Crime & Courts

Detailed timeline of James Smith Cree Nation, Weldon stabbing deaths revealed

**Editor's note: this story contains graphic descriptions of violence and coarse language that is disturbing.Day 2 of the Coroner's Inquest into the stabbing murders on the James Smith Cree Nation (JS...

Jan 16, 2024

'I'm down to die': Chilling texts, interviews describe days before James Smith killings

The jury at the Coroner's Inquest on the deaths on the James Smith Cree Nation (JSCN) and Weldon being held in Melfort heard some increasingly ominous messaging leading up to the stabbings.Staff Serge...

Jan 15, 2024

Battlefords RCMP Gang Task Force sees success with SGI support

The Battlefords RCMP Gang Task Force have been better able to tackle crime in the community with help from SGI.The RCMP reports the Gang Task Force received covert surveillance vehicles from SGI last ...

Jan 15, 2024

'Dealing with a lot': Coroner's inquest into Saskatchewan mass killing set to begin

A coroner's inquest into the mass killing on a Saskatchewan First Nation is set to begin today (Jan. 15).Myles Sanderson killed 11 people and injured 17 others on the James Smith Cree Nation and in th...

Jan 15, 2024

'Our family has fallen apart': Sentencing begins for Winnipeg man who killed Saskatchewan Mountie with stolen truck

Melanie Patton says the loss of her only son, a Saskatchewan Mountie who was run over and killed more than two years ago, has left a void that can't be filled.She told a sentencing hearing Thursday th...

Jan 13, 2024

Probe into mass killer's release should be made public ahead of inquest: lawyer

A lawyer representing a Saskatchewan First Nation says an investigation into the statutory release of a man who killed 11 people and injured 17 others should be made public ahead of a coroner's inques...

Jan 11, 2024

Seven homicides for Battlefords RCMP in 2023, most of any Sask. detachment

Battlefords RCMP was the busiest detachment in 2023 when it came to homicides.Saskatchewan RCMP shared some of its 2023 crime statistics last week, focusing on the high number of murders and manslaugh...

Jan 09, 2024

Several Sask. communities considering Citizens on Patrol program to help deter crime

It's no secret that crime rates continue to trend upwards across Saskatchewan.It's gotten to the point that some communities have started discussing whether or not to set up a Citizens on Patrol Progr...

Jan 08, 2024

Pre-trial hearings commence for Mistawasis murder case

A series of hearings this week at Court of King's Bench in Prince Albert will lay the groundwork for a murder trial scheduled to start in the fall.Roy Lasas, a member of Mistawasis First Nation, is fa...

Jan 07, 2024

Turtleford RCMP investigating ATM theft; looking for four suspects

Turtleford RCMP are investigating an ATM theft following a break and enter at a Paradise Hill business. On Thursday morning, two vehicles and four people were involved in the theft. According to polic...

Jan 04, 2024