Crime & Courts

Peter Nygard found guilty of 4 sexual assault charges, acquitted on 2 other counts

Peter Nygard, who once led a women's fashion empire, was found guilty of four counts of sexual assault on Sunday but was acquitted of a fifth count, plus a charge of forcible confinement.The jury at h...

Nov 12, 2023

RCMP charge three men with manslaughter in Lac La Ronge Indian Band death, one man still wanted

RCMP have charged three people with manslaughter for the death of a man in the Lac La Ronge Indian Band.Around 8:20 a.m. on Wednesday, officers received a report of an injured person at a home in the ...

Nov 09, 2023

RCMP investigating alleged sexual assault involving child in Spiritwood

RCMP officers in Spiritwood are looking into an alleged sexual assault that was reported on Monday.Police said an investigation found that the assault happened to a child under the age of 10 at a home...

Nov 09, 2023

Big River RCMP arrest man wanted for assault

A man wanted by Big River RCMP for an alleged assault has officially been arrested.Elvis Dreaver was found on Friday in a home in the Town.It's alleged he damaged a home in the Town and lit a fire ins...

Nov 03, 2023

Estevan officer shot with police gun, suspect shot by second officer: SIRT

Saskatchewan's Serious Incident Response Team (SIRT) says an Estevan police officer injured in an incident Wednesday was shot with a police gun before the suspect was shot by another officer.In a medi...

Nov 03, 2023

'The community has the solutions': Pelican Narrows comes together to address ongoing violence

A northeast community says everyone needs to come together to address the growing issues of violence and crime in the area. Last month, Peter Ballantyne Cree Nation (PBCN) declared a State of Emergenc...

Nov 02, 2023

Man facing manslaughter charge wanted by RCMP

Saskatchewan RCMP Major Crimes are asking for the public's help to find a man wanted for a charge of manslaughter. On March 13, 2022, at around 2:45 a.m. Battlefords RCMP responded to a request for po...

Oct 31, 2023

Onion Lake RCMP nab wanted man following rural chase into Alberta

A man wanted by Onion Lake RCMP on multiple charges including aggravated sexual assault, forcible confinement, and intimidating a justice system participant was caught Thursday in Alberta after a 30-m...

Oct 27, 2023

Alleged medicine man, accused of 12 counts of sexual assault, to be tried by judge and jury

A Saskatchewan court case involving an alleged medicine man, and the 12 counts of sexual assault he is facing, has been moved to Court of King's Bench in Saskatoon.Cecil Wolfe's matter was recently sp...

Oct 27, 2023

At least 16 dead in Maine mass killing and police hunt for the shooter as residents take shelter

LEWISTON, Maine (AP) - A man shot and killed at least 16 people at a restaurant and a bowling alley in Lewiston, Maine, and then fled into the night, sparking a massive search by hundreds of officers ...

Oct 26, 2023