Crime & Courts

Former P.A. resident facing over 100 charges in Saskatoon GPS tracker case

Marty Schira, the man charged in the Saskatoon police GPS tracker investigation, is facing a new wave of charges as the case against him continues to grow.According to Crown prosecutor Christy Pannell...

Apr 24, 2025

UPDATED: Woman wanted on assault charge arrested in Île-à-la-Crosse

Update: April 24, 9:26 a.m.RCMP said that they arrested Kristen Opikokew on April 23 at a home in le--la-Crosse.The 40-year-old was wanted for assault in relation to an incident that happened in Novem...

Apr 23, 2025

Trial dates confirmed for Meadow Lake sex assault case

Update: The Charges were stayed on Nov. 19. 2025. A total of two weeks have been set aside at Court of King's Bench in Battleford to hear the details of a sexual assault case from Meadow Lake. The tri...

Nigel Maxwell Apr 23, 2025

RCMP searching for truck after firearm pointed at rural homeowner

Battlefords RCMP are actively searching for a white pickup truck and its driver after they pointed a firearm at a homeowner on Easter Sunday. Police said the incident happened at around 11 a.m. in the...

Apr 20, 2025

Two arrested after trying to shoot police during traffic stop

A man and a woman are in police custody after one of them tried to shoot an officer during a traffic stop. It happened on Tuesday morning when Battlefords RCMP first received a report of a man with a ...

Apr 17, 2025

Man, 72 , sentenced to life in brutal killing of friend

Alone in the prisoner's box at the Court of King's Bench in Battleford, a 72-year-old man was sentenced Monday to life in prison for the 2018 killing of his friend, closing a chapter in a case marked ...

Apr 14, 2025

Sask. police, Victims’ Fund receive $1.1M from forfeiture of criminal property

Police forces across Saskatchewan and the provincial Victims' Fund received $1.1 million thanks to assets seized during criminal investigations.Saskatchewan's Civil Forfeiture Program seizes property ...

Apr 12, 2025

Meth seized, three people arrested after traffic stop near Loon Lake

A burnt-out headlight led to a drug bust near Loon Lake on April 4, when RCMP seized 30 grams of methamphetamine and arrested three people.Around 10:30 p.m., officers with Meadow Lake Combined Traffic...

Apr 09, 2025

New trial begins April 14 in Meadow Lake to determine Métis hunting rights

"Where are the Mtis allowed to be Mtis?" That question is the crux of an upcoming trial that is scheduled to begin at the Meadow Lake Provincial Court next Monday. "Where are they allowed to be themse...

Apr 09, 2025

UPDATED: Wanted Meadow Lake man arrested in Edmonton

Update: May 22, 3:16 p.m.Saskatchewan RCMP reported that 30-year-old Brenden Tyler Yew was arrested by police in Edmonton on May 6.He has since been transported back to Saskatchewan and appeared in Me...

Apr 08, 2025