Crime & Courts

Alex Whitehead manslaughter case results in eight-year prison sentence

Standing outside Prince Albert Provincial Court, surrounded by family members, Maria Whitehead was visibly emotional and struggled to find the words to describe her feelings.Just moments prior, she le...

Jul 08, 2025

RCMP officer injured after hit-and-run crash in Lloydminster

A woman from Frog Lake is facing charges after a vehicle crossed the centre line and crashed into an RCMP cruiser in Lloydminster last Friday on July 4. Mounties said the collision happened around 11:...

Jul 08, 2025

Search underway for suspects after armed robbery and stabbing on Red Pheasant

RCMP are asking the public to keep an eye out for a blue four-door 2015 Hyundai Sonata after a robbery and stabbing early Monday morning on Red Pheasant Cree Nation, about 33 kilometres south of North...

Jul 07, 2025

P.A. parks manager confirms plans to replace burned playground structure

Just days after a popular playground structure in Prince Albert's midtown area was reduced to ash, the City's Manager of Parks and Open Spaces is confirming plans to replace it.Tim Yeaman, who patroll...

Jul 07, 2025

Weapons complaint near riverbank leads to three arrests

During the evening hours of Friday, July 4 around 8:24 p.m., the Prince Albert Police Service was called down towards the riverbank in Prince Albert after complaints of someone walking around carrying...

Jul 05, 2025

Midtown Hall playground burned in early morning blaze

At around 7:02 a.m. on Saturday, July 7, the Prince Albert Police Service was called out to Midtown Hall where one of the city's newest play parks was set ablaze. By the time police arrived, the fire ...

Jul 05, 2025

Wellness check leads to list of firearm charges: RCMP

A 24-year-old man is facing multiple firearms-related charges after police went to his home for a wellness check. le--la-Crosse RCMP were called to a home in the community and observed bullet holes in...

Jul 04, 2025

Court of Appeal denies SGI death benefit appeal of Boden Umpherville’s mother

An appeal of an SGI decision to refuse death benefits for Boden Umpherville (Sasakamoose) was denied by the Saskatchewan Court of Appeal. Verna Umperville, Boden's mother and the executor of his estat...

Jul 04, 2025

P.A. Police investigating series of break-ins at local gun store

Prince Albert Police are investigating after a number of break-ins over the last 10 days at the same firearm store in the city's downtown area.The first incident happened on June 25 when police were c...

Jul 04, 2025

RCMP searching for wanted man in Northern Sask

Pinehouse RCMP are asking the public to be vigilant and report any sightings of a 29-year-old man who's unlawfully at large. Devon Ratt was last seen leaving the Besnard Lake Correctional Centre at ar...

Jul 04, 2025