Crime & Courts

Sask. RCMP to release ‘preliminary timeline’ on September mass murders

A preliminary timeline on the mass killings is set to be shared Thursday by the Saskatchewan RCMP, giving the public a better idea of exactly what happened during the Labour Day weekend last September...

Apr 27, 2023

SGI sees more licence suspensions, distracted drivers in March

SGI has released their latest numbers on impaired driving, which was the focus of their traffic safety spotlight for the month of March. In that month, Saskatchewan police reported 450 impaired drivin...

Apr 26, 2023

Large drug seizure near Maidstone

RCMP in Maidstone have seized a large quantity of drugs, after a traffic stop Friday evening on Highway 16, near Maidstone.Police seized 3.3 kilograms of fentanyl, seven kilograms of crystal methamphe...

Apr 24, 2023

Nipawin violent and property crimes almost doubled in four years

Between 2018 and 2022, Nipawin saw a 44 per cent increase in violent crimes against people, according to a crime update that will be presented to town council tonight. Much of that increase (21 per ce...

Apr 24, 2023

Sandy Bay murder case committed for trial

Editor's note: This story was updated on August 1, 2023 to confirm the trial dates that were set.A man accused of murdering his brother will be tried by a judge and jury at Melfort Court of King's Ben...

Apr 24, 2023

Man accused of trafficking out on bail

A man charged in a drug trafficking operation was released on bail Monday morning in Melfort provincial court.David Barks, 39, is accused of being part of a drug trafficking operation in the Melfort a...

Apr 17, 2023

'We share, that's what we do': Food stolen from Melfort Food Bank

Around 40 pounds of food was taken from the Melfort & Area Food Bank.While this isn't an incredible amount, the non-profit is disappointed someone would do this, when all the food bank want to do ...

Apr 13, 2023

Province seeing payoff in policing investments

The province is touting investments in policing initiatives as contributing to public safety in Saskatchewan.Statistics from January and February this year offer proof, according to the province, of t...

Apr 10, 2023

Eight-year-old deceased after being hit by school bus

An eight-year-old boy from Red Earth Cree Nation has died after being struck by a school bus he had just gotten out of. Carrot River RCMP said that Wednesday at about 12:25 p.m., they were called abou...

Apr 06, 2023

RCMP hunt for missing man

UPDATE: Carter Sobiesiak-Burley was located by police in Edmonton, AB, on Tuesday--RCMP in Porcupine Plain are asking for help in finding a missing man.In a news release, RCMP say on April 5 they rece...

Apr 06, 2023