Crime & Courts

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

Getting bail in Canada officially becomes harder for repeat offenders

It's going to be harder for people who've been arrested for a crime to get bail.That's because changes to the country's bail system, which were approved last year, officially came into effect on Thurs...

Jan 04, 2024

Man taken to hospital following serious assault on Big Island Lake Cree Territory

A man was taken to hospital following what Pierceland RCMP called a "serious assault" on Big Island Lake Cree Territory.The incident happened on Tuesday and a 35-year-old woman was arrested and charge...

Jan 04, 2024

Sask. RCMP says murders, manslaughters up 50 per cent over past five years

The Saskatchewan RCMP is reporting a 50 per cent increase in murders and manslaughters over the past five years - and the Mounties say nearly half of the people charged were in the justice system befo...

Jan 03, 2024

Expert says number of police shootings in Canada 'spectacularly unrelenting'

The family of a woman shot by an officer in Edmonton during a wellness check says her death was unnecessary, as the number of police shootings across Canada show little sign of relenting over the past...

Dec 30, 2023

Vehicle stolen in armed robbery in North Battleford

Police are investigating after a vehicle was stolen in an armed robbery in North Battleford Friday morning. Battlefords RCMP received a report of a robbery on the 900 block of 109 Street at about 7 a....

Dec 29, 2023

RCMP arrest Saskatoon man after drug investigation in P.A. & northern Saskatchewan

RCMP have arrested a Saskatoon man for allegedly trafficking illegal drugs in northern Saskatchewan.The Mounties' investigation started back in June with officers focusing on three communities: Prince...

Dec 29, 2023