Crime & Courts

RCMP issues warrant for Black Lake man after firearm incident in community

Update: Black Lake RCMP arrested Jake Toutsaint without incident in Black Lake on Aug. 1. He was scheduled to appear via telephone in La Ronge Provincial Court on Aug. 3.-------A warrant has been issu...

Jul 26, 2023

Prince Albert homicide victim died protecting young community member, says close friend

A man who was shot and killed at a Prince Albert homeless camp, died protecting one of his fellow community members.That's according to people who were with Thomas "Ponch" Bird at the time of the inci...

Jul 24, 2023

Montreal Lake sex assault case proceeding to trial

A man facing charges of sexual assault, confinement and aggravated assault, is maintaining his innocence.Isiah Roberts, 22, will be tried in December at Montreal Lake Cree Nation. Not guilty pleas wer...

Jul 21, 2023

Retired RCMP officer charged with helping Beijing intimidation campaign

The RCMP has charged one of its former members in a foreign interference investigation, alleging he helped the Chinese government identify and intimidate a person. Police say William Majcher, who is f...

Jul 21, 2023

FSIN wants police to stop lodging people intoxicated by drugs or alcohol

Rather than taking impaired people to police cells for lodging until they're sober, the Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations (FSIN) would like to see people taken to a health facility instead. T...

Jul 19, 2023

Driver speeding near Anglin Lake one of almost 200 tickets handed out by RCMP in June

One driver was clocked going almost twice over the speed limit in a construction zone near Anglin Lake and now faces a hefty fine.That was one example that RCMP shared after handing out 192 tickets fo...

Jul 18, 2023

Man charged with attempted murder after shooting in Black Lake

RCMP say they have made one arrest after a serious incident in Black Lake earlier this week.On Wednesday at around 3:40 a.m., Black Lake RCMP received a report of an injured person on Disain Road in B...

Jul 14, 2023

Town silent as men facing trafficking charges begin court process

Two men facing charges for human trafficking in Saskatchewan made their first court appearance Thursday morning, though they were not present for it.Tisdale's Mohommad Masum, 41, and 52-year-old Sohel...

Jul 14, 2023

Two men to appear in court on human trafficking charges

Two Saskatchewan men facing charges of human trafficking are to appear in court in Rosetown on Thursday.The charges against 41-year-old Mohammad Masum from Tisdale and 52-year-old Sohel Haider stem fr...

Jul 13, 2023

Man hospitalized after shooting in Black Lake

A man is in hospital with serious injuries after being shot in Black Lake early this morning. RCMP say two people, believed to be men, approached another man on Disain Road around 3:40 a.m. The victim...

Jul 12, 2023