Crime & Courts

Sask. changes inmate discipline rules after Supreme Court ruling

When an inmate at a provincial jail is brought up on disciplinary charges, the committee hearing then will now have to decide whether the inmate is guilty "beyond a reasonable doubt."The previous stan...

Jan 09, 2026

‘Out of toilet paper’: Sask. Mounties share funniest 9-1-1 calls from 2025

Have you ever run out of toilet paper? It may feel like an emergency, but it's probably not worthy of a 9-1-1 call.But according to the Saskatchewan RCMP, someone in the province made a call to the em...

Jan 07, 2026

How constant crime headlines make fear grow faster than reality

As violent crime headlines stack up across Saskatchewan, an expert warns it's not just the incidents themselves shaping public anxiety - it's how often people are exposed to them.Shootings, stabbings ...

Jan 07, 2026

Police continue presence on Big Island Lake Cree Nation, work to identify and arrest suspects

The police investigation into a shooting and subsequent dangerous persons alert on the Big Island Lake Cree Nation continues.While investigators search for suspects, they're also working to determine ...

Jan 06, 2026

Man charged with murder after death of infant in Melfort

A man faces a second-degree murder charge after the death of an infant in Melfort. RCMP were called about an infant in medical distress at a home in Melfort Dec. 24. Officers got to the scene and foun...

Jan 05, 2026

RCMP investigating another firearm discharge on Big Island Lake Cree Nation

Pierceland RCMP are investigating whether another report of gunfire on Big Island Lake Cree Nation is connected to the dangerous persons alert earlier in the week. At around 10:50 p.m. Friday, police ...

Jan 03, 2026

RCMP still searching for suspects after fatal Big Island Lake shooting

Saskatchewan RCMP say Major Crimes investigators are still working to identify and locate suspects in a shooting on Big Island Lake Cree Nation that caused one dead and three injured and prompted a da...

Dec 31, 2025

'We're actively monitoring': RCMP lift dangerous persons alert after deadly Big Island Lake shooting

Saskatchewan RCMP ended a dangerous persons alert Tuesday afternoon after a shooting on Big Island Lake Cree Nation left one person dead and three others injured earlier in the morning, as the investi...

Dec 30, 2025

One dead, three injured as police look for armed suspects near Big Island Lake Cree Nation

One person has been confirmed dead and three others injured on Big Island Lake Cree Nation. RCMP issued an update on an ongoing situation in the community as they continue to hunt for two armed suspec...

Dec 30, 2025

Manhunt underway after 20 firearms stolen in armed robbery near Maidstone

RCMP are asking for the public's help identifying three suspects after roughly 20 firearms and a crossbow were stolen in an armed robbery at a rural home in the RM of Eldon. Police say officers respon...

Dec 29, 2025