Crime & Courts

Manager defrauded over $200K to support crack cocaine addiction

A former manager of the Buffalo Narrows Broadcasting Corporation will serve his sentence in the community followed by a restitution order for over $200,000 after he defrauded the organization to suppo...

Sep 16, 2025

UPDATED: RCMP continue to investigate suspicious death on Highway 39 near Weyburn

This article was updated to reflect new information from the RCMP reported at 9:22 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 14.Saskatchewan RCMP continue to ask the public for help during their investigation into the suspi...

Sep 14, 2025

Woman dead after SUV shot at from behind on highway near Weyburn: RCMP

A 44-year-old woman from Weyburn is dead after a bullet struck the vehicle she was a passenger of on Highway 39, northwest of Weyburn."Her death is considered suspicious and Saskatchewan RCMP Major Cr...

Sep 13, 2025

UPDATED: One still at large after attempted armed robbery on Island Lake First Nation

Update: Sept. 17, 11:15 a.m.Pierceland RCMP confirmed they arrested Tamarah Dillon, 32, of Onion Lake First Nation on Sept. 14 near Big Island Lake Cree Nation. However, they are still looking for 31-...

Sep 13, 2025

Watrous RCMP charge woman with sexual assault

A 31-year-old woman is facing charges of sexual assault and sexual interference, as well as making sexually explicit material available to a person under the age of sixteen.Watrous RCMP initially rece...

Sep 12, 2025

'A test case': Métis hunting rights retrial to resume in 2026 with expert evidence

A high-profile trial at Meadow Lake Provincial Courthouse that could determine Mtis hunting rights across Saskatchewan won't be resolved anytime soon.Defence lawyer Kathy Hodgson-Smith said the retria...

Sep 11, 2025

UPDATE: Pierceland RCMP arrest woman wanted on warrants, new charges of assault on police

UPDATE: On Sept. 21, Pierceland RCMP located Ramona Ochuschayoo at a residence on Big Island Lake Cree Nation. When attending the home, officers found a woman hiding inside. The woman provided police ...

Sep 08, 2025

'Heartbroken and sickened': Church fire on Thunderchild First Nation draws MPs' warning over hate crimes

RCMP are investigating a church fire on Thunderchild First Nation, northwest of North Battleford, that two Saskatchewan MPs say reflects a rise in hate crimes against places of worship.Turtleford RCMP...

Sep 05, 2025

Two people, including self-proclaimed ‘Queen of Canada,’ facing charges after RCMP raid in Richmound

The woman who styles herself the "Queen of Canada" is one of two people facing charges after the RCMP made a number of arrests on Wednesday at the disused school in Richmound, Sask. that had become th...

Sep 05, 2025

Former North Battleford councillor gets 24-month suspended sentence in assault case

After pleading guilty to assault, former city councillor Ross MacAngus was given a 24-month suspended sentence and probation Thursday in the North Battleford provincial court. MacAngus admitted to gra...

Sep 04, 2025