Crime & Courts

Probe into mass killer's release should be made public ahead of inquest: lawyer

A lawyer representing a Saskatchewan First Nation says an investigation into the statutory release of a man who killed 11 people and injured 17 others should be made public ahead of a coroner's inques...

Jan 11, 2024

Slight increase in RCMP calls for service in La Ronge area

There was a slight increase in crime in the La Ronge detachment policing area between Oct. 1 and Dec. 31.That's according to data from the La Ronge RCMP, which shows 2,859 calls for service during tha...

Jan 09, 2024

Seven homicides for Battlefords RCMP in 2023, most of any Sask. detachment

Battlefords RCMP was the busiest detachment in 2023 when it came to homicides.Saskatchewan RCMP shared some of its 2023 crime statistics last week, focusing on the high number of murders and manslaugh...

Jan 09, 2024

La Ronge man gets 15 years for 'stupid, senseless' killing

Editor's Note: This story contains graphic details of violence. The death of Eric Bouchard outside a home in La Ronge in 2022 was stupid and senseless, a provincial courtroom in Prince Albert heard in...

Jan 09, 2024

Several Sask. communities considering Citizens on Patrol program to help deter crime

It's no secret that crime rates continue to trend upwards across Saskatchewan.It's gotten to the point that some communities have started discussing whether or not to set up a Citizens on Patrol Progr...

Jan 08, 2024

Pre-trial hearings commence for Mistawasis murder case

A series of hearings this week at Court of King's Bench in Prince Albert will lay the groundwork for a murder trial scheduled to start in the fall.Roy Lasas, a member of Mistawasis First Nation, is fa...

Jan 07, 2024

Getting bail in Canada officially becomes harder for repeat offenders

It's going to be harder for people who've been arrested for a crime to get bail.That's because changes to the country's bail system, which were approved last year, officially came into effect on Thurs...

Jan 04, 2024

Sask. RCMP says murders, manslaughters up 50 per cent over past five years

The Saskatchewan RCMP is reporting a 50 per cent increase in murders and manslaughters over the past five years - and the Mounties say nearly half of the people charged were in the justice system befo...

Jan 03, 2024

Expert says number of police shootings in Canada 'spectacularly unrelenting'

The family of a woman shot by an officer in Edmonton during a wellness check says her death was unnecessary, as the number of police shootings across Canada show little sign of relenting over the past...

Dec 30, 2023

RCMP arrest Saskatoon man after drug investigation in P.A. & northern Saskatchewan

RCMP have arrested a Saskatoon man for allegedly trafficking illegal drugs in northern Saskatchewan.The Mounties' investigation started back in June with officers focusing on three communities: Prince...

Dec 29, 2023