Crime & Courts

Provincial Auditor's report shines spotlight on segregation incidents at province's jails

Some red flags have been raised by the provincial auditor with respect to policies involving segregation at the province's jails. Tara Clemett's 2022 report was released on Tuesday.In 2021, the Minist...

Dec 08, 2022

Former Exec. Director of North Sask Special Needs enters guilty plea to fraud

A former executive director of the NorthSask.Special Needs (NSN) Program Inc., a non-profit organization in La Ronge that assists individuals with disabilities, has entered a guilty plea to fraud.Deri...

Dec 07, 2022

Sask. gun owners worry federal government will soon take all firearms

Despite assurances from the prime minister that hunting rifles will not be banned, Saskatchewan gun owners say they are fed up with the government's proposed changes to Bill C-21.The federal Liberals ...

Dec 06, 2022

Two people charged after drug seizure in Montreal Lake Cree Nation

Two people have been arrested and charged after police found drugs and other items in a home on Montreal Lake Cree Nation.On Dec. 2, RCMP searched the home with help from RCMP Police Dog Services. Ins...

Dec 05, 2022

Convicted killer found at home in La Ronge

The man convicted of killing a restaurant owner in La Ronge in April 2017 had been re-captured by police. Austin Bird, 24, was out of jail on statutory release following the killing of Simon Grant, a ...

Dec 02, 2022

La Ronge RCMP seize 222 grams of cocaine in addition to MDMA, magic mushrooms

Two men have been charged with a number of offences stemming from the execution of a recent search warrant. According to a media release issued Monday, La Ronge RCMP executed a search warrant at a res...

Nov 28, 2022

Nearly three months later, money for JSCN families still with GoFundMe

Nearly three months have passed since a mass stabbing in central Saskatchewan claimed the lives of 11 people. And with the hundreds of thousands of dollars raised to support the families at James Smit...

Nov 24, 2022

Not guilty pleas entered in carjacking case

The man charged after a carjacking incident last month in the Lakeland area has entered not guilty pleas and will face trial early next year. Cory Halkett, from La Ronge, was arrested Oct. 19, and fac...

Nov 23, 2022

Last year saw highest rate of gang-related homicides in 16 years: Statistics Canada

A report from Statistics Canada shows the national homicide rate has increased for a third consecutive year and nearly one-quarter of killings in 2021 were connected to gangs.There were 788 homicides ...

Nov 21, 2022

Man from southeast Sask. wanted for murder

UPDATE: On Nov. 22 Edgar Kakakaway Jr. was arrested without incident on Keeseekoose First Nation------------Kamsack RCMP and the Saskatchewan RCMP Major Crimes Unit are asking the public to help locat...

Nov 21, 2022