Crime & Courts

Illegal marijuana grow operation located in Watson

Humboldt and Lanigan RCMP located an illegal marijuana grow operation last month in Watson.On Jan. 18, RCMP responded to an alarm at a non-residential buildling on Railway Avenue and located the opera...

Feb 02, 2021

Arrest made in murder of Muhammad Venne

After a lengthy investigation, an arrest was made in relation to the death of Muhammad Venne on Jan. 25.According to a media release, Keagan Nelson-Smith, 21, of Hall Lake, Sask., has been charged wit...

Jan 26, 2021

La Ronge resident charged in hospital incident makes formal complaint against RCMP

A La Ronge mother who is facing charges including assault on three officers has filed a complaint with the Civilian Review and Complaints Commission for the RCMP. She and the Congress of Aboriginal Pe...

Jan 25, 2021

Advances in technology creating more opportunities for predators, says ICE coordinator

The man leading the charge for the province's internet child exploitation unit (ICE), is encouraging parents to talk to their kids about online safety.Staff Sgt. Shawn Stubbs spoke to the media Monday...

Jan 25, 2021

Man charged after gun fired on Mikisiw Drive

A man has been charged with several firearms-related offences following an incident along Mikisiw Drive. That's according to an RCMP news release, which states on Jan. 14 at 6:42 p.m., the La Ronge RC...

Jan 15, 2021

Prince Albert homicide victim remembered as 'great kid' and 'devoted father'

UPDATE: Prince Albert Police issued a second request for the public's assistance Monday, Jan.18, in locating 26-year-old Joseph Curtis MADDEN, who is charged in connection with the death of 21-year-ol...

Jan 13, 2021

Murder charge laid in 2018 Buffalo Narrows homicide

A 67-year-old man from Buffalo Narrows has been charged with second-degree murder in the death of 42-year-old Jason Chartier. That's according to an RCMP press release, which states the Saskatchewan R...

Jan 13, 2021

Judge orders new election for Buffalo Narrows

Residents of Buffalo Narrows will be voting for a new council after last year's election was ruled invalid.That decision was made Jan. 7 by Justice Gary Meschisknick at Battleford Court of Queen's Ben...

Jan 12, 2021

Saskatoon Police charge La Ronge, Air Ronge residents with cocaine possession

Three residents from the tri-communities are facing charges after Saskatoon Police allegedly found them with cocaine and a gun.That's according to a press release, which states at approximately 7:15 p...

Jan 11, 2021

Former RCMP officer pleads guilty to breach of trust for accessing private image from surveillance video

A former Saskatchewan RCMP officer pleaded guilty to breach of trust by a public officer in Queen's Bench Court in Battleford Monday.Wade Chitrena accessed at least one sensitive image of an adult fem...

Jan 11, 2021