Crime & Courts

'It all happened real fast': Prince Albert residents caught in Edmonton mall during lockdown

Prince Albert's Clifford McBeath will likely never forget his 45th birthday.That's because McBeath was at West Edmonton Mall Monday night with his family, when an announcement came over the loud speak...

Aug 22, 2023

RCMP searching for man after break-in and assault

La Ronge RCMP are investigating after a man broke into an Air Ronge residence and assaulted an occupant. On Aug. 19 at approximately 2:30 a.m., police received a report of an assault on Vickers Cresce...

Aug 22, 2023

UPDATE: Deschambault Lake Woman missing after mushroom picking near Smeaton has been found

UPDATE: RCMP said they found Anne Marie Charles Friday morning. -- Deschambault Lake RCMP are looking for a missing 67-year-old woman who disappeared while mushroom and berry picking. Anne Marie Charl...

Aug 18, 2023

‘Time to grow up,’ judge tells chronic thief who stole $4,500 earrings in P.A.

At 53, it is past time William Loyer grows up and starts dealing with the issues that have made him a chronic thief, Judge Thomas Healey said in Prince Albert Provincial Court this morning. Loyer plea...

Aug 16, 2023

Radio podcast on the Shell Lake Massacre

On Aug. 15, 1967, James and Evelyn Peterson and seven of their children were murdered in their home near Shell Lake in a shocking crime that still stands as one of the worst random mass murders in Can...

Aug 16, 2023

La Ronge RCMP searching for missing man

The La Ronge RCMP is requesting the public's assistance in locating 29-year-old Brent Logan McDonnell of the La Ronge District. McDonnell was reported missing on Aug. 1 and was last seen at approximat...

Aug 02, 2023

New provincial court judge in Melfort, Meadow Lake

A new judge has been appointed in Melfort, filling a vacancy created by the transfer of Judge Inez Cardinal to Saskatoon. Jennifer Claxton-Viczko will don the judge's robes following a career in crimi...

Jul 31, 2023

Stats Canada data shows RCMP workload increasing in La Ronge

The Crime Severity Index from Statistics Canada shows La Ronge has nearly five times the number of crime violations than the provincial average as reported by the RCMP. The data released earlier this ...

Jul 28, 2023

N.B. Mayor: ’Crime capital of Canada label short-sighted and oversimplified dismissal of deeper issues’

The Crime Severity Index (CSI) does not accurately represent whether a community is 'safe' or 'unsafe.'That was the message from City of North Battleford Mayor David Gillan and Inspector Jesse Gilbert...

Jul 27, 2023

Dangerous person alert cancelled for Onion Lake Cree Nation

UPDATE: 4:45 p.m.RCMP confirmed that Randy Cooke was found and arrested in Onion Lake Cree Nation. The dangerous person alert has been cancelled.---An alert about a dangerous person has been issued by...

Jul 27, 2023