Tag Archives: Crime & Courts

Beardy’s & Okemasis, One Arrow call legal win against former law firm ‘historic’
A dispute with their previous legal counsel over fees has been resolved in favour of Beardy's & Okemasis Cree Nation, returning around $900,000 to the band's bank account. In 2005, Beardy's hired ...
Jun 30, 2025

SIRT investigating RCMP-involved shooting on Flying Dust First Nation
A man is in hospital with serious injuries after Meadow Lake RCMP responded to a call on Flying Dust First Nation on Sunday. The incident ended with an officer shooting their gun. It happened Sunday, ...
Jun 30, 2025

City councillor pleads guilty to assault, previous sex assault charge dismissed
The sex assault charge against North Battleford Councillor Ross MacAngus has been dismissed and he has instead entered a guilty plea to assault.As per discussions heard Wednesday at provincial court i...
Jun 25, 2025

FSIN wants answers in RCMP assistant commissioner removal
Multiple member Chiefs of the Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations (FSIN) have issued a joint statement raising concerns about the removal of Rhonda Blackmore as the Assistant Commissioner of th...
Jun 25, 2025

Charges laid in ML contraband bust
A search warrant on a home on First Street East in Meadow Lake has yielded a serious collection of contraband. On June 20, officers seized 74 grams of methamphetamine, more than 300 hydromorphone pill...
Jun 23, 2025

Two men wanted in WLFN shooting
An early morning Sunday shooting has left one man in the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries following a fight on Waterhen Lake First Nation. According to police, the altercation took place be...
Jun 23, 2025

More detail needed to gauge effectiveness of new bear spray law
As the saying goes, the devil is in the details and making use of the Province of Saskatchewan's new law regarding bear spray is no different. In Prince Albert, where there have been multiple incident...
Jun 19, 2025

Lead Mountie offers insight into renewed search for Ashley Morin
As RCMP renew their search along the North Saskatchewan River for Ashley Morin, Supt. Josh Graham says it's another step toward finding answers in a case that has weighed on the Battlefords community ...
Jun 18, 2025

Two charged after RCMP vehicles rammed at Melfort detachment
Two people face charges after multiple RCMP vehicles were intentionally damaged in Melfort. The incident happened yesterday evening at around 9:30, when a truck was driving around the area erratically...
Jun 17, 2025

Sask. RCMP report 81 per cent spike in fraud reports
Editors note: The RCMP issued a correction on June 19 to say the numbers in the 2014 fraud statistics have been updated and the Saskatchewan RCMP crime analysts noted a 192 per cent increase in report...
Jun 17, 2025