Crime & Courts

Buying Taylor Swift tickets online? Here's how to stay safe

Taylor Swift's Era's Tour is among the most popular and iconic of all time. It is also the most lucrative and as the holiday season rolls around, the social scams are rampant as fans try to nab ticket...

Dec 13, 2023

Dates finalized for inquest into James Smith killings

The inquest into the deaths of 11 people on the James Smith Cree Nation have been finalized, according to the Saskatchewan coroner's website. Between January 15 and February 2 of next year, the inques...

Dec 08, 2023

'All of a sudden my gun went off': Former Sask. Mountie takes the stand at murder trial

Content warning: this story contains graphic depictions of sex and violence.A former Saskatchewan RCMP officer, charged with first-degree murder, is maintaining he never intended to hurt or kill Brade...

Dec 07, 2023

'I just shot and killed him': Mountie texted wife after lover's death

Graphic details of a love affair between two men and a marriage in disarray, were read aloud in a Prince Albert courtroom Wednesday morning.A digital forensic investigator from Calgary Police was the ...

Dec 06, 2023

A walk to commemorate Day of Remembrance honours lives lost to gender-based violence

On December 6, 1989, a gunman entered the Polytechnique Montral and killed 14 women. Now on the 32nd anniversary of the massacre, Meadow Lake is taking action during the National Day of Remembrance an...

Dec 06, 2023

'It just got weird': family members testify on day two of former mountie's murder trial

Content warning: The following story contains graphic depictons of violence.A former Saskatchewan mountie, accused of first degree murder, was assaulted and harassed on numerous occasions by the man w...

Dec 05, 2023

Unlocked car doors an opportunity for Christmas theft

The countdown to Christmas is on and for many Battlefords area residents the hustle and bustle of the holidays can be somewhat overwhelming.During the rush to get last minute details completed such as...

Dec 05, 2023

Pierceland RCMP lay charges following drug bust

Pierceland RCMP have laid charges following a drug bust on November 26, on Big Island Lake Cree Territory. A 30-year-old man from Big Island Lake Cree Territory was arrested and charged on two counts,...

Dec 04, 2023

Man arrested for allegedly holding woman against her will on Big Island Territory

A 30-year-old man from Big Island Lake Cree Territory is being charged for allegedly holding a woman against her will.At around 12:30 a.m. this past Saturday, RCMP officers were conducting a curfew ch...

Dec 04, 2023

Former Sask. Mountie's gun had one round missing: Herman murder trial commences in Prince Albert

A former Saskatchewan Mountie, accused of first degree murder, spoke to multiple colleagues on the day a man was shot and killed, and court heard nothing about his behaviour seemed out of the ordinary...

Dec 04, 2023