Crime & Courts

RCMP execute search warrant at Star City home

Three people have been arrested after a search warrant was completed in Star City early this morning.According to a media release, Melfort RCMP executed the warrant at a home in the town and arrested ...

Mar 03, 2021

Melfort RCMP detachment helping pilot new online crime reporting tool

The Melfort RCMP detachment has been chosen to help pilot a new online crime reporting tool in Saskatchewan.The tool was launched in Swift Current and Yorkton on various dates in February and, as of M...

Mar 03, 2021

Calgary man pleads guilty in deaths of girlfriend, mother, stepfather

CALGARY - A Calgary man has admitted to killing his girlfriend, mother and stepfather in 2018. Prosecutor Shane Parker says Dustin Duthie pleaded guilty to the second-degree murders of Taylor Toller a...

Mar 02, 2021

Dangerous offender may be running to Sask.

The Edmonton Police Service is asking the public to be on the lookout for a dangerous offender, who has ties to SaskatchewanClint Carifelle, 30, was last seen at a residence in Edmonton on Feb. 24. Ac...

Feb 26, 2021

Liberal plan to repeal mandatory minimum sentences, receiving mixed reviews

The president of the union representing legal aid staff and lawyers in Saskatchewan, says the Liberal government's recent bill that will put an end to mandatory minimum sentences for drugs and some gu...

Feb 25, 2021

Infant boy’s death in Canora ruled a murder, police say

Police have determined the death of a young boy in Canora in November was a murder.On Nov. 21, police arrived at a house in town after hearing about a child needing urgent medical attention.Despite ef...

Feb 23, 2021

Police identify second suspect in death of Carrot River man

Calgary Police have released the name of a man they believe may have been with Sheldon Wolf just minutes before his death last year.Sharmarke Ali Mohamed, 22, was last known to be living in Regina and...

Feb 18, 2021

Feds would allow municipalities to ban handguns under new bill

OTTAWA - Newly tabled gun legislation would allow municipalities to ban handguns through bylaws restricting their possession, storage and transportation. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says today the m...

Feb 16, 2021

Remorse a factor in no hate speech charges after shooting of Colten Boushie: document

REGINA - A newly released document shows prosecutors in Saskatchewan weighed backlash and remorse felt by people accused of posting hateful online messages after the high-profile shooting death of a y...

Feb 09, 2021

Star City man faces long list of charges after fleeing from police

A 22-year-old man from the RM of Star City faces a long list of charges after being pulled over by RCMP in Melfort on Saturday.Around 7 p.m., Melfort Combined Traffic Services stopped a vehicle for a ...

Feb 09, 2021