Crime & Courts

Over 5,000 grams of drugs, 130 guns seized in eight months by police

The Warrant Enforcement Teams of the RCMP in Prince Albert and Meadow Lake/Saskatoon have been busy between last December and this past July. Newly released numbers show Warrant Enforcement and Suppre...

Sep 06, 2024

Province invests $17.1 million to increase community safety

Saskatchewan announced a $17.1 million investment in a multi-ministry approach to create safe neighbourhoods with police force expansion, new officer training, and additional enforcement tools focused...

Sep 05, 2024

Charges laid in Air Ronge homicide

The three women arrested in connection to Friday's early morning homicide have now been charged. The women, all from La Ronge, were arrested at a home on Friday after La Ronge RCMP received a report o...

Aug 31, 2024

RCMP investigating Air Ronge homicide

La Ronge RCMP have arrested three women in connection to the death of a 28-year-old man. At around 6:30 on Friday morning, officers received a report someone had been seriously injured at a residence ...

Aug 30, 2024

Sask. family question findings of RCMP investigation

Noting a number of burning questions that have gone unanswered, James Hamm does not believe his son's death was an accident.Matthew Hamm, 18, who had been out boating at Weyakwin Lake, was first repor...

Aug 30, 2024

SIRT investigation initiated after police vehicle strikes pedestrian near Buffalo Narrows

A fatal crash involving a pedestrian who was struck by a police vehicle, is now the subject of an investigation by the Saskatchewan Serious Incident Response Team (SIRT).The collision happened early T...

Aug 29, 2024

25-year-old Macklin firefighter charged in hay bale arson case

A 25-year-old firefighter from Macklin, Sask. is facing arson and theft charges after allegedly lighting a hay bale fire in a field near Macklin and Evesham on July 31.According to the RCMP, the incid...

Aug 28, 2024

Stanley Mission man drowns in Mountain Lake

The body of a 47-year-old man from Stanley Mission has been recovered from Mountain Lake. That's according to a Saskatchewan RCMP spokesperson, who said on Aug. 25, police received a report of a missi...

Aug 27, 2024

La Ronge RCMP crime reduction team reports success

The RCMP's new crime reduction team (CRT) in La Ronge is witnessing success in the program. That's according to Sgt. Jonathan Cormier, who currently leads the intelligence-based unit. The team has bee...

Aug 27, 2024

Prince Albert man looking for proper compensation after workplace accident

A Prince Albert family is fighting for proper compensation from SaskPower after an accident changed their lives forever. SaskPower has pleaded guilty to two charges in the case of Blayne McKay who was...

Aug 27, 2024