Crime & Courts

Meadow Lake RCMP investigating possible shooting

RCMP are investigating reports of shots being fired in Meadow Lake.Officers were called to Second Avenue East around 4:45 a.m. Monday morning but found no evidence anything happened.However, further i...

Jan 30, 2023

Courts continue to support homeless encampments. Could designated tent cities be a good middle ground?

At least one homeless advocate hopes to see communities struggling with a large homeless population put their support behind designated encampments.Whatever you call them - tent cities, tent communiti...

Jan 30, 2023

Hunt on for suspect after girl sexually assaulted at hockey rink

Police are looking for a man wanted for sexually assaulting a girl who was under the age of 10 at the Lashburn hockey rink on January 29. Maidstone RCMP said the assault was in a dressing room of the ...

Jan 30, 2023

Roughly 35 ‘sextortion’ reports since November, says ICE co-ordinator

Parents should speak to their children about the dangers of the internet, according to Saskatchewan police.Especially about what police like to call "sextortion" schemes."Sextortion" describes an onli...

Jan 29, 2023

Police seek assistance in locating man with warrant

Saskatchewan RCMP have turned to the public in seeking help with locating a man who has a warrant out for his arrest.Police are searching for 45-year-old Willard Bear, who is wanted for being unlawful...

Jan 26, 2023

Man shot with own gun says witness at Prince Albert manslaughter trial

Editor's note: the following story contains graphic details A woman who was present when a man was shot and killed during a social gathering in Prince Albert, explained he was one who brought the gun ...

Jan 24, 2023

Cryptocurrency scams on the rise around Maidstone, $570K lost in 2022

Maidstone RCMP were busy in 2022 responding to different scams, many of which involved cryptocurrency. In total, police received 37 reports of people being victimized by fraudulent calls, losing a com...

Jan 23, 2023

Free legal help for families in Meadow Lake

The Government of Saskatchewan in partnership with the Law Society of Saskatchewan and the Meadow Lake Salvation Army office are offering free family law help in Meadow Lake during an upcoming session...

Jan 23, 2023

Alberta premier promises email search amid questions over prosecutor interference

EDMONTON - Alberta Premier Danielle Smith has asked for an email search this weekend to determine if her staff have been contacting Crown prosecutors and interfering in cases involving the Coutts, Alt...

Jan 21, 2023

Attempted abduction on Highway 4 near Meadow Lake

Meadow Lake RCMP are asking for help in finding a suspect or vehicle after an attempted abduction on Highway 4, about 40 kilometres south of Meadow Lake. Shortly after midnight on Saturday morning, po...

Jan 21, 2023