Tag Archives: Crime & Courts

The man charged after a double murder on the James Smith Cree Nation on Sunday made his first court appearance Wednesday morning.Shawn Moostoos, 33, appeared by phone in Nipawin Provincial Court to an...

Charges have now been laid in connection to a shooting incident Sunday at James Smith Cree Nation.Shawn Moostoos, 33 of Melfort, has been charged with two counts of first degree murder, one count of a...

Questions are being raised about an emergency alert issued Sunday night that caused confusion and for some, panic in the province.Around 8:45 p.m., RCMP sent out a SaskAlert advising residents to 'avo...

Shawn Moostoos has been taken into custody without incident.RCMP said the 33-year-old from James Smith Cree Nation was arrested Monday afternoon around 4 p.m. at a residence in Melfort. An emergency a...

An adult male and adult female are confirmed to be deceased as a result of a tragic incident that sparked an Emergency Alert at James Smith Cree Nation Sunday night.According to an RCMP media statemen...

Update 10:30 p.m.RCMP issued an updated emergency alert Sunday night describing the suspect they believe to be involved in a shooting on James Smith Cree Nation. Shawn Moostoos, 33, has brown eyes, br...

The Theft of a horse is under investigation by Melfort RCMP.Sometime between 6 p.m. on Wednesday and 6:30 a.m. on Thursday, an 11-year-old brown thoroughbred horse with a white marking between the eye...

Merely days after losing her daughter to a case of fatal domestic violence, Mary Morin is hoping her family's loss will promote change in the community. "It's almost like people are thinking it's smal...

A 34-year-old woman from Flying Dust First Nation identified as Charlene Graham is being mourned by her community. Graham was the victim in an apparent murder-suicide at Lions Park Campground in Meado...

Editor's note: This story was amended on Sept 7, to reflect that the charges against Donald Black and Connie Black-Sturby, were stayed by the Crown on June 16, 2020.Nearly a year-and-a-half after over...