Crime & Courts

Meadow Lake RCMP help arrest man for allegedly breaking into Ahtahkakoop detachment

Meadow Lake RCMP assisted with two investigations over the weekend that resulted in arrests. On Saturday, Ahtahkakoop RCMP officers responded to a reported break and enter at their local detachment. I...

Jul 04, 2022

Two men die in separate vehicle rollovers a day apart

Two men are dead in unrelated vehicle rollovers from the end of June, RCMP have reported. In the first incident on June 29, a 60-year-old man from Christopher Lake died after his vehicle rolled in a g...

Jul 04, 2022

Accused in Cumberland House homicide has next court date set

The man accused of killing 24-year-old Marisha Hoksbergen in Cumberland House will have his next court appearance in La Ronge on July 7. Alvin Thomas, age 39, is facing one charge of second-degree mur...

Jul 04, 2022

No fireworks incidents on Canada Day

The Prince Albert Fire Department said it knows of no issues with fireworks on Canada Day in the first major holiday since the rules around fireworks changed earlier this year. Deputy Fire Chief Alex ...

Jul 04, 2022

Saskatchewan school division fires employee after $5K taken

A now-former employee of Saskatchewan's Living Sky School Division was fired after taking more than $5,000 from the division during the third quarter of the 2021-22 fiscal year.In a media release Mond...

Jul 04, 2022

Police looking for white Cadillac and three suspects following robbery in Wakaw

Two men and a woman driving an early 2000s, white Cadillac CTS are being sought by police following a robbery at a pharmacy in Wakaw.The incident happened around 2:30 p.m. on Saturday, July 2 in the 1...

Jul 03, 2022

Russia’s defense minister reports capture of Ukraine city

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) - Russia's defense minister says Moscow's forces have taken control of the last major Ukrainian-held city in Ukraine's Luhansk province.Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu told President...

Jul 03, 2022

Missing 13-year-old Edmonton girl found alive in Oregon, 41-year-old man arrested

EDMONTON - Police say a 13-year-old Edmonton girl missing for more than a week has been found alive in the United States. She was located following a week-long search that began when she was seen arri...

Jul 02, 2022

Court rejects bid by AFN National Chief RoseAnne Archibald to overturn suspension

OTTAWA - The Assembly of First Nations says an Ontario court has rejected a bid by National Chief RoseAnne Archibald to overturn her recent suspension. The organization issued a statement Thursday say...

Jul 01, 2022

La Ronge RCMP seize 425 grams of cocaine, handgun

La Ronge RCMP seized hundreds of grams of cocaine last week. That's according to an RCMP weekly update, which states on June 19 at approximately 9:10 a.m., police received a report of a break-and-ente...

Jun 30, 2022