Crime & Courts

Northern man sentenced for manslaughter, victim stabbed 82 times

A Deschambeault Lake man was sentenced to a joint-submission of six years and four months after pleading guilty to manslaughter in the death of 21-year-old Jonathan Custer. Keiffer Robillard was origi...

Jul 25, 2024

Police investigating early morning assault, robbery in La Ronge

La Ronge RCMP are investigating a robbery which occurred during the early morning hours last Saturday.According to media release issued Wednesday, at approximately 1:45 a.m., police received a report ...

Jul 24, 2024

Four arrested following bear spray incidents at La Ronge Elk's Fair

Four individuals have been arrested by La Ronge RCMP following incidents of bear macing over the weekend at the Elk's Fair. That's according to a statement from the RCMP, which noted there were six re...

Jul 23, 2024

Teens rob child's lemonade stand in Saskatoon

Two teenagers - one carrying a knife - were arrested in Sasktoon yesterday after robbing a seven-year-old girl's lemonade stand in the city's Westview neighhbourhood. Officers were called to the home ...

Jul 23, 2024

Downvote: hunting video ends in $6,000 fines for P.A. and Saskatoon men

Hunters planning to post their adventures to YouTube should make sure they are obeying the law before uploading content online. David Ostapiw (of Prince Albert) and Steven Ostapiw of Saskatoon both ad...

Jul 22, 2024

Prince Albert family participates in research project on racialized policing

Investigating experiences of "over-protection" or "unde-protection" by police, a team of researchers from the University of Saskatchewan have spent the past two days working with a family in Prince Al...

Jul 20, 2024

Gun-control group fears Liberals have 'abandoned' efforts on assault-style firearms

OTTAWA - A prominent gun-control group fears the Liberal government has abandoned its commitment to enact a comprehensive ban on assault-style firearms, citing "no tangible progress" on key steps to f...

Jul 20, 2024

Kinistin man wanted in connection with Saskatoon homicide

Saskatoon Police are looking for Kendell Ameech, a 28-year-old man from the Kinistin First Nation in connection with the murder of Melissa Duquette earlier this year. Duquette, age 24, was found decea...

Jul 19, 2024

Female inmate re-integration target of new funding to Elizabeth Fry Society

Women in custody in places like Pine Grove Prison in Prince Albert and the women's unit at the Saskatchewan Hospital in North Battleford will have extra help when leaving the prison system. The provin...

Jul 18, 2024

La Ronge RCMP look for Louis Road shooter

La Ronge RCMP are looking for whoever shot a man at the corner of Louis Road and Bedford Drive yesterday. Officers responded immediately when they got the call on July 15 at 12:50 a.m., finding the in...

Jul 16, 2024