Crime & Courts

Former Sask. teacher receives 20 month jail sentence, following sexual relationship with teenage girl

Editor's note: the following story contains some graphic details. The identity of the victim is protected under a publication ban.A 63-year-old man who exchanged intimate images with a 16-year-old gir...

Apr 07, 2021

Two facing drug charges after drug bust

La Ronge RCMP have charged two people with a number of drug charges. According to an RCMP news release, on April 5 at approximately 8:00 p.m., the La Ronge RCMP executed a search warrant at a residenc...

Apr 07, 2021

Hydromorphone pills, cash seized by La Ronge RCMP

La Ronge RCMP seized narcotics during a search last week. According to an RCMP news release, on April 2 at approximately 8:30 p.m., the La Ronge RCMP executed a search warrant at a residence on the La...

Apr 06, 2021

Walking with a new purpose

Ten years have passed since Sarah Bird received the phone call that her younger brother was hit by a vehicle.In the early morning hours of April 3, 2011, John Moses Bird was walking along the highway ...

Apr 05, 2021

'This is torture:' Proposed law in Montana looms over Canadian on death row

RED DEER, Alta. - The fate of a Canadian man who has been on death row in Montana for 38 years could become more tenuous as the state gets closer to removing obstacles that prevent it from resuming ex...

Apr 05, 2021

Mediation offer declined by local woman facing multiple charges

A local woman facing charges stemming from an incident in December at the La Ronge Health Centre has, for now, declined to move forward with mediation.Emily Kammermayer was in court on Monday where th...

Mar 31, 2021

Sask. agencies express mixed feelings about Clare's Law rollout

Nearly ten months have passed since Saskatchewan effectively became the first province to enact Clare's Law, and now the door has widened for more individuals seeking help from domestic abuse.From tod...

Mar 31, 2021

Saskatchewan RCMP now participating in Clare’s Law

The Saskatchewan RCMP has joined the ranks of police forces that are participating in Clare's Law.The Interpersonal Violence Disclosure Protocol came into effect in June, but the Saskatchewan RCMP sai...

Mar 31, 2021

Buffalo Narrows RCMP issue arrest warrant for man facing weapon and drug related charges

An investigation has led to an arrest warrant being issued against a Buffalo Narrows man for drug and weapon-related offences and police believe he could be in Buffalo Narrows, Saskatoon or Prince Alb...

Mar 29, 2021

Liquor seized in and around communities near La Ronge

Saskatchewan RCMP have made three liquor seizures in nearby northern communities That's according to an RCMP news release, which states between March 16 to 19, the Saskatchewan RCMP Combined Traffic S...

Mar 29, 2021