Tag Archives: Crime & Courts

Downvote: hunting video ends in $6,000 fines for P.A. and Saskatoon men
Hunters planning to post their adventures to YouTube should make sure they are obeying the law before uploading content online. David Ostapiw (of Prince Albert) and Steven Ostapiw of Saskatoon both ad...
Jul 22, 2024

Prince Albert family participates in research project on racialized policing
Investigating experiences of "over-protection" or "unde-protection" by police, a team of researchers from the University of Saskatchewan have spent the past two days working with a family in Prince Al...
Jul 20, 2024

Gun-control group fears Liberals have 'abandoned' efforts on assault-style firearms
OTTAWA - A prominent gun-control group fears the Liberal government has abandoned its commitment to enact a comprehensive ban on assault-style firearms, citing "no tangible progress" on key steps to f...
Jul 20, 2024

Kinistin man wanted in connection with Saskatoon homicide
Saskatoon Police are looking for Kendell Ameech, a 28-year-old man from the Kinistin First Nation in connection with the murder of Melissa Duquette earlier this year. Duquette, age 24, was found decea...
Jul 19, 2024

Female inmate re-integration target of new funding to Elizabeth Fry Society
Women in custody in places like Pine Grove Prison in Prince Albert and the women's unit at the Saskatchewan Hospital in North Battleford will have extra help when leaving the prison system. The provin...
Jul 18, 2024
Shooting incident in Nipawin proceeding to trial
A woman accused of attempted murder, will instead stand trial on a lesser offence of aggravated assault.That was the outcome Tuesday of Denisha Bear's preliminary inquiry hearing at Nipawin Provincial...
Jul 17, 2024

Family of Chris Hawkins happy with sentence and end of legal ordeal
The two men convicted of beating a man on their farm near Melfort will serve their sentences in the community, rather than behind bars. Adam and Peter McLean were sentenced to just under two years eac...
Jul 15, 2024
Sexual Assault at Country Thunder Saskatchewan Campground
On the first official night of the Country Thunder Saskatchewan Music Festival, police said a woman was sexually assaulted by an unknown male while walking between campsites at around 3 a.m.Lumsden RC...
Jul 12, 2024
Police impersonators stop vehicle on Onion Lake Cree Nation: RCMP
A group of police impersonators wearing balaclavas stopped a vehicle on the Onion Lake Cree Nation this week.According to the RCMP, the impersonators' vehicle was a black SUV equipped with red and blu...
Jul 12, 2024

PAGC explores Indigenous-led policing service with data collection, community visits
The project to determine feasibility of a self-administered police service for Prince Albert Grand Council (PAGC) members is underway, with much work to be done to determine policing needs and challen...
Jul 11, 2024