Crime & Courts

Guilty plea in Nipawin drug store break-in

The Shoal Lake man involved in breaking into a drug store in Nipawin last spring has pleaded guilty to multiple charges, including assaulting two police officers.Lucas Daniels, 34, who also goes by th...

Nov 17, 2022

Pelican Narrows murder results in life sentence

A man responsible for a murder over three years ago in Northeast Saskatchewan, has received a life sentence, and won't be eligible for parole for 15 years.George Samuel Custer, 27, was sentenced last ...

Nov 15, 2022

Warrant out for James Smith Cree Nation man

Melfort RCMP has issued an arrest warrant for Darcel Burns, 39, from James Smith Cree Nation after he threatened multiple people with a weapon (believed to be an air rifle) and assaulted another man (...

Nov 15, 2022

Remains identified as Megan Gallagher

The human remains found in the river near St. Louis in September have been confirmed as missing woman Megan Gallagher. She was the victim of a homicide, Saskatoon Police Service said in a news release...

Nov 08, 2022

Machete and threats prompt charges

A Nipawin woman is facing charges after an incident with a machete. RCMP have accused the woman of holding a machete to the throat of one victim while making threats.Police said it happened near a hom...

Nov 08, 2022

Former students raise concerns about Christian school curriculum

References to the Loch Ness monster and an assertion that human beings and dinosaurs existed at the same time are among the concerns former students of Legacy Christian Academy brought about the schoo...

Nov 05, 2022

'We are in a pandemic in our communities': First Nations leaders call for aid

First Nations leaders in Northern Saskatchewan are sounding the alarm, and asking the federal and provincial levels of government for immediate assistance to address concerns related to drugs, gangs a...

Nov 04, 2022

Emergency alert issued after shooting death in Melville; RCMP searching for two suspects

An emergency alert has been issued after a shooting death in Melville.According to SaskAlert, a homicide involving a firearm occurred Wednesday morning in Melville."There's believed to be two suspects...

Nov 02, 2022

Citizens on Patrol planned for Nipawin

Work continues on a Citizens on Patrol program for Nipawin.Organizers Linda and Dalton Clifford recently returned from a training session in Alberta, and hope to get the crime watch program operating ...

Nov 01, 2022

Verdict reserved in illegal trapping case

A man accused of illegally trapping and snaring animals in an area northeast of Prince Albert, is now awaiting judgment.Lloyd Slonski's trial wrapped up Monday afternoon at Prince Albert Provincial Co...

Nov 01, 2022