Crime & Courts

Canada's top lawyer hopes to inspire more indigenous youth

The first indigenous president of the Canadian Bar Association has a Saskatchewan connection. Brad Regehr was born and raised in Manitoba but is a member of the Peter Ballantyne Cree Nation (Sandy Bay...

Sep 06, 2020

PAPS asking for public assistance after woman was robbed and knocked to the ground

The Prince Albert Police Service are looking for public assistance in finding the suspects responsible for unrelated incidents in Prince Albert.According to a media release, slightly before 7 p.m. a w...

Sep 04, 2020

Spouse of shooting victim receives prison sentence

A man who carried his dying common-law spouse to a car, after a drug deal gone bad, has received a three and a half year prison sentence.Wesley Eugence Lachance, 44, appeared Friday at Prince Albert C...

Sep 04, 2020

Cases for three accused in Gatzke homicide adjourned

Three of the four accused facing charges connected to the death of Ryan John Gatzke last year had their matters adjourned when they were recently in court.RCMP reported Gatzke, 27, was located with se...

Sep 04, 2020

Cut Knife RCMP searching for attempted robbery suspect

Cut Knife RCMP are investigating an attempted robbery that occurred at a business located on the 200 Block of Broad Street in Cut Knife on Feb. 14 of this year. The individual is described as a 20 to ...

Sep 04, 2020

Onion Lake man found dead near St. Walburg

The body of an adult male from Onion Lake was found near St. Walburg on Sept. 1.According to a media release by the RCMP, police received a report of the discovery of the body of a male along Range Ro...

Sep 03, 2020

Traffic stop arrest recovers drugs, weapons in North Battleford

A traffic stop on Tuesday resulted in four arrests and the recovery of weapons and drugs.The North Battleford Gang Task Force initiated the traffic stop on two vehicles in parking lot on railway Avenu...

Sep 03, 2020

32-year-old man fatally shot by Alberta RCMP following highway pursuit, confrontation

A 32-year-old man was fatally shot by Alberta RCMP following a highway pursuit and confrontation Aug. 30. The incident was reported to have stemmed from a prior assault at Onion Lake First Nation.The ...

Sep 03, 2020

School in Lanigan broken into, projector stolen

The Humboldt RCMP is asking the public for information after a school in Lanigan was broken into.According to a media release, between Aug. 28 and 30, a school on Wexford Street was broken into. Polic...

Sep 03, 2020

Alleged drug trafficker faces longer wait for trial

A man facing 30 charges related to weapons and drugs will have to wait two more months for his trial, due to evidence delays.Kevin George Ackegan, 40, was arrested and charged last February. A vehicle...

Sep 02, 2020