Crime & Courts

RCMP recover stolen hockey memorabilia

More than a year after his collection was stolen, a huge fan of NHL star Wayne Gretzky will be getting most of his memorabilia back. It's believed the theft occurred sometime between November 2021 and...

Feb 23, 2023

Pierceland gunshot, car theft lead to charges against five people

Five people are facing multiple charges that include possessing banned guns, ammunition, bear spray and a machete along with a stolen SUV after an investigation by Pierceland RCMP. Police say that jus...

Feb 21, 2023

Multiple Indigenous people take part in first-of-its-kind Sask. RCMP recruitment initiative

The Saskatchewan RCMP recently held a first-of-its-kind event aimed at getting more Indigenous people interested in joining the police force.Earlier this month, they held a three-day recruiting sessio...

Feb 19, 2023

FSIN believes First Nations person should be next RCMP Commissioner

The Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations (FSIN) is calling on the RCMP to appoint a First Nations person as the police service's next Commissioner.This comes as the current Commissioner Brenda L...

Feb 17, 2023

RCMP investigate discharge of firearm at ML home

RCMP are investigating a discharge of a firearm at a home in Meadow Lake.According to police, Meadow Lake RCMP responded to a report of a firearm discharged at a home on the 100 block of Clark Crescen...

Feb 15, 2023

Federal watchdogs, MPs slam corrections officials on treatment of prisoners

OTTAWA - Federal watchdogs and members of Parliament are pressing Canada's top corrections officials to improve conditions for Black and Indigenous offenders who are serving time in federal prisons. T...

Feb 11, 2023

17 pounds of cocaine, four guns seized by RCMP and Edmonton police

Drug trafficking in Battlefords and some in Edmonton have taken a big hit with the seizure of 17 pounds of cocaine, some illegally held handguns, Xanax, pre-rolled joints, almost 900 cartons of cigare...

Feb 10, 2023

Police recover guns, stolen items in property crime investigations

RCMP in Meadow Lake have made several arrests involving two separate property crime investigations.Around 5 p.m. on Friday, officers received a report of a break-in at a residence in Meadow Lake. A ho...

Feb 06, 2023

Indigenous history class for lawyers justified and more common in Canada: experts

EDMONTON - As Alberta's Law Society seeks to defend rules that require members to take a course on Indigenous issues, experts say such measures are common elsewhere in Canada and are well-grounded in ...

Feb 05, 2023

RCMP searching for man who escaped Sask. Pen

Police are searching for a man who escaped from the minimum-security unit of the Saskatchewan Penitentiary in Prince Albert.At around 9:30 Thursday night, RCMP were notified that Brian Patrick Aubicho...

Feb 03, 2023