Crime & Courts

Warrant issued for arrest after escape from Willow Cree Healing Lodge

The Royal Canadian Mounted Police has issued a warrant for the arrest of Royce Badger after he was unaccounted for during midnight rounds at the Willow Cree Healing Lodge on July 29.Badger is describe...

Jul 29, 2020

Alleged taxi robber to face trial

A man accused of robbing a Prince Albert taxi driver at gunpoint will face trial. As part of a hearing Tuesday afternoon at Prince Albert Provincial Court, Franklin Mercredi's lawyer Jock Kriegler ent...

Jul 28, 2020

La Ronge RCMP searching for missing man

UPDATE: The La Ronge RCMP have reported as of 8 a.m. Austin Smith has been located alive and well.La Ronge RCMP are looking to the public for assistance in locating a 24-year-old man.Austin Smith was ...

Jul 28, 2020

Cases for four accused in the Gatzke homicide investigation adjourned while awaiting disclosure

Four accused facing charges connected to the death of Ryan John Gatzke last year had their matters adjourned while awaiting disclosure. RCMP reported Gatzke was located with serious injuries in a home...

Jul 28, 2020

Young boy drowns at Tobin Lake while swimming with family

Some sad news from Saturday, July 25 at Tobin Lake."Just an absolute tragedy," RCMP spokesperson Cpl. Rob King said. "A young boy, a six-year-old boy swimming with his family. He went missing and then...

Jul 28, 2020

RCMP's STEP initiative cracks down on road safety in the Battlefords

It was a busy couple of days for the Selective Traffic Enforcement Program (STEP) in North Battleford last week.The program, hosted by Saskatchewan RCMP Traffic Services, in partnership with SGI, feat...

Jul 27, 2020

P.A. police investigating early morning homicide

UPDATE: The Prince Albert Police has released the identity of Monday's homicide victim. He was Dorian Gene Michel, aged 27.-Prince Albert are reporting a homicide in the city in the early hours of thi...

Jul 27, 2020

La Loche RCMP investigating break and enter, damage to new housing units

During the overnight hours on July 25 and 26, unknown persons broke into several brand new housing units which were still under construction on Marie Street in La Loche.The suspects caused major damag...

Jul 26, 2020

"I'm not excusing my actions": man at centre of bar disturbance issues apology

A man at the centre of a disturbance last month at Bugsy's Bar and Grill explained to a courtroom Thursday that pressures and stresses, from working on the front lines during COVID-19, contributed to ...

Jul 26, 2020

Ledoux murder case moves closer to resolution

A trial date has now been set for the third and final person charged in connection to the death of Duane Brett Ledoux in Aug, 2017.Marrissa Bird is facing a charge of first-degree murder and will be t...

Jul 25, 2020