not confirmed this and issued a release saying a man was found deceased inside a home in Langham, which th...

Jul 08, 2022

Emergency Alert issued following shooting in Langham

UPDATE: 9:05 a.m.One person has been confirmed deceased following a shooting in Langham Friday morning.RCMP have released a description of the suspect. Justin Heimbecker stands 6 foot 3 inches tall wi...

Jul 08, 2022