Crime & Courts

RCMP Major Crimes investigating suspicious death on Big Island Lake Cree Nation

A situation is unfolding in Big Island Lake Cree Nation, just north of Pierceland, SK.Just before 3 p.m. on Thursday, Pierceland RCMP received a report that someone had been seriously injured at a hom...

Sep 13, 2024

Company ordered to pay $100,000 after worker injured in fall

A Calgary-based company has been ordered to pay $100,000 after a workplace fall on the Thunderchild First Nation left a worker badly injured in 2022.According to the Ministry of Labour Relations and W...

Sep 13, 2024

Sask. residents lost $3.4 million in cryptocurrency frauds this year: RCMP

The Saskatchewan RCMP say scammers have ripped off residents of the province for more than $3.4 million in cryptocurrency since the start of 2024."Between January 1 and July 31, 2024, Saskatchewan RCM...

Sep 13, 2024

Police announce new leads in 37-year-old missing person case in Big River

Almost four decades after he went missing in Prince Albert, police have announced new leads in what happened to Samuel LaChance. Days ago, PAPS reminded the public of the fact that the disappearance o...

Sep 10, 2024

Shooting incident at Ahtahkakoop occurred after woman assaulted with a machete: Ministry

Some new information is being shared with respect to an incident that occurred last weekend at Ahtahkakoop Cree Nation and involved a man getting shot by police. On Monday, RCMP shared they received a...

Sep 10, 2024

Appeal court upholds murder conviction in killing of Roger Standingwater

The man convicted of the second-degree murder of Roger Standingwater has lost his effort to have his conviction overturned by the Saskatchewan Court of Appeal. Ivor Wapass was convicted following a ju...

Sep 10, 2024

Fatal police-involved shooting on Ahtakakoop First Nation

The Saskatchewan Incident Response Team (SIRT) has been called in to investigate a fatal RCMP shooting on the Ahtakakoop First Nation.Shellbrook RCMP received a call early yesterday (SUN) morning abou...

Sep 09, 2024

UPDATE: Girl, 14, charged after student set on fire at Evan Hardy Collegiate

A 14-year-old girl from Evan Hardy Collegiate in Saskatoon has been charged with attempted murder, aggravated assault and arson after a 15-year-old girl was set on fire midday on Thursday.The 14-year-...

Sep 06, 2024

Over 5,000 grams of drugs, 130 guns seized in eight months by police

The Warrant Enforcement Teams of the RCMP in Prince Albert and Meadow Lake/Saskatoon have been busy between last December and this past July. Newly released numbers show Warrant Enforcement and Suppre...

Sep 06, 2024

Province invests $17.1 million to increase community safety

Saskatchewan announced a $17.1 million investment in a multi-ministry approach to create safe neighbourhoods with police force expansion, new officer training, and additional enforcement tools focused...

Sep 05, 2024