Crime & Courts

La Ronge RCMP search for missing man

UPDATE: Randy Natomagan has been located and is safe as of Friday. --La Ronge RCMP are seeking the public's assistance in locating a missing person. Randy Natomagan, 53, of La Ronge has been reported ...

Jan 20, 2023

Jurors can discuss details of cases while seeking trauma support, Sask. lawyers believe long overdue

Jurors can now discuss all aspects of cases they've sat on while getting mental health support.The federal bill S-206 was officially passed last year but came into effect on Monday. It ultimately amen...

Jan 18, 2023

Public meeting in Sucker River focuses on impact of drugs

Residents of Sucker River, a First Nations reserve of approximately 500 people, held a public meeting last week to discuss how drugs are affecting and harming their community."There were a lot of idea...

Jan 16, 2023

Man facing 12 sexual assault charges applies to change guilty plea

A Saskatoon man claiming to be a traditional healer pleaded guilty to sexually assaulting 12 women between 2013 and 2021 but now wants to change that plea.Last April, police said there were a number o...

Jan 12, 2023

'You gave us a life sentence': guilty plea entered in La Ronge murder case

One of four people charged in the death of Sheena Billette has taken responsibility for the role she played, and received a sentence of just over four and a half years. However with credit for time sp...

Jan 12, 2023

Rural refuge losing appeal after two break-ins

When nurse Randi Walker bought an acreage in the Debden area at the start of the pandemic, she was looking for a place to recharge from the mentally exhausting workdays during a global health scare. T...

Jan 12, 2023

La Ronge RCMP seeking break-and-enter suspect

La Ronge RCMP is requesting the public's assistance to identify a male that was captured on security video.The individual was recorded breaking into a residence in the 500 block of of Diefenbaker Cres...

Jan 10, 2023

Advocates, police warn online 'sextortion' of youth is on the rise in Canada

Mounties in British Columbia issued a warning Friday about a recent increase in "sextortion," saying police have received a "large number" of reports of money-motivated extortion targeting children an...

Jan 07, 2023

Feds must enforce vaping penalties to protect kids: advocates

Advocates on both sides of the vaping debate say the government must do more to enforce penalties for selling vapes to kids after a review concluded no changes to the legislation were warranted.The To...

Jan 07, 2023

SIRT will bring ‘oversight of the oversight,’ says head of Public Complaints Commission

Saskatchewan's new civilian-led investigation team is now active.Greg Gudelot, the executive director of Saskatchewan's Public Complaints Commission (PCC) and the Serious Incident Response Team (SIRT)...

Jan 07, 2023