Crime & Courts

Brownfields and property assessment on City agenda at convention

The annual gathering of urban municipalities is underway in Regina and Prince Albert Mayor Greg Dionne is there with a list of priorities.Dionne, as part of the City of Prince Albert delegation, said ...

Apr 05, 2022

'Disheartening': Local SPCA victims of break-in, theft

A recent break-and-enter and theft has left a shortfall for the Prince Albert SPCA and left them wondering what sort of person would steal from animals.When shelter staff arrived at work on Saturday m...

Apr 04, 2022

Prisoner escapes Besnard Lake Correctional Camp

The public is asked to be on the lookout for an escaped prisoner from Besnard Lake Correctional Camp.According to a media release, on April 2 around 8 a.m., Pinehouse RCMP received a report of an inma...

Apr 04, 2022

RCMP arrest two more people in suspicious death on Beardy's & Okemasis Cree Nation

The Saskatchewan RCMP Major Crime Unit has made two more arrests in connection to the death of a man in Beardy's & Okemasis' Cree Nation.Scotty Jimmy from North Battleford and Allison Bear of Sask...

Apr 04, 2022

Local Gretzky fan believes thieves specifically targeted his collection

To say it's been an emotional few days is an understatement for Aron Gratias.He recently discovered a massive Wayne Gretzky and hockey memorabilia collection he has accumulated over the last 40-plus y...

Apr 04, 2022

Preliminary inquiry underway for accused in Damian Moosomin homicide

The preliminary inquiry started Monday in North Battleford provincial court for one of several accused individuals facing a charge connected to the death of Damian Moosomin in 2020. Jannay Blackbird, ...

Apr 04, 2022

Two people arrested following drug bust in Archerwill

A man wanted by Tisdale RCMP was one of two people arrested following a drug bust in the Village of Archerwill.Last Wednesday, Greenwater RCMP, the RCMP Crime Reduction Team (CRT) and Warrant Enforcem...

Apr 04, 2022

Stop blaming and bring solutions: city councillor on crime in P.A.

One city councillor is tired of online comments and blame being spread about Prince Albert's growing problem with violent crime.Blake Edwards said its time for everyone to start thinking about how to ...

Apr 04, 2022

'We're never going to forget her': Family and police hold fifth-anniversary walk for missing Happy Charles

Regina and Carson Poitras were already receiving support before they got to the starting location of the healing walk for their daughter Happy Charles, who went missing five years ago to the day on Su...

Apr 03, 2022

‘It gets me every time’, mom talks of pain of losing son

It has been 12 years since Karen Anthony-Burns' 21-year-old son died after being hit by a drunk driver, but she still can't talk about him without crying. Anthony-Burns is the head of the Prince Alber...

Apr 01, 2022