Crime & Courts

FBI director confirms arrest of Canadian ex-Olympian and fugitive Ryan Wedding

Former Canadian Olympic snowboarder Ryan Wedding, accused of running an international drug ring, has been arrested in Mexico, the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation confirmed Friday.FBI Director Kas...

Jan 23, 2026

RCMP traffic service checks over 500 vehicles in central and northern Sask in less than a week

Over 500 drivers in north and central Saskatchewan were pulled over by RCMP officers from Melfort and Prince Albert in mid-January, resulting in multiple tickets and charges being laid. From January 1...

Jan 22, 2026

Prince Albert, Battlefords on list of hospitals to get metal detectors

People going into emergency rooms in some urban Saskatchewan hospitals, including the Victoria Hospital in Prince Albert and the Battlefords Union Hospital will soon have to pass through metal detecto...

Jan 22, 2026

'Together we are strong': La Loche community marks 10 year anniversary of deadly school shootings

January 22, 2016. It's a sombre anniversary that has quietly passed in the community of La Loche until today. Northern Lights School Division (NLSD), students and the community are gathering at Dene H...

Jan 22, 2026

RCMP seize firearm, drugs from man following gunshot on MSFN

A 32-year-old man from Makwa Sahgaiehcan First Nation is facing half a dozen charges after shooting a gun on the reserve. Loon Lake RCMP say the incident happened on Jan. 16 at around 9:40 a.m., when ...

Jan 19, 2026

P.A. man jailed for driving charter bus carrying 52 kids while impaired

A 71-year-old bus driver from Prince Albert will spend six months in jail for driving a charter bus with 52 children on board while he was over the legal limit for alcohol.Richard Arthur Potratz recei...

Jan 14, 2026

Sask. changes inmate discipline rules after Supreme Court ruling

When an inmate at a provincial jail is brought up on disciplinary charges, the committee hearing then will now have to decide whether the inmate is guilty "beyond a reasonable doubt."The previous stan...

Jan 09, 2026

Three charged after Meadow Lake drug bust; one accused remains at large

Meadow Lake RCMP have charged two men and a woman after methamphetamine, cocaine, weapons and cash were seized during a search of a residence in the city late last month. The woman remains at large.Of...

Jan 08, 2026

‘Out of toilet paper’: Sask. Mounties share funniest 9-1-1 calls from 2025

Have you ever run out of toilet paper? It may feel like an emergency, but it's probably not worthy of a 9-1-1 call.But according to the Saskatchewan RCMP, someone in the province made a call to the em...

Jan 07, 2026

How constant crime headlines make fear grow faster than reality

As violent crime headlines stack up across Saskatchewan, an expert warns it's not just the incidents themselves shaping public anxiety - it's how often people are exposed to them.Shootings, stabbings ...

Jan 07, 2026