Crime & Courts

RCMP Major Crimes investigating suspicious death on Big Island Lake Cree Nation

A situation is unfolding in Big Island Lake Cree Nation, just north of Pierceland, SK.Just before 3 p.m. on Thursday, Pierceland RCMP received a report that someone had been seriously injured at a hom...

Sep 13, 2024

Sask. residents lost $3.4 million in cryptocurrency frauds this year: RCMP

The Saskatchewan RCMP say scammers have ripped off residents of the province for more than $3.4 million in cryptocurrency since the start of 2024."Between January 1 and July 31, 2024, Saskatchewan RCM...

Sep 13, 2024

Yellow Quill murder case back in court in October

The suspect in a murder case at Yellow Quill First Nation will have his case back in court next month.Cole Smokeyday, 26, is charged with second-degree murder after a homicide last month. Rose Valley ...

Sep 12, 2024

Kelvington-area woman missing

UPDATE: Police have found Shari Lazaruk safe and sound. RCMP are looking for a missing woman from Kelvington. The Rose Valley/Kelvington detachment says Shari Lazaruk was reported missing from a rural...

Sep 12, 2024

Discharge from sawed off shotgun killed Cumberland House woman

The man who pleaded guilty to manslaughter for his role in the death of 24-year-old Marisha Hoksbergen in May of 2022 now faces a prison sentence between four to eight years. In Melfort Court of King'...

Sep 11, 2024

Police announce new leads in 37-year-old missing person case in Big River

Almost four decades after he went missing in Prince Albert, police have announced new leads in what happened to Samuel LaChance. Days ago, PAPS reminded the public of the fact that the disappearance o...

Sep 10, 2024

Shooting incident at Ahtahkakoop occurred after woman assaulted with a machete: Ministry

Some new information is being shared with respect to an incident that occurred last weekend at Ahtahkakoop Cree Nation and involved a man getting shot by police. On Monday, RCMP shared they received a...

Sep 10, 2024

Appeal court upholds murder conviction in killing of Roger Standingwater

The man convicted of the second-degree murder of Roger Standingwater has lost his effort to have his conviction overturned by the Saskatchewan Court of Appeal. Ivor Wapass was convicted following a ju...

Sep 10, 2024

Pair of murder cases in the Melfort area return to court in October

Two local murder cases continue to make their way through the court system. Cody Chubey's case will return to court Oct. 15. Chubey, 35, remains in custody after being charged with second-degree murde...

Sep 10, 2024

Fatal police-involved shooting on Ahtakakoop First Nation

The Saskatchewan Incident Response Team (SIRT) has been called in to investigate a fatal RCMP shooting on the Ahtakakoop First Nation.Shellbrook RCMP received a call early yesterday (SUN) morning abou...

Sep 09, 2024