Crime & Courts

Man accused of murdering long-term partner makes court appearance

The man charged with killing his long-term partner will return to court later this month.Cody Chubey, 35, briefly appeared in Melfort Provincial Court via video Thursday, April 4.Defence counsel is st...

Apr 04, 2024

P.A. teens charged with robbing victim with metal ball and rope

One person was taken to the Victoria Hospital early this morning after being assaulted with a metal ball attached to a rope wielded by two teens. Prince Albert Police said that just after 4:30 a.m. on...

Apr 04, 2024

Mandatory alcohol screening legal: Melfort RCMP

As Saskatchewan RCMP prepare to give every driver they pull over a mandatory breath-a-lyzer test, the Melfort detachment said that officers have been able to do that since 2018. The new provincial pol...

Apr 03, 2024

Crime scene photos shown during day four of Prince Albert manslaughter trial

**Editor's note: the following story contains graphic details Family members of a man who was found dead at a home in Black Lake, wept as dozens of graphic crime scene photos were displayed on a large...

Apr 03, 2024

Calgary gang leader gets 6.5 years for trafficking woman from N. Battleford

An unnamed woman from North Battleford is one of several people victimized by a human trafficker in Calgary. The woman, who was identified as SS in court documents, was homeless and addicted to drugs ...

Apr 02, 2024

Woman dies in La Ronge homicide

A 52-year-old woman is dead after an incident on the Far Reserve Road in La Ronge on Easter Sunday. RCMP were told of the injured woman, identified as Sharon Brown, at 12:15 a.m.Officers responded to ...

Apr 02, 2024

PAPS nab men for trafficking cocaine, meth, dilaudid

About two kilos of illegal dugs and 1,400 dilaudid (hydromorphone) pills were seized by the PAPS Crime Reduction Team and the Saskatchewan Trafficking Response Team on Good Friday. Police also found t...

Apr 02, 2024

Witness at manslaughter trial testifies victim hit repeatedly in the head with object that sounded like a frying pan

The potential lone witness to a violent assault that occurred at a home in Black Lake, says the sound of his friend getting hit was comparable to the one made when something gets hit with a frying pan...

Apr 02, 2024

Nearly 1,000 impaired novice drivers suspended according to SGI report; Battlefords see speed as main concern

A new SGI report says last year nearly 1,000 younger or novice drivers received suspensions for being under the influence. "I know we haven't seen a real spike in younger drivers," said Lindsay Holm, ...

Apr 02, 2024

PAPS looks for suspect who lit fire department fence on fire

It was a short response time for Prince Albert firefighters yesterday after an unknown suspect lit the fire department's fence on fire. PAFD said in an appeal for information on social media that the ...

Apr 02, 2024