Crime & Courts

Man takes responsibility for setting house on fire after finding spouse with two strange men: court

A man who set his house on fire after finding his spouse in the company of two men has received a 15-month jail sentence.Scott Bird, 55, has been in custody since the incident last Fall on the Montrea...

Jun 23, 2022

SGI reports over 300 impaired drivers, but few in P.A.

With an emphasis on looking for impaired drivers in May, SGI reported that police found 328 of them. However, not many of those were in Prince Albert.Prince Albert Police reported only two criminal co...

Jun 23, 2022

Multiple assaults, teens still missing: RCMP report

Battlefords RCMP are looking for two suspects from a reported assault with a machete on Moosomin First Nation.Saturday evening, a man in his 40s was giving a ride to two people he knew, before an alte...

Jun 23, 2022

Crown withdraws charge in retail store punching incident

A man accused of punching a woman repeatedly for allegedly not following COVID-related protocols has had his charge withdrawn.Darryl Gray, 71, was not present when his matters were discussed Wednesday...

Jun 23, 2022

RCMP investigate mass vehicle theft in Rosetown

Saskatchewan RCMP arrested multiple suspects on Tuesday after several vehicles were stolen in Rosetown.The local detachment got a call that morning regarding a group of suspicious vehicles travelling ...

Jun 23, 2022

FSIN, RCMP urge suspects in La Ronge shooting to turn themselves in

UPDATE: On June 23, RCMP confirmed that Terrance Daigneault was arrested in Saskatoon. An adult woman was also arrested.Celine Charles and Allan Sanderson have not been found and are still wanted.----...

Jun 22, 2022

Federal Court to hear injunction request of PBCN planned by-election

Members of Peter Ballantyne Cree Nation (PBCN) are scheduled to vote next month in a by-election but in the meantime a woman who was ousted last month as Chief aims to put a halt to the proceedings an...

Jun 22, 2022

Strong police presence in North Battleford

Police are actively engaged with an ongoing situation on 93rd St. in North Battleford.Members of the Battlefords RCMP had the street closed off to traffic between 15th Ave and 16th Ave Wednesday after...

Jun 22, 2022

Steep increases in May for assaults and robberies in Prince Albert

Prince Albert's most recent crime statistics were presented during Wednesday's Board of Police Commissioners meeting, and a number of areas related to violent crime stand out.In May, there were 117 vi...

Jun 22, 2022

Vandals go on smashing spree in West Flat neighbourhood

A number of residents who live in Prince Albert's West Flat neighbourhood are filing insurance claims.Sometime between Tuesday night and Wednesday morning, multiple vehicles along 13th. St. W. had the...

Jun 22, 2022