Crime & Courts

P.A. Police warn about possible overseas phone scam

Have you received phone calls from unknown overseas numbers? There's a very good chance it could be a scam. People from Prince Albert and all across Saskatchewan have complained about receiving numero...

Apr 25, 2021

Driver reading display in miles per hour fined $910

Some confusion on a drivers display has led to a hefty fine.Combined Traffic Services Saskatchewan pulled over a vehicle on April 8, west of Colonsay that was travelling 160 kilometres per hour in a 1...

Apr 22, 2021

MADD CEO calls La Ronge impaired driving increase 'alarming'

Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) CEO Andrew Murie was shocked to learn the number of impaired driving charges laid by La Ronge RCMP went from 86 in 2019 to 146 in 2020. "They are alarming, especia...

Apr 20, 2021

Ex-cop guilty of murder and manslaughter in Floyd case

MINNEAPOLIS - Former Minneapolis Officer Derek Chauvin was convicted Tuesday of murder and manslaughter for pinning George Floyd to the pavement with his knee on the Black man's neck in a case that to...

Apr 20, 2021

Alta. company receives $125,000 fine, in connection to Prince Albert man's death

Nearly four years after a work place accident resulted in the death of her son, a Prince Albert woman says the family is no closer to closure.Gayle Moffat's son Jared was one of two people killed in J...

Apr 20, 2021

Proposed law in Montana to restart lethal injections falls short by narrow margin

HELENA, Mont. - The Montana senate has narrowly defeated a bill that would have removed obstacles that prevent the state from resuming executions. The decision directly affects Canadian Ronald Smith, ...

Apr 15, 2021

Pandemic results in fewer calls for service to La Ronge RCMP

There's been a noticeable reduction in the number of calls for service in the Town of La Ronge between 2019 and 2020.That's according to statistics provided by the RCMP at a Committee of the Whole mee...

Apr 14, 2021

'We are tired of suffering': inmate advocates call for changes with the province's jail

A small but very vocal group of protestors gathered outside Pine Grove Correctional Centre Tuesday, calling for provincial government Minister of Corrections Christine Tell's resignation, and also des...

Apr 13, 2021

Gov’t introduces legislation to ensure police oversight

Police in Saskatchewan soon won't be investigating police any longer.The provincial government on Monday introduced The Police (Serious Incident Response Team) Amendment Act, 2021, which if passed wil...

Apr 12, 2021

Tisdale RCMP looking for missing 73-year-old woman

UPDATE: As of 10:18 a.m., the RCMP reported Saelhof has been located safe and sound.-Tisdale RCMP is asking for the public's assistance in locating 73-year-old Judith Saelhof. Saelhof was last seen ge...

Apr 12, 2021