Crime & Courts

Last year saw highest rate of gang-related homicides in 16 years: Statistics Canada

A report from Statistics Canada shows the national homicide rate has increased for a third consecutive year and nearly one-quarter of killings in 2021 were connected to gangs.There were 788 homicides ...

Nov 21, 2022

Convicted murderer to serve out remainder of sentence in community

A man who shot and killed a well-respected Prince Albert volunteer in 2015, will soon re-enter the community to serve the remainder of his sentence.The 21-year-old, who cannot be named under the Youth...

Nov 21, 2022

Charges laid after crash that knocked out power

Prince Albert Police have charged a man with criminal negligence after a vehicle collided with a power pole, knocking out power to parts of the city this weekend. According to a media release from the...

Nov 21, 2022

Man shot during armed robbery in Delmas

A man was taken to hospital with injuries following reports of an armed robbery in Delmas, west of North Battleford, on Nov. 18. According to Battlefords RCMP, police were called to a home at 10 p.m. ...

Nov 21, 2022

Man from southeast Sask. wanted for murder

UPDATE: On Nov. 22 Edgar Kakakaway Jr. was arrested without incident on Keeseekoose First Nation------------Kamsack RCMP and the Saskatchewan RCMP Major Crimes Unit are asking the public to help locat...

Nov 21, 2022

Dramatic week ahead as Trudeau, ministers testify at Emergencies Act inquiry

OTTAWA - The final sprint is on at the Public Order Emergency Commission, which has already heard from more than 60 witnesses over five weeks on the government's response to last winter's "Freedom Con...

Nov 20, 2022

Trial dates set for Mistawasis murder case

A man facing a charge of second-degree murder, will be tried by a jury in Jan. 2024.That was the outcome of Friday's pre-trial conference at Court of King's Bench in Prince Albert for Roy Lasas.The 21...

Nov 18, 2022

Food delivery driver robbed in North Battleford

Battlefords RCMP is reporting a food delivery driver was robbed Thursday night around 8:00 p.m.It happened in the 1200 block of 108 St. in North Battleford. According to the release, police say a man ...

Nov 18, 2022

Visits may be impacted by COVID outbreak at Sask Pen.

In addition to announcing 10 inmates at the penitentiary in Prince Albert, the Correctional Service of Canada said that planned visits can be impacted. The 10 inmates that were announced as positive y...

Nov 18, 2022

Missing man last seen on highway near Bear Creek

UPDATE: On Nov. 22, RCMP confirmed that Bartholomew Herman had been located deceased----Bartholomew Herman, who also goes by Bart or Moon, was last seen walking on the highway on November 16 at about ...

Nov 18, 2022