Crime & Courts

Police look for suspect in violent assault in One Arrow

UPDATE: Police advised that the suspect is not armed as was previously reported. Wakaw RCMP are looking for a suspect in a violent assault last night in One Arrow. Police said it appears the victim wa...

Jan 13, 2023

Man facing 12 sexual assault charges applies to change guilty plea

A Saskatoon man claiming to be a traditional healer pleaded guilty to sexually assaulting 12 women between 2013 and 2021 but now wants to change that plea.Last April, police said there were a number o...

Jan 12, 2023

Attempted murder results in eight-year prison sentence

Editor's note: The following story contains graphic details of violenceA man who struck his victim in the head multiple times with a weapon, before shooting him a total of three times, has received an...

Jan 12, 2023

Rural refuge losing appeal after two break-ins

When nurse Randi Walker bought an acreage in the Debden area at the start of the pandemic, she was looking for a place to recharge from the mentally exhausting workdays during a global health scare. T...

Jan 12, 2023

Melfort man charged after standoff at Muskoday First Nation

Saskatchewan RCMP has provided additional details as to why there was a heavy police presence at Muskoday First Nation on Tuesday.At approximately 7:05 a.m., there was a report of a robbery. Officers ...

Jan 11, 2023

Last accused pleads guilty to Garrioch homicide

The last person to face charges in connection with the homicide of Alan Garrioch near Bruno has pleaded guilty. Jodie Lynn Veilleux entered guilty pleas at what was to be the start of her trial in Sas...

Jan 10, 2023

Heavy police presence observed at Muskoday First Nation

UPDATED: Community members at Muskoday First Nation are on high alert, in response to a heavy police presence. Chief Ava Bear confirmed to paNOW she's been told the RCMP are looking for an individual ...

Jan 10, 2023

Advocates, police warn online 'sextortion' of youth is on the rise in Canada

Mounties in British Columbia issued a warning Friday about a recent increase in "sextortion," saying police have received a "large number" of reports of money-motivated extortion targeting children an...

Jan 07, 2023

Feds must enforce vaping penalties to protect kids: advocates

Advocates on both sides of the vaping debate say the government must do more to enforce penalties for selling vapes to kids after a review concluded no changes to the legislation were warranted.The To...

Jan 07, 2023

SIRT will bring ‘oversight of the oversight,’ says head of Public Complaints Commission

Saskatchewan's new civilian-led investigation team is now active.Greg Gudelot, the executive director of Saskatchewan's Public Complaints Commission (PCC) and the Serious Incident Response Team (SIRT)...

Jan 07, 2023