Crime & Courts

Police release photo of car, victim in 2022 East Flat homicide

One and a half years after Lawrence Lavallee was shot and killed in the East Flat area of Prince Albert, police (PAPS) are still looking for who fired the shot.PAPS released a photo of 32-year-old Lav...

Dec 06, 2023

P.A. Police asking for help solving 33-year-old missing persons case

It's been exactly 33 years since Ernestine Kasyon was last seen in Prince Albert.The 27-year-old went missing on Dec. 6, 1989. Kasyon was last seen using a payphone in the 100 Block of 10th Street Eas...

Dec 06, 2023

'It just got weird': family members testify on day two of former mountie's murder trial

Content warning: The following story contains graphic depictons of violence.A former Saskatchewan mountie, accused of first degree murder, was assaulted and harassed on numerous occasions by the man w...

Dec 05, 2023

Man wanted for assault in Pelican Narrows area

RCMP are asking the public for help finding a 27-year-old man wanted for assault.Ashton Ballantyne is wanted for several incidents that have happened over the past six months in the Pelican Narrows ar...

Dec 05, 2023

Unlocked car doors an opportunity for Christmas theft

The countdown to Christmas is on and for many Battlefords area residents the hustle and bustle of the holidays can be somewhat overwhelming.During the rush to get last minute details completed such as...

Dec 05, 2023

Pierceland RCMP lay charges following drug bust

Pierceland RCMP have laid charges following a drug bust on November 26, on Big Island Lake Cree Territory.A 30-year-old man from Big Island Lake Cree Territory was arrested and charged on two counts, ...

Dec 04, 2023

RCMP make arrests after robberies at Deschambault Lake

Three people are facing charges, including a male youth, following a pair of robberies at Deschambault Lake on Friday.The first incident happened late in the afternoon and involving a man approaching ...

Dec 04, 2023

Man arrested for allegedly holding woman against her will on Big Island Territory

A 30-year-old man from Big Island Lake Cree Territory is being charged for allegedly holding a woman against her will.At around 12:30 a.m. this past Saturday, RCMP officers were conducting a curfew ch...

Dec 04, 2023

Former Sask. Mountie's gun had one round missing: Herman murder trial commences in Prince Albert

A former Saskatchewan Mountie, accused of first degree murder, spoke to multiple colleagues on the day a man was shot and killed, and court heard nothing about his behaviour seemed out of the ordinary...

Dec 04, 2023

Woman charged in fatal collision has bail hearing next week

A woman charged with dangerous driving causing death appeared in Prince Albert Provincial Court on Monday morning and remains in custody, Kayla Ashley Walker, 22, is also charged with a second count o...

Dec 04, 2023