Crime & Courts

Warrant out for Big River First Nation man after evading police in highway vehicle chase

Update: Brandon Whitefish was located on March 16 and appeared Friday at Prince Albert Provincial Court. He was remanded to Monday.-----Big River RCMP are looking for a man who reportedly threatened B...

Mar 08, 2023

"He said 'I think I'm gonna die bro'": victim's final moments described during murder trial

A man, who was found outside a home in Northern Saskatchewan, was stabbed three times and died from excessive blood loss. Those were the findings of Dr. Shaun Ladham, the province's Chief Forensic Pat...

Mar 08, 2023

Phone app helps thwart car thief's getaway

A man who stole a car, but was tracked by police with assistance from the victim's phone, has received a three-year prison sentence.Rene Dorion, 26, appeared Tuesday afternoon at Prince Albert Provinc...

Mar 08, 2023

Sask. lawyers concerned with CPC wanting an already tough bail system to be even tougher

Many people across Canada want to see the country's bail system be tougher, however, some lawyers believe this will do more harm than good. The biggest push for change is coming from the Conservative ...

Mar 07, 2023

Suspect arrested in connection to La Loche death accused of assaulting police, staging fake medical emergency

Police are charging two people with criminal negligence charges causing death after a man was found dead in the Garson Lake area last month. Nathan Piche, 34, was reported missing to La Loche RCMP on ...

Mar 07, 2023

Fuel thefts up 70 per cent in 2022 says RCMP

As gas prices shot up in 2022, so did the number of fuel thefts according to Saskatchewan RCMP.Police say that in 2022, they received 818 reports of fuel theft, an increase of 70 per cent compared to ...

Mar 06, 2023

La Ronge RCMP charge Toronto man with trafficking cocaine

La Ronge RCMP have arrested and charged a man from Toronto with drug trafficking and more.That's according to a media release issued Monday, which states as a result of an investigation by the La Rong...

Mar 06, 2023

Fatal hit and run at Montreal Lake Cree Nation, results in jail sentence and three-year driving ban

Gloria Naytowhow said she feels angered and let down by the justice system.The woman who struck and killed Naytowhow's brother John Bird in April, 2011 has received a four month jail sentence, to be f...

Mar 03, 2023

Man who left Sask. Pen a month ago still at large

A man who left the minimum-security unit at Sask. Pen is still unlawfully at large.On Feb. 2, Brian Aubichon walked away from the Saskatchewan Penitentiary Riverbend Institution. Aubichon is a 24-year...

Mar 02, 2023

Cocaine, cannabis seized by La Ronge RCMP during recent drug bust

More than 220 grams of cocaine were seized by La Ronge RCMP on Feb. 24. According to an RCMP news release, at approximately 5:30 p.m., officers executed a search warrant at a residence located on Ries...

Feb 27, 2023