Tag Archives: Crime & Courts

Probe into mass killer's release should be made public ahead of inquest: lawyer
A lawyer representing a Saskatchewan First Nation says an investigation into the statutory release of a man who killed 11 people and injured 17 others should be made public ahead of a coroner's inques...
Jan 11, 2024

Trial date secured for Superstore stabbing incident
Nearly two years after a stabbing in Prince Albert's Superstore parking lot, the person alleged to be responsible for the attack may face trial.Eagleclaw Sanderson's matters were discussed Wednesday m...
Jan 10, 2024
Shoeless suspect receives 18-month jail sentence
A man who fled from police, while only wearing one shoe, was informed by a judge it's time to grow up and realize the road travelled thus far, has serious consequences.Appearing Wednesday morning at P...
Jan 10, 2024

Melfort RCMP has multiple goals set for 2024
The Melfort RCMP has set a few goals for the next 12 months, as they're hoping for a productive 2024.In the past few months, they have seen some success in finding and arresting people who have been o...
Jan 10, 2024

Slight increase in RCMP calls for service in La Ronge area
There was a slight increase in crime in the La Ronge detachment policing area between Oct. 1 and Dec. 31.That's according to data from the La Ronge RCMP, which shows 2,859 calls for service during tha...
Jan 09, 2024

Seven homicides for Battlefords RCMP in 2023, most of any Sask. detachment
Battlefords RCMP was the busiest detachment in 2023 when it came to homicides.Saskatchewan RCMP shared some of its 2023 crime statistics last week, focusing on the high number of murders and manslaugh...
Jan 09, 2024

La Ronge man gets 15 years for 'stupid, senseless' killing
Editor's Note: This story contains graphic details of violence. The death of Eric Bouchard outside a home in La Ronge in 2022 was stupid and senseless, a provincial courtroom in Prince Albert heard in...
Jan 09, 2024

Woman sentenced after running over man on James Smith Cree Nation
The woman charged after a man was run over by a vehicle on the James Smith Cree Nation, has learned her fate.Thirty-eight-year-old Deborah Burns received an 18-month conditional sentence order at her ...
Jan 09, 2024

Weekend fire highlights concerns with Prince Albert apartment building
A weekend fire at Prince Albert's Rivercrest apartment building marked the fifth time in three weeks that emergency crews were dispatched to the building.Sunday's fire occurred shortly after noon and ...
Jan 08, 2024
Prince Albert Police say man attacked and robbed inside home
A man who was attacked and robbed inside his own home was rushed to hospital in Prince Albert for treatment.Those details are from Prince Albert Police in relation to an incident that happened Friday ...
Jan 08, 2024