Crime & Courts

Federal watchdogs, MPs slam corrections officials on treatment of prisoners

OTTAWA - Federal watchdogs and members of Parliament are pressing Canada's top corrections officials to improve conditions for Black and Indigenous offenders who are serving time in federal prisons. T...

Feb 11, 2023

17 pounds of cocaine, four guns seized by RCMP and Edmonton police

Drug trafficking in Battlefords and some in Edmonton have taken a big hit with the seizure of 17 pounds of cocaine, some illegally held handguns, Xanax, pre-rolled joints, almost 900 cartons of cigare...

Feb 10, 2023

Police asking for help finding missing 14-year-old brothers

Prince Albert police are looking for help finding two brothers who've been missing for almost two weeks.Dylan and Riley Keen, both 14 years old, were last seen on Jan. 27. in two different locations i...

Feb 07, 2023

Two of three accused in drug bust have charges stayed

Two of the three people charged in a drug trafficking operation by Prince Albert RCMP last fall have had their charges stayed. Grant Day, age 44, of Melfort was charged with one count of possessing co...

Feb 07, 2023

More details revealed after fatal snowmobile collision in Candle Lake

The RCMP are releasing more information about a fatal snowmobile collision in Candle Lake. Around 2:45 a.m. Sunday morning, officers received a report of a single-vehicle collision near Fairway Drive ...

Feb 06, 2023

Indigenous history class for lawyers justified and more common in Canada: experts

EDMONTON - As Alberta's Law Society seeks to defend rules that require members to take a course on Indigenous issues, experts say such measures are common elsewhere in Canada and are well-grounded in ...

Feb 05, 2023

Preliminary hearings set in Megan Gallagher homicide

Four of the nine people charged in connection with the death of Megan Gallagher, whose remains were found near St. Louis in September, have had their preliminary hearings set. Robert James Thomas, 27,...

Feb 02, 2023

Man accused of killing Wakaw mother, enters not guilty plea

A man accused of killing his girlfriend has entered a plea of not guilty.Andrew Rosenfeldt's matter was spoken to Wednesday morning at Saskatoon Provincial Court. The case was subsequently adjourned t...

Feb 01, 2023

Woman charged after meth seized from home in Pelican Narrows

A 26-year-old woman faces drug trafficking charges following an investigation and search of a home in Pelican Narrows.On Monday, officers searched the home as part of the investigation and found 51 gr...

Jan 30, 2023

Courts continue to support homeless encampments. Could designated tent cities be a good middle ground?

At least one homeless advocate hopes to see communities struggling with a large homeless population put their support behind designated encampments.Whatever you call them - tent cities, tent communiti...

Jan 30, 2023