Crime & Courts

RCMP watchdog calls for report deadlines to ensure timely Mountie responses

OTTAWA - The RCMP watchdog is calling for statutory timelines to ensure the Mounties respond to complaint findings in a timely way. The Civilian Review and Complaints Commission for the RCMP ...

Jul 24, 2020

La Loche RCMP lay fraud charge following $1 million loss to Clearwater River Dene Nation

In July 2014, La Loche RCMP received a report of fraudulent activity allegedly committed by the former general manager of the Clearwater River Dene First Nation between 2008 and 2011.The Prince Albert...

Jul 22, 2020

Additional victims come forward following unlawful confinement incident in Île-à-la-Crosse

More victims have come forward to police in response to the arrest of 42-year-old Aaron Gardiner and his remand in custody following the incident of unlawful confinement in le--la-Crosse. The new info...

Jul 21, 2020

Suspect arrested in relation to homicide investigation

After months of investigating the homicide of 26-year-old Braeden Alfred James Sparvier of the Onion Lake Cree Nation, Saskatchewan RCMP made their first arrest Thursday.Saskatchewan Major Crimes Unit...

Jul 17, 2020

Ninth person charged in Tiki Laverdiere homicide

Saskatchewan RCMP Major Crime Unit (MCU) announced on Sunday that Charles St. Savard has been charged with first degree murder in relation to the death of Tiki Laverdiere. St. Savard, a 33-year-old ma...

Jul 12, 2020

Man accused in Rideau Hall crash had rifle, shotguns, high-capacity magazine: RCMP

OTTAWA - Police say the man charged with ramming a truck through a gate at Rideau Hall last week was armed with two shotguns, a rifle and a revolver, and threatened Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.Newly...

Jul 06, 2020

Man accused of threatening family makes first court appearance

The man who allegedly threatened to harm his family in the Tisdale area on Wednesday, June 24 has made his first court appearance.David Guest, 37, appeared via phone on Thursday, June 25 in Melfort Pr...

Jun 25, 2020

RCMP lay charges against a man in Tisdale for threatening to shoot his family

RCMP have charged a man after he threatened to harm his family.At around 1 p.m. yesterday, RCMP responded to a complaint about a man on his way to shoot people at a home in the Tisdale area.Officers f...

Jun 25, 2020

RCMP seek public assistance with theft from Paradise Hill business

RCMP are asking for the public's assistance in their investigation of a stolen truck from a Paradise Hill business. In the early morning hours of June 24, Turtleford RCMP received a complaint of a sto...

Jun 24, 2020

Man who set up fake Humboldt Broncos fundraiser gets 14-month jail sentence

A man who set up a fake online fundraiser for the Humboldt Broncos following the Saskatchewan hockey team's deadly bus crash has been sentenced to 14 months in jail.Andrij Olesiuk was found guilty in ...

Jun 24, 2020