Tag Archives: Crime & Courts

Appeal court lengthens parole period in triple murder of Castor family
CALGARY - The Alberta Court of Appeal has ruled that a trial judge erred by not applying consecutive parole eligibilities for two men convicted in the slayings of three family members.The decision ann...
Feb 08, 2021

Appeal Court upholds sentence for man convicted of killing Calgary couple, grandson
CALGARY - Alberta's top court has upheld a life sentence with no chance of parole for 75 years for a man who killed a Calgary couple and their young grandson.A jury found Douglas Garland guilty of thr...
Feb 08, 2021

Melfort RCMP investigating theft in Gronlid
Melfort RCMP are looking into a theft in Gronlid from last month.Between Jan. 17 and 19, suspects gained entry through the main door of a business on Main Street in Gronlid and stolen several items. P...
Feb 04, 2021

Police charge second person in investigation into death of Onion Lake man
A man accused of being an accessory to murder after the fact appeared Wednesday morning at Prince Albert Provincial Court.Twobears Bird, 22, was arrested Tuesday in relation to the January 2020 death ...
Feb 03, 2021

Proud Boys and other extreme right-wing groups among 13 added to Canada's terror list
OTTAWA - The Trudeau government is adding the Proud Boys and three other extreme right-wing groups to its list of terrorist organizations to address the sort of neo-fascism and white nationalism that ...
Feb 03, 2021

RCMP looking for suspects involved in theft from Melfort business
Melfort RCMP are asking the public for assistance in identifying two suspects involved in a theft from a local business.On Tuesday, Feb. 2, two females entered a business on the 1000 Block of Main Str...
Feb 03, 2021

Illegal marijuana grow operation located in Watson
Humboldt and Lanigan RCMP located an illegal marijuana grow operation last month in Watson.On Jan. 18, RCMP responded to an alarm at a non-residential buildling on Railway Avenue and located the opera...
Feb 02, 2021

RCMP looking into theft from Melfort business
Melfort RCMP hopes the public can assist in identifying a suspect in a theft from a business.The incident occurred on January 12 in Melfort on the 1000 block of Main Street. The male suspect went on t...
Jan 29, 2021

La Ronge resident charged in hospital incident makes formal complaint against RCMP
A La Ronge mother who is facing charges including assault on three officers has filed a complaint with the Civilian Review and Complaints Commission for the RCMP. She and the Congress of Aboriginal Pe...
Jan 25, 2021

Advances in technology creating more opportunities for predators, says ICE coordinator
The man leading the charge for the province's internet child exploitation unit (ICE), is encouraging parents to talk to their kids about online safety.Staff Sgt. Shawn Stubbs spoke to the media Monday...
Jan 25, 2021