Crime & Courts

Manslaughter charge stayed for Hatchet Lake man accused of killing son

A man accused of killing his son has been granted a stay of proceedings.Donald Mercredi Sr.'s matter was spoken to at court in Wollaston Lake.On Nov. 16, 2022, RCMP were called to a home at Hatchet La...

Dec 08, 2023

Police ask city to rethink budget cut decision

With city council prepared on Monday to pass multiple aspects of its 2024 budget, the Prince Albert Police Service is asking to have councillors re-think their decision when it comes to increased fund...

Dec 08, 2023

Not guilty pleas entered in Prince Albert shooting case

A man charged after a shooting incident in Prince Albert is maintaining his innocence. Dallas Fulton, who was 26 at the time of his arrest last October, was not present at provincial court on Friday w...

Dec 08, 2023

Dates finalized for inquest into James Smith killings

The inquest into the deaths of 11 people on the James Smith Cree Nation have been finalized, according to the Saskatchewan coroner's website. Between January 15 and February 2 of next year, the inques...

Dec 08, 2023

Dog shot by police after attacking, biting officer during arrest in P.A.

A Prince Albert Police officer was treated for dog bites on Thursday night after being attacked during an arrest. At around 10:15 p.m., police were called to a home in the 1100 Block of Knox Place for...

Dec 08, 2023

Man pleads guilty in P.A. knife incident

A Little Red River First Nation man who was to be tried on Thursday for breaking and entering while holding a knife has instead pleaded guilty. Wallace Hunt's trial was set to be heard before Judge Da...

Dec 07, 2023

'All of a sudden my gun went off': Former Sask. Mountie takes the stand at murder trial

Content warning: this story contains graphic depictions of sex and violence.A former Saskatchewan RCMP officer, charged with first-degree murder, is maintaining he never intended to hurt or kill Brade...

Dec 07, 2023

'I just shot and killed him': Mountie texted wife after lover's death

Graphic details of a love affair between two men and a marriage in disarray, were read aloud in a Prince Albert courtroom Wednesday morning.A digital forensic investigator from Calgary Police was the ...

Dec 06, 2023

Accused in fatal collision near Kinsmen Arena released on bail

The 22-year-old woman charged in connection with a fatal collision last weekend near Kinsmen Arena in Prince Albert has been given bail. Kayla Walker was released with conditions such as an 8:00 pm to...

Dec 06, 2023

A walk to commemorate Day of Remembrance honours lives lost to gender-based violence

On December 6, 1989, a gunman entered the Polytechnique Montral and killed 14 women. Now on the 32nd anniversary of the massacre, Meadow Lake is taking action during the National Day of Remembrance an...

Dec 06, 2023