Crime & Courts

Sharing information makes for safer community: RCMP

Crime prevention in Meadow Lake starts with its citizens. According to RCMP Cpl. Rob King, police rely on public information when it comes to keeping the community safe. "One of the key components are...

Nov 26, 2019 ID 128551742 © Caroline17 | Dreamstime.com

Police seeking public assistance to locate shooting suspect

Meadow Lake RCMP are asking for the public's help in locating a shooting suspect still at large. Police responded to the report of two men who were shot in a vehicle around 11 p.m. on Saturday night n...

Nov 25, 2019 ID 31375600 © George Kroll | Dreamstime.com

City recovers all funds lost in fraud scheme

The City of Saskatoon has now recovered all of the money it lost to a fraud scheme back in the summer.An Ontario Superior Court Justice ruled Friday that $335,000 in city money be returned.This means ...

Nov 23, 2019 (File photo/CKOM News Staff)

Local man charged in wildlife trafficking

A Loon Lake man is facing hefty fines and charges after pleading guilty to two counts of trafficking under The Wildlife Act. Kevin Harrison, a Ministry of Environment conservation officer, said a tip ...

Nov 21, 2019 Game antlers. (submitted photo/ Ministry of Environment)

Saskatchewan toughens penalties for distracted driving

Those who use their phones behind the wheel in Saskatchewan should prepare for their wallets to get a lot lighter - the provincial government is beefing up its distracted driving laws.On Tuesday, the ...

Nov 20, 2019 (Government of Saskatchewan handout)

Weapons seized after RCMP pursuit

RCMP laid several charges and seized two firearms after a pursuit Friday evening. Cpl. Rob King said Meadow Lake RCMP officers spotted a red Ford Explorer which was known to them. Officers suspected t...

Nov 12, 2019 (submitted photo/RCMP)

Man charged in connection to September 2018 death on Thunderchild First Nation

A 44-year-old has been charged in the September 2018 death of a man on the Thunderchild First Nation.Ivor Antoine Wapass was arrested on Nov. 1 and charged with second-degree murder in 57-year-old Rog...

Nov 03, 2019 (File photo/paNOW Staff)

Hit and run under investigation in La Loche

RCMP are requesting assistance after a 19-year-old man was left lying in the street yesterday after he was hit by a vehicle in the northern part of La Loche at 5 a.m.According to a media release from ...

Nov 01, 2019 (File photo/JPBG Staff)

Saskatchewan court dismisses school shooter's appeal of sentence

Saskatchewan's highest court has dismissed a sentencing appeal by a young man who fatally shot four people and wounded seven others in a northern community.The shooter was weeks shy of turning 18 when...

Oct 31, 2019 (File photo/The Canadian Press)

Four arrested for dangerous driving, possession of firearms near Big River

Four people are facing several charges after officers tracked down a vehicle that fled after being pulled over for driving slow and all over the road. Big River RCMP said officers were driving back to...

Oct 29, 2019 Big River RCMP seized several firearms and cash from a vehicle. (supplied/RCMP)