Crime & Courts

Multiple deaths serve as overdose warning

Spiritwood RCMP are reminding the public of how to recognize an overdose, after three people were found dead on the side of a road on Saturday.Around 8:30 a.m. that morning, police got a call regardin...

Apr 11, 2022

Police searching for man charged with assault

Meadow Lake RCMP are asking the public for assistance by staying on the lookout for 33-year-old Lennex Merasty-Morin.The detachment's ongoing gang suppression and violence reduction strategy has prior...

Apr 07, 2022

Prisoner escapes Besnard Lake Correctional Camp

The public is asked to be on the lookout for an escaped prisoner from Besnard Lake Correctional Camp.According to a media release, on April 2 around 8 a.m., Pinehouse RCMP received a report of an inma...

Apr 04, 2022

Local Gretzky fan believes thieves specifically targeted his collection

To say it's been an emotional few days is an understatement for Aron Gratias.He recently discovered a massive Wayne Gretzky and hockey memorabilia collection he has accumulated over the last 40-plus y...

Apr 04, 2022

New judges appointed in North Battleford, Meadow Lake

Two new judges have been added to Provincial Court in North Battleford and Meadow Lake.The Government of Saskatchewan announced the appointment of Ian William Mokuruk and Bryce Pashovitz on Friday, bo...

Apr 01, 2022

Update: Amber Alert cancelled for missing B.C. woman & children

An amber alert issued by RCMP for two children from Fort St. John, B.C. has been cancelled.Police issued it shortly after 1 p.m. CST but it was lifted around three hours later.Police had suspected a 3...

Mar 26, 2022

Provincial budget provides extra dollars to help keep tabs on high risk offenders

Public concerns related to high-risk offenders being on the run were addressed in this week's provincial budget.Over a million dollars was set aside for the implementation of Electronic Monitoring Glo...

Mar 24, 2022

Former GM of Clearwater River Dene First Nation enters guilty plea to fraud

A man responsible for defrauding a northern Saskatchewan First Nation, while employed as their general manager, has been placed on probation for 30 months and ordered to pay back $13,000.Jonny Cheecha...

Mar 19, 2022

Meadow Lake RCMP see decrease in gang, gun violence

The Meadow Lake RCMP detachment has released statistics from the past two years, showing a reduction gang and gun violence.The release distributed this week showed that as of March 15, the detachment ...

Mar 18, 2022

Arrest made in care home fraud investigation

Meadow Lake RCMP have arrested and charged an employee of a long-term care home for fraud following a more than three-year investigation.Police received the initial report on Dec. 7, 2018 regarding po...

Mar 17, 2022