Crime & Courts

‘Out of toilet paper’: Sask. Mounties share funniest 9-1-1 calls from 2025

Have you ever run out of toilet paper? It may feel like an emergency, but it's probably not worthy of a 9-1-1 call.But according to the Saskatchewan RCMP, someone in the province made a call to the em...

Jan 07, 2026

How constant crime headlines make fear grow faster than reality

As violent crime headlines stack up across Saskatchewan, an expert warns it's not just the incidents themselves shaping public anxiety - it's how often people are exposed to them.Shootings, stabbings ...

Jan 07, 2026

'It is a shock': Salvation Army Major responds to findings of fire investigation

Editors note: This story was updated on Jan. 8 to add details about the Prince Albert Police Serving assisting the fire department in their investigation. --Reflecting on the news that a fire at the S...

Jan 06, 2026

Police continue presence on Big Island Lake Cree Nation, work to identify and arrest suspects

The police investigation into a shooting and subsequent dangerous persons alert on the Big Island Lake Cree Nation continues.While investigators search for suspects, they're also working to determine ...

Jan 06, 2026

Big River drug trafficking case results in guilty verdicts

A man who openly admitted in court to selling drugs to pay for his addiction, has been found guilty of trafficking meth, cocaine and LSD, but was successful arguing the fentanyl seized by police was f...

Jan 05, 2026

Man charged with murder after death of infant in Melfort

A man faces a second-degree murder charge after the death of an infant in Melfort. RCMP were called about an infant in medical distress at a home in Melfort Dec. 24. Officers got to the scene and foun...

Jan 05, 2026

RCMP investigating another firearm discharge on Big Island Lake Cree Nation

Pierceland RCMP are investigating whether another report of gunfire on Big Island Lake Cree Nation is connected to the dangerous persons alert earlier in the week. At around 10:50 p.m. Friday, police ...

Jan 03, 2026

Melfort RCMP hand out charges after three impaired driving incidents

There was a trio of impaired driving calls for Melfort RCMP as the calendar flipped to 2026. They received a call from a motorist following a suspected impaired driver on Highway 3 on Dec. 31. Police ...

Jan 02, 2026

RCMP still searching for suspects after fatal Big Island Lake shooting

Saskatchewan RCMP say Major Crimes investigators are still working to identify and locate suspects in a shooting on Big Island Lake Cree Nation that caused one dead and three injured and prompted a da...

Dec 31, 2025

Prince Albert man charged after serious assault, drugs found in Pelican Narrows

A 26-year-old man from Prince Albert is behind bars after a drug bust in Pelican Narrows just before Christmas. RCMP officers charged Tanner Ballantyne with aggravated assault, possession of property ...

Dec 31, 2025