Crime & Courts

COVID forces postponements of jury trials in Saskatchewan

Jury trials at Saskatchewan's Court of Queen's Bench that were scheduled to begin between now and the end of December have been postponed due to rising COVID-19 cases in the province.In a media releas...

Nov 20, 2020

Saskatchewan Wildlife Federation investigating shooting of livestock

Warning: This article contains a photo of a graphic image.Saskatchewan has been experiencing an upward trend in the criminal shooting of livestock throughout this year.Due to an abundance of reported ...

Nov 18, 2020

Meadow Lake RCMP searching for 28 year-old female

Meadow Lake RCMP are asking for the public's assistance in locating Valanna Bell.The 28-year-old woman is wanted on warrants for multiple Criminal Code Offences including; possession of weapon for dan...

Nov 05, 2020

Correctional phone service flawed and in need of upgrade, concerned families say

Families with loved ones serving time at the Prince Albert Correctional Centre are feeling disconnected.As a result of COVID-19, the only means of communication in recent months has been by phone. Nic...

Nov 02, 2020

‘A death a day, basically:’ Saskatchewan’s overdose deaths hit nearly 300 for 2020

Saskatchewan's death-by-overdose count is reaching totals that have never been seen before in our province."We're having a death a day, basically," Jason Mercredi, executive director of Prairie Harm R...

Oct 30, 2020

Meadow Lake inside Canada's top 10 on Crime Severity Index

The Crime Severity Index (CSI) figures for 2019 are now available on Statistics Canada and Meadow Lake sits at 10 on the list of highest scoring municipalities in the country.In 2019, Meadow Lake had ...

Oct 29, 2020

PAGC encourages Ottawa to settle Nova Scotia fishery dispute

The plight of Mi'kmaq fishers in Nova Scotia has hit close to home for Prince Albert Grand Council (PAGC) and so now executive council is joining the chorus of voices denouncing the violence and calli...

Oct 27, 2020

Two arrested in connection to armed robbery in Meadow Lake

The Meadow Lake RCMP arrested seven people after an investigation led to a search warrant at a home in Meadow Lake. Two of them were released without charges.On Oct. 22, the police were dispatched to ...

Oct 27, 2020

Former Sask. First Nation Chief, convicted of fraud, receives prison sentence and ordered to pay back $120,000

Eight months after being found guilty of fraud, theft over $5,000 and breach of trust, Napoleon Mercredi was escorted from Prince Albert Court of Queen's Bench Friday in a pair of handcuffs. The 64-ye...

Oct 23, 2020

Thieves target Spiritwood vet clinic

Medication used to euthanize animals was among the items stolen by thieves during a break-in this month in Spiritwood.The community's vet clinic was among four businesses hit on the night of Oct. 6. V...

Oct 23, 2020